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squarerootofnine.com replied on March 18, 2008 01:02 to the idea "how to handle images that don't meet the guidelines." in 8020 Media:

seeing as i've only had one image removed and clearly learned my lesson, i guess i wouldn't have realized that. thanks for sharing.

...i might just go break the rules to get the letter.

squarerootofnine.com replied on March 16, 2008 16:35 to the discussion "Why did my photo get deleted?" in 8020 Media:

i dig the idea of user moderation. when i flickred more, i moderated the unofficial JPG group (maybe I still do, who know) and would send people a note or leave a comment if their image didn't fit JPG guidelines (which were tantamount to posting in the group). for the most part the people who had crazy boarders or what-have-you didn't mind and were really cool about removing their image.

all that to say, JPG could probably save a lot of time and energy if they turned maintenance issues like that over to responsible members of the community.

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squarerootofnine.com replied on March 16, 2008 05:48 to the discussion "the woes of participating on an "it's not all about me site."" in 8020 Media:

you know i love you and all, but i don't know that we can expect the people who run the community to participate in the community.

sure, some of the 8020 peeps will have time to do that, but for the most part, it's their business and our pleasure... and that's why we can make time (well, I've been a lousy participant lately) to leave comments and they can't.

does any of that make sense?

squarerootofnine.com shared an idea in 8020 Media on March 15, 2008 23:26:

how to handle images that don't meet the guidelines.

A while back (I think when the dreamscapes theme was open) I was asked to remove one of my images from the site because I hadn't followed the upload guidelines. I think the whole situation was diffused because I was asked to remove the image, and the JPG rep explained why I was being asked to remove it, rather than being told it had been removed.

The difference is pretty subtle, but I think in a community like JPG, if you just explain the problem and give people the freedom to do the right thing, more often than not you'll get the results you want and not damage the relationship.