i have them still...
I have tried to give my best views on the cure to a stupid problem.. this, i think is my last best effort... i can live with the 1's, 3's and 5's... all i'm trying to do is help others : )
Last August, I dropped back to a non-paying status from a Premium membership--guess what? I didn't notice any decline in the utility of my membership--what a business model! Pay or Don't Pay, it won't make any REAL difference.
(BTW anyone who REALLY thinks they have over five works a month worth posting are probably fooling only themselves...)
I'm lucky to have at least one work a month even anywhere near a top ten recognition... goodlord i am not a vangogh or pollock.. ansel addams? i think not..
as i said this is my last ditch effort for AW to hear that paying members will not be rude and hurt others as a NEW who knows who accounts. 5%? my goodness, even i wish it were half paying accounts...
I wish for the option...
..and Ellen.. i try very hard to let anyone know what i see and feel about their works... in fact i go to the section of free accounts to look for treasure..in art..and talent...i have no problem letting you know what i feel : )
Nor do all the free account members have more then one account.
Just having a different point of view seems to cause problems, and the subject whined about most is the rating below a 10.
This is just food for thought. If there are members on AW with more then one account it is also possible for a premium member to have a free account.
I started as a free member, my only membership, to see if I liked the site, I had planed on upgrading my account at the beginning of the year but changed my mind.
I have made the decision to wait to up grade at this time Im just going to sit back see how things pan out.
I do think the site is a good site, as long as it is a fair to all. It is sad that a few have to ruin it for the majority.
JMO
You are correct, that not all free accounts are nefarious.. all i'm trying to do is allow those who pay money to post, also the option to reject possibly multiple named accounts ... i will take the negativity and flack for the idea...but an option is just that...an option to stop the lisa simpsons of this site....I dont mind being a very loud 5% of this site...
At this point and time I'll just go with the flow until AW gets an Adult section.
Now if we would all just give honest ratings! Kind of like this discussion..I think it's worth an 8
I do not mean to sound like I an arguing with anyone, like RQ I would like to see honest ratings and discussions about art being about art.
JMO again!
The free accounts should stay even I started out this way till I decided I liked artwanted and wanted to learn more about what I do from some very talented friendly people thats if you ask they have no hesitation in helping you
As for the ratings well even I can go around destroying people as I did last night so we can all do it paying or non paying the only thing is I can lose a lot more than an unknown non paying member and I have written to the Staff saying I was sorry for my actions on that matter
But there has to be a better way so we all can feel safe in the knowledge that when we post pieces the misguided or uninformed or ill mannered folks pay the price for there actions
I agree with Sher's idea, but if you think about it there is always some way round a ban.
And whats wrong with learning to ignore the painful numbers, like many have to ignore real pain to be able to get along with just living anything like normality.
If my friend can live with dying nerves in her left arm, then I'm sure we can live with low ballers.
The membership here will continue to grow. If some of the problems are not resolved with a trial run of certain options, the problems will just grow. I am not trying to divide the members... Just jumping up and down to the AW staff to realize that if issues dont get a resolve, it may get worse -and we all have ideas they might use... i've been here a little over a year and the membership has doubled i believe... thats alot of artists... so please keep speaking out for the group and let anyone up in OZ, in on ideas and suggestions... This may not seem important to you all now, but if the group expands to 20,000 we might have headed some of the problems off at the pass...
TY* ... : )
AND a big PS... most of those artists on the free accounts know i seek out beautiful work no matter if you pay or not... i encourage and delight in your works, and never give a thought of your member status...ever... however, theres a problem and i hope you dont think me over zealous and insensitive... i respect all the artists on this site...and forgive me if i have made you feel badly, that is not what i'm trying to do in any way shape or form...
The truth is, there isn't a perfect solution that will work for everyone, or else we would have done it already. People are here on our site for different reasons and it'a hard to cater to everyone and make everyone happy. However, your suggestions and comments are very helpful for us to get as close to perfect as possible.
I think that we could all agree that, there is truly not a problem with the 'rating system', just the people that are abusing it. This is going to happen with any 'opinion' bases system, no matter how much we refine it. However, the rating system has greatly improved from the time we first launched it and we will continue to hear your suggestions & comments and refine it to get better and better (for those that want it). :-)
Maybe our sun will just go nova.....that'd fix it.
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