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**the black fox** · 13-11-2014, 07:18

Re: Flickr....dam awards

I,m with you I avoid them like the plague ,sometimes the odd one will slip in via a invite to post your pic or if someone in a group like that links to your picture

**Tigger** · 13-11-2014, 07:24

Re: Flickr....dam awards

if it was just an invite via a posting its not too bad but its when you see a page full of these banners and notices that you've been awarded 1 point, then another 5 more start popping up that annoys me - it does seem to kill any chance of a discussion on flickr..

**anderson.council** · 13-11-2014, 07:52

Re: Flickr....dam awards

I've never had one on one of my shots but when I see them on others I do wonder who could be bothered to device such inane rules that mean absolutely nothing to anyone but the "owner" of the so called "award".

**CanonLad** · 13-11-2014, 09:10

Re: Flickr....dam awards

I ditched mainstream Flickr a while ago. I posted a deliberate photoshop with really out of place lighting almost like there was two suns, and It ended up with all those award things all over it, and I lost faith in critique. I set all my pics to hide and now use it for storage.

Same with 500PX. It's a haven for "Great shot, come look at mine when you get a chance"

**Treff** · 13-11-2014, 11:35

Re: Flickr....dam awards

What I find very annoying about Flickr apart from the above on which I agree and wondered if anyone else has found the same is when I look back to some of my very old pics they are not there, just a blank square. I have tried to contact Flickr but to no avail so far. Anyone else come across this?

**DeeGee** · 13-11-2014, 17:31

Re: Flickr....dam awards

Originally posted by Treff View Post

What I find very annoying about Flickr apart from the above on which I agree and wondered if anyone else has found the same is when I look back to some of my very old pics they are not there, just a blank square. I have tried to contact Flickr but to no avail so far. Anyone else come across this?

Yes me. Recently noticed a couple of images had disappeared.

**AlexR!** · 13-11-2014, 19:38

Re: Flickr....dam awards

When I first joined Flickr I was keen and entered some of my pics in various groups and got a fair few of those notification/award thingies. Since I stopped doing that and I only now use Flickr as a mechanism for posting to here, they have dried up and I haven't had any for a couple of years.
Or perhaps I'm just not worthy.

**Dave s** · 13-11-2014, 21:37

Re: Flickr....dam awards

I do add my photos to groups and although I take all the banners and faves with a pinch of salt,I've met quite a few landscape photographers in some of these groups who are based in and around the the Peak District and gained invaluable experience on locations times of year to shoot etc

**Tigger** · 14-11-2014, 06:57

Re: Flickr....dam awards

Originally posted by Treff View Post

What I find very annoying about Flickr apart from the above on which I agree and wondered if anyone else has found the same is when I look back to some of my very old pics they are not there, just a blank square. I have tried to contact Flickr but to no avail so far. Anyone else come across this?

I've never noticed any images going missing, but I've only been using it for a couple of years and have a few hundred images uploaded - I have seen the blank squares on forum postings but just assumed the member pulled the image themselves from Flickr

Originally posted by Dave s View Post

I do add my photos to groups and although I take all the banners and faves with a pinch of salt,I've met quite a few landscape photographers in some of these groups who are based in and around the the Peak District and gained invaluable experience on locations times of year to shoot etc

maybe theres more serious discussions within the groups, but I've never tried to join any as I don't really have the time right now

**the black fox** · 14-11-2014, 08:58

Re: Flickr....dam awards

I try to only post to groups that don't employ the post 1. Comment 3 type rules ,taking it that if the picture is worthy it will get the views anyway ,I do have a very robust group of followers ,and anyone on that list is either a wildlife photographer or someone I have met in person etc or known via a forum ,that scenario seems to work for me and I have just been asked for publishing rights on another three photos by a charity

**DeeGee** · 16-11-2014, 18:29

Re: Flickr....dam awards

Originally posted by Dave s View Post

I do add my photos to groups and although I take all the banners and faves with a pinch of salt,I've met quite a few landscape photographers in some of these groups who are based in and around the the Peak District and gained invaluable experience on locations times of year to shoot etc

I do this.

But I have to add... just think... out of all the thousands and thousands of photos that are added to flickr.... you post one in a group and someone picks it out of the many to say "I like that!" it's got to raise a smile surely.

Other than that...
I post in groups because they've shown me some great shots. Some of which I've stored away in my brain with the "I wouldn't mind attempting that one day."

**Tigger** · 16-11-2014, 18:43

Re: Flickr....dam awards

Originally posted by DeeGee View Post

I do this.

But I have to add... just think... out of all the thousands and thousands of photos that are added to flickr.... you post one in a group and someone picks it out of the many to say "I like that!" it's got to raise a smile surely.

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I don't mind the likes Di, after all we all like to think some people like our efforts, its just all the banners that come along with these likes