Sunday, June 21, 2015

reddit Problems


It is getting increasingly difficult to find interesting images of a quality deserving to be included in my reddit Gallery blog postings. Often I spend much frustrating time scanning the reddit/pics site and coming up with no suitable images to pass on to you readers. This is because the reddit site has become overpopulated with:

-        Last photos of beloved pets just before being euthanized
-        Banal landscape or sunset pictures taken with a smart-phone
-        Blurry or disoriented action pics taken with a GoPro
-        Pedestrian paintings/drawings by a girlfriend, uncle, etc.
-        Attempted reposing of family portraits taken years ago
-        Selfies taken with some B-movie actor
-        Railings (usually with the F-word) at some visual social slight
-        Many colorized historic snap shots
-        Lightning or aurora pics over some landmark
-        A visual parody of some other reddit posting
-        A boring travel-log of predictable pictures
-        Endless Comic-Con photos
-        Barista cream art on top of a latte
-        Albino animal pics

So, if there are fewer reddit Galllery posting in the future, you'll now know why.


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4 comments:

  1. ChillFin10:34 AM

    Consider also that the creators of the stunning images you have posted over the years might want recognition and royalties for their work. Having great work go viral is flattering but does not put food on the table. See https://gigaom.com/2013/01/11/why-buzzfeeds-photo-spat-with-reddit-could-be-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/

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  2. George W. Potts5:18 PM

    I only ever used one picture without attribution ... was slapped down and then started referring viewers back to reddit for any hint as to who were the posters there. There is another solution ... and that is Google Images where you can do remarkable searches for further info on a particular image.

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  3. George W. Potts12:56 AM

    And I never use copywritten images or images to which someone claims ownership. Also note, since I don't use ads on this site, I can't be accused for taking food from someone else's table.

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  4. ChillFin11:24 AM

    Tut, tut... I wasn't ratting on you. I simply meant that the honor of having creative work praised by a million viewers gets stale when you realize no compensation. Hence you exert tighter control over the distribution of your work. In contrast, photos of every meal you have eaten, selfies taken everywhere you go, go-pro film of your idiotic wipeouts doing a jacka$$ stunt are not worth protecting.

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