Here is what I sent the photo.net guys ann
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: gripes and suggestions Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:55:15 -0400 From: ann sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] HI, Josh I just vented to Kevin on a couple of things about the site after noticing that there was not only an ad on the bottom of every page of my galleries, but a rather large one that was blinking. I can understand you needing to use ads for free space, but I'm paying for mine - it doesn't seem right. At the very least, there should have been a heads-up that you were doing this. this is me, btw http://www.photo.net/photos/annsan I do like the look of the thumbnail pages - someone can get a quick view that downloads fast nicely. I do like that the little thumbnail of the photo.net mascot dog is no longer on my page because at least one person that I know of clicked on it thinking they were going to see more of my stuff - and even thought I took the dog pictures after she looked - so I thank you for removing the dog. One other thing that has bugged me for a while... the 3 photos that appear at the bottom of the bio page are always the last three loaded instead of 3 that I have selected ads being ones I am particularly proud of or best represent the type of stuff I'm doing currently, etc. Further, one can rearrange galleries but not the thumbnails within the galleries and the most recent photo loaded is always the first in a group -- rather counter-intuitive if one is building an essay or sorts. This is most certainly not an opinion I hold alone -- several other photographers that I know personally and are on photo.net have expressed the same view. Was impressed with Kevin's openness and wilingness to listen - he gave me your email address. I have to say that I don't want to leave photo.net because of the godd things there but I have already set up a new page on smugmug because I can sell photos through them as well as have a bit more control over the appearance of my own page and the staff is quick to respond to questions. There is no advertising imposed on my page there - except my own, that is :) Regards, ann sanfedele http://www.photo.net/photos/annsan http://annsan.smugmug.com http://home.nyc.rr.com/annsansdirectory/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
