Having read some of the more recent discussions I am putting forth this idea for consideration, and it is this:

Allow members' galleries to be ... additionally ... sorted by a category which would place the images that have made the ascension into the 'permanent' galleries into some sort of hierarchy for the viewers/visitors.

So, for those of you that have images ... albeit, they may not have a high C-Index rating and that really is my point here ... but, have captured the brass ring for a time period of the 'perms' ... this may afford them some more 'face' time with your viewers.

Discuss.

How about just an option to hide archived images in personal galleries? Would that work?

Les, if you look at each image's gallery location, it'll either say new images>photography>category, or photography>category, the lattery indicating a permed image. anyone perusing someone else's gallery already has that as a guide....or did I miss the point?

Ok ... this is more for the visitors/members to the site, that might be somewhat familiar with the way to 'sort galleries' and for those visitors that may read how to.

As is, the options to sort are either by:

i) C-Index
ii) Date
iii) And randomly.

It would appear from reading the discussions on various threads, that members have images that have made the 'perms', yet ... have scored low in the C-Index.

If a visitor/member were to pay that members' gallery a visit and sort by C-Index ... those images might ... might, be missed. Particularly if that members' gallery is quite large.

Define 'large' in your own mind ... or better yet, here's a stat for you.

Page Views per user for Caedes.net:

1 wk. Avg. - 13.2
3 mos. Avg. - 11.8

So, reiterating the point of discussion ... I am suggesting an alternative way ... in addition to the existing methods ... in sorting galleries to give the members' images that have attained 'perm' status and that have a low CI ... more 'face time' with the viewers/visitors, if you will.

Hiding archived images? Interesting, as an option for members to do so. I personally wouldn't as some of mine still get comments ... and if a suggestion, good criticism comes along with that view ... I'll gladly take it.

Rob ... agreed on that that information is available.

This would just bundle another option and keep the sorting centralized by the drop down menu and not the case of having to hover your cursor over the image itself to discern that information.

Annnnd ... done. :o)

I think what Les is getting @ is an idea I had previously raised here on the developer's site. (I mention this to show I think it's a good idea. 8•P)

Rather than having to individually pop up images locations, simply a method where you could view in a member's gallery all their images, or all their images that are in the permanent galleries. I think Sam's method is one way of achieving that, and it would work fine for me, although I'd like to also be able to view just their archived images.

For me, I'd be interested in seeing the difference between the 2. For artists themselves, I think it could be a useful tool to be able to see an overall picture of what hit the "brass ring" and what didn't, and compare the differences between the 2.

I was thinking more of a temporary hide, than one you would set in your prefernces. Similar to the "show users online" thing. Anyway it might be impractical in terms of programming. I wonder if you could have the option to sort alphabetically by gallery, with archived images (or any images in the "new galleries, possibly) being the only exception and coming last? Gah, I think I'm making this more complex than needs be.

Actually, you're on to something. Why not simply make the same list available, that we see in Caedes Control?

"I wonder if you could have the option to sort alphabetically by gallery, with archived images (or any images in the "new galleries, possibly)"

It's sorted that way now, if you choose the "gallery" option, with asterisks (I know you know, I'm explaining for those that might not) assigned to the archived images. With your suggestion, the archived stuff would be on the bottoom,not the perms, as is the Caedes Control list.

JOKe Ahead ...

It would appear that the participants on this thread have been affected (inflicted?) by purmusicalitis. :oP

Ok, what Rob said ... programming done (for the most part?) ... just make those options available to the viewer/visitor/member as well.

One sec ... just tried that Rob with my own Caedes Control ... although it sorted some ... it did not sort all of my archived 'under one roof', so to speak. Perhaps, a refinement is necessary, 'tis all.

Cat?

Apologies, didn't see nor searched for this topic as having been discussed before. I was going to post this to the "Feature Bloat/Bug Squash" boards ... but, thought it was germane to some of the ongoing discussions as of late.

Sam?

Here ... *hands over a prescription for purmusicalitis*

Take two cookies and don't call me in the morning. 'Cause if it's morning where you are ... it's ... er ... something where I am. :oP

The more I think about it, the more the option to hide archived images appeals to me; this way, you would have the option of sorting only the permed images by c-index, date or random, which I think would be better than having them sorted only alphabetically.

Gimme 2 cookies and all's forgiven

well… fine… there's actually nothing to forgive, I really was just pointing out it was a good enough thought that somebody else had had it too.

Hand over the cookies anyway! Whaddya mean no? alright! that's it! This is a stickup!

*hands Cat a prescription for some 'colourful' little pills*

:oP

'K ... think I know why sorting by gallery did not fully place all archived images together.

My submissions span approximately seven differing galleries.

So, it would appear that 'archived' would/could be written into the code as separate entities in and of themselves to accomplish the stated objective of this discussion thread.

Just an f.y.i..

Sam's idea seems viable to me, as well.

In most cases archived images would be from the "New images" gallery so they would go together alphabetically; but occasionally images from the (so-called) permenant galleries would be archived too, so sorting by gallery in you caedes control wouldn't necessarily group all archived images together; but in most cases it would.

I'll take the happy pills now. <bangs head on desk>

*lays a pillow on Cats' desk before the aforementioned head banging begins*

*yanks it away, just in time* It was the Acme thing to do ;-)

Lolol.

*shakes fist at the Road Runner*

Meep !! Meep !!