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41. 23 Apr 2012 02:08

ThinkDraw

Ok, we have used some of your suggestions and hopefully improved the gallery.

Please note, we are still working on fixing the picture titles AND the old gallery is still available at http://www.thinkdraw.com/gallery.php - it can be accessed directly if you click 'My Picture Gallery' at the top right of any page.

What do you say...

42. 23 Apr 2012 07:11

Arw65

as long as you still allow us to access the old gallery i'll be happy. I don't use the new one at all- the original was much better.- i must say however, that the new gallery is better now than it was yesterday with the new changes(getting rid of the users you follow) it doesn't feel as choppy.

43. 23 Apr 2012 12:17

bluemoon

The link you gave to the old gallery works.. but when I click on the upper right link all I get is my own work. I am still happiest with the old gallery.

44. 23 Apr 2012 14:58

Qsilv


_________.___.___.___.__.__._._. . . ........(heart starts beating again...) ;>

45. 23 Apr 2012 17:21

Normal

4/23/12...Thank you so much! Took me a bit to figure out where you'd hidden "favorites," et al, but there they are. Nice improvement.
I also like the "popular" and the "new" at the top and bottom.

46. 25 Apr 2012 10:44

mdawrcn

Would it be possible to get a "show all" button that shows all the most recent pictures in the gallery, like the top rated and new users section has, instead of having to go to my picture gallery, then to do a search of all of the most recent pictures? Just wondering. Thanks for all you do.

47. 25 Apr 2012 17:00

five

Pretty good compromise.

48. 25 Apr 2012 21:08

bluemoon

I have finally figured out how to access the old gallery from the my pic gallery link..thanks TD!

49. 26 Apr 2012 11:24

Radrook

Me too! Old gallery.

50. 30 Apr 2012 10:14

chelydra

Speak of the devil — hi again Radrook! I came here to point out that the new system has the unintended consequence of turning anything (new or old) into "New and Popular" when Radrook and I (or anyone else) get into our long-winded rants. This is already taking up 2 of the 5 available slots — and there will be times when all 5 "New and Popular" will be just whatever long conversations (or monologues) happen to have sprouted up on random pix. And even without that issue, I much prefer the old gallery.

51. 30 Apr 2012 12:32

Vals

I also prefer the old gallery.

52. 30 Apr 2012 14:21

clorophilla

I appreciate the compromise. Don't feel the need of the old gallery, as we can reach it with the filters. I appreciate very much the 'new users' gallery, as it make me able to spot on the new talents in a quick way.

thank you!

53. 30 Apr 2012 21:07

chelydra

I deleted my "So Nice To See You Again" picture despite receiving no requests to do so, and getting a couple of nice supportive comments asking me no to. I was tired of seeing it in the prime spot on the ThinkDraw front page, I was tired of such a public display of the endless acrimonious messaging between Radrook and me that brought it up out of obscurity at the bottom of my archives (due to the new Gallery system misidentifying it as "New and Popular", as noted above). I still would have left it alone, but the fact that it was a very weird image of female frontal nudity (not erotic or desirable, just weird) finally made leaving up there seem really irresponsible. It's one thing for dozens of little girls who visit ThinkDraw to see an image of adult female nudity that's agreeably erotic or just comfortably normal. Such images suggest they have nothing to fear and maybe something exciting to look forward to. Even dangerously exciting might be positive. But I'm not sure it's okay to have something as weird and alien as that doodle being the very first thing they see, day after day, when they come here to make their pictures of balloons and birthdays cakes and flying cats. My point is that if the gallery had not pulled it up to the top of page 1, or even if it had been in that position for a day or two and then departed again, I would not have deleted it. I quite liked it, as a memento of my first experiments here, and because I like keeping a bit of edgy weirdness hidden away to greet anyone who feels motivated to visit my oldest pix. I've deleted plenty of new and old pix but kept that one. Actually, I would be embarrassed to have any of the other marginal pix in my archives at the top of page 1 for more than a day or two, and would probably delete them too just to make room for others that deserve a prime space. I'm rambling on about this because I have a habit of rambling on which I have no intention of curing, and I routinely fill up ten or fifteen comment-boxes with my stories. I also like to engage in long dialogues now and then. These are intended to entertain or edify my visitors, or to carry on a friendly conversation, or perhaps an argument, but not to grab ThinkDraw's top spot. Perhaps you could train your gallery program to distinguish between pix that have 60 comments among two or three main participants, and those are actually earning praise from dozens of different people.

54. 1 May 2012 00:03

ThinkDraw

Thanks for the feedback everyone.

We will definitely look into using the number of different people commenting rather than the number of comments when rating a picture as popular.

The idea of seeing all recent pictures (not just one per user) also makes sense and we can look into that. If it is just for recent pictures, how far back should it go?

Thanks again....

55. 1 May 2012 12:58

mdawrcn

"The idea of seeing all recent pictures (not just one per user) also makes sense and we can look into that. If it is just for recent pictures, how far back should it go?"

Looks like I am the only one who is interested, but I think it would be handy not only to see more that one recent pic per user, but to follow a pics progress in the voting process and also to follow the comments (may regret that) on recent pictures. Two or three pages would be a great number of pics to be able to go back through.

Thanks for considering it.

56. 2 May 2012 13:06

mdawrcn

that = than

57. 5 May 2012 10:35

Radrook

If it ain't broke don't fix it.

58. 8 May 2012 05:45

mekeys

Looks like TD totally ignored the comments about keeping the old gallery.No matter whose picture I am looking at when I click "My Picture Gallery" It just goes back to My gallery no body elses.I DON'T LIKE THE NEW GALLERY.Please go back to thge way it was..

59. 8 May 2012 06:47

Login

Mel, in your own gallery you have four drop-down menu boxes at the top. On the left menu, click 'All Pictures' ... and you're in.

60. 8 May 2012 06:49

Login

ooops ... after clicking the 'go' button on right side.