I suppose I deserve one, because I haven't griped on these boards before.
It just bugs me when someone votes on one of my images without actually viewing it fullscreen. For example, I uploaded a picture this morning, and shortly after uploading it, it had 2 views and 2 downloads (1 of each being mine), but no votes. I come back a couple hours later to find it has 5 views, but still 2 downloads -- only now 2 members have voted on it.
The rating's mediocre, but that's not what I'm complaining about (we all have our blunders when it comes to uploading images). What irks me is that, unless that 1 person came back to vote later (which is unlikely), those 2 votes are from people who haven't even looked at anything beyond a thumbnail. To really view an image and know what it's about, to truly appreciate it (or the opposite), you have to see it fullscreen, as big as you can make it. Why vote on an image that you haven't actually looked at?
In this example, I personally think that this image is much better when viewed at full size. Again, if someone disagrees, I won't complain about a low vote -- but to agree or disagree, I think you have to see the image as it was meant to be seen, which isn't in reduced form.
Just getting that off my chest. I'll try to go back to my [near] year here spent not complaining after this.
It just bugs me when someone votes on one of my images without actually viewing it fullscreen. For example, I uploaded a picture this morning, and shortly after uploading it, it had 2 views and 2 downloads (1 of each being mine), but no votes. I come back a couple hours later to find it has 5 views, but still 2 downloads -- only now 2 members have voted on it.
The rating's mediocre, but that's not what I'm complaining about (we all have our blunders when it comes to uploading images). What irks me is that, unless that 1 person came back to vote later (which is unlikely), those 2 votes are from people who haven't even looked at anything beyond a thumbnail. To really view an image and know what it's about, to truly appreciate it (or the opposite), you have to see it fullscreen, as big as you can make it. Why vote on an image that you haven't actually looked at?
In this example, I personally think that this image is much better when viewed at full size. Again, if someone disagrees, I won't complain about a low vote -- but to agree or disagree, I think you have to see the image as it was meant to be seen, which isn't in reduced form.
Just getting that off my chest. I'll try to go back to my [near] year here spent not complaining after this.