Do we want Random Gallery Picks back?

It seems to me that a true wish for a bigger photo focus isn't quite there. IMO a certain kind of random photo gallery on the front page would be the most visible way to show such a photo orientation. But the suggestion alone gets torpedoed before it has a chance. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Sure, I can understand the load a true random gallery brings. Nobody is suggesting it should be the exact same (site crunching!) feature. The pick of the week by Jon Claremont is "random" enough for me and would make a nice feature on the site's front page instead of being a thread buried somewhere in the forums.

A link like Gabriel suggests could do too but it's not nearly as visible as having actual photos on the front page.
 
back alley said:
is there not a certain arrogance in bringing up this subject time & again when the owner of the site has stated in the clearest of terms that it will not happen?
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This kind of attitude makes many people just take it like it is and not say anything.

I don't know how "arrogance" could be interchanged with "ignorance".

I am very arrogant about brain surgery. And how the Random Gallery is maintained. Very arrogant. I mean, ignorant.
 
Also, should we start thinking about those that create threads that bring up questions that have been brought up already, many times before, as arrogant? Wouldn't that just be plain...well...?
 
sitemistic said:
I like Claremont's pick of the week thread. I always check out every photo "picked" there. Perhaps it could be made sticky on the home page. Good idea.
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I like this idea. Instead of displaying the photo itself have a link to it from the part of the forum where we have special announcements, like the one that now says we are thinking about having more of a photographic focus. 🙂 Also, how about a small prize - you know, maybe just a roll of film. That would be cool and people could boast about being the RFF photo of the week winner and show the pics they took with their free roll of film.

/T
 
back alley said:
ok, so i apologize and then get dumped on.
shall i lie down so you can start kicking?

did you read my post gabriel?
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Sorry :bang:

I too can admit when I'm wrong. Alright.

Is "Kumbaya" getting old now? 😱
 
Tuolumne said:
I like this idea. Instead of displaying the photo itself have a link to it from the part of the forum where we have special announcements, like the one that now says we are thinking about having more of a photographic focus. 🙂
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Don't get me wrong... I really like the intent expressed here, but frankly I don't think making the pic(s) of the week a mere sticky will do anything to freshen the look of the front page, which is currently very texty, and again (sorry to keep repeating myself) the only visual content is in the form of ads and classifieds.

I propose making two pics of the week replace the two news items at the top. That can be the "prize." And the news items are basically static- I don't remember the last time they changed. Okay okay, compromise... at least one of the news item boxes could be an actual member image... please!
 
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Hi Joe,

back alley said:
philipp, my apologies as well. [...]
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Thanks. Fine with me. 🙂

Could you do this thread a favour and move it to the Imagery Promo forum?

I like Keith's idea of having two Pics of the Week instead of where the news items on the front page are now. News items sometimes don't change for weeks, so the value of having them there is limited anyway, and it would be a very prominent location.

Philipp
 
I love Gallery Picks. Always check it out on Mondays. Please don't stop, Jon. It's a nice distillation of a week's activity for those of us who may not check the Gallery every day. I also really like being reminded of good photos on this site.
 
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