Sarya Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 And please, please, someone, separate gallery's adult filter from the one for files. I may want to download partially modest adult files like Apachii but I REALLY do not want to see all that porn that appears in the gallery regularly, like now. I'm tired of switching five times a day :( Pleeeeease? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalia Posted June 24, 2008 Author Share Posted June 24, 2008 Could perhaps the adult thing be taken care of with tags? For instance, a search filter could filter *out* adult tags. (And again, tagging is mandatory & not just at author's discretion -- for instance, you could report that an image should have an adult tag to a moderator, or if a certain number of users vote for an additional tag the author didn't use it gets added or something.) (I'm concerned there about monitoring tags becoming an overwhelming task for the moderators.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarya Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 It seems that moving this topic wasn't beneficial for it. Most people who are interested in it mostly appear in General Oblivion area, if they visit forums at all, and rarely ever go here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gashie Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 I've actually read this topic a couple of days back, and I understand and respect the varying needs/wants of members here who wish for the improvement or change in the rating system and the imageshare section in general. Just as a personal feedback (without assuming whether I am speaking for anyone else or not), I would really like the ability to turn off ratings, which I understand to be applicable to those who upload their mods on this site. Until then, I've begun and will continue to put a little note on the description to my own image uploads, hoping to somehow have a little personal control over them. I am confident that in general, I'm part of a demographic that just wants a little peace and less headaches over such a wonderful section that we've been granted with within the Nexus. Please take the time to read my appended note section. -Appended Note-PERSONAL UPLOADING PHILOSOPHY:Viewers of my images uploaded here are kindly requested NOT TO RATE THEM. Instead, if you would like to leave an appreciative comment or any comment as long as it does not break the forum/site rules, you are welcome to do so. Since the ability to turn ratings on/off in imageshare is currently unavailable, I have decided to take this stance. Since it is such, and official site rules (related or otherwise) supercede my personal request for non-ratings, I am fully aware and understand your(you, the viewer) freedom should you choose to rate and go against my little request. REASON: I upload my images for the enjoyment of others on this site. They are merely visual extensions of ideas. As such, I prefer my works to not be 'judged' beyond that context; I personally leave the importance and value of criticism, constructive or otherwise at work where my graphical and artistic profession requires it. Do note again that it is your freedom to comment whatever/however you wish, just keep in mind and adhere to the TESNexus rules. -This ends the appended note- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theLeeHarvey Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 I've heard these from several people now in this thread and other places and these sound like decent ideas to me. Let us recap. 1. No more top 25 2. Option for leaving comments/ratings. It's at the discretion of the uploader whether they want their pictures rated and commented on. 3. the ability to search through pictures by some sort of filter/tag system. Seems to me like these three simple things would make a big difference for the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tchos Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Not that my opinion on this really matters, since I don't use the image share system, but perhaps I should explain why I don't. If I were to upload a picture, it would not be for the purpose of displaying art for critique. I take screenshots for various reasons, be it illustrative, explanatory, amusing, picturesque, or memorable. If I were to add such an image to the image share it would be so that I could share those ideas with others, not have it earn a rank in a "top rated" list. As such, I have no use for a ratings list, nor even comments on the images, except in whatever thread from which I might refer to them. Therefore I've been storing my images on my Picasa account instead, since the image share section seems (from these debates) to consist of a majority of people who care about ratings and specific kinds of art. Additionally, I find the ratings here to be almost meaningless, judging from the ratings on mods, since most people rate either 1 or 10, and very little in between. And since most of those who rate 1 end up getting banned, the ratings are seriously skewed. And there are those who consider 10 to be the default, and anything less than 10 requires justification or else the rating is removed. For this reason, there's what's called a "file drawer effect" which I see in myself, where I never rate anything unless I think it's worth a 10. Just from what I read in this thread, I see everyone seems to have different philosophies on how to rate things, which makes it mean even less. Rather than eliminate the top 25 list, as you suggest TheLeeHarvey, why not leave it there only for those who want to use it? Those who don't want to be included in it (or don't care) need only select the aforementioned hypothetical option to disallow ratings and/or comments and be automatically excluded. I think most important is to make sure the tag system is meaningful, objectively descriptive rather than subjectively content-judged, and has the option for "not" displaying any images which bear particular tags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kresselack Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 The worst is when someone gives a 10 and leaves a very vague reason like "marvelous" or "great!" Tell us why it is "marvellous" or "great" and tell us your sincere opinions.I wonder if that could be included as a reason for reporting. What? I would not consider my statement flaming or insulting. Perhaps it was considered harsh through some people's points of view, but I would not consider that a reason to "report" me. I am simply stating my sincere belifs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarya Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Kresselack, I wasnt truly serious, but giving a high rating to something and not even sparing a little time for explanation why exactly is actually wrong. Nothing is simply awesome. But something may be awesome for a really good reason - or many really good reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kresselack Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Kresselack, I wasnt truly serious, but giving a high rating to something and not even sparing a little time for explanation why exactly is actually wrong. Nothing is simply awesome. But something may be awesome for a really good reason - or many really good reasons. Thank you for correcting my misunderstanding. I am also glad that we both acknowledge the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark0ne Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 The image share section is now next on my to-do list, minus some technical tweaks and investigative work that I need to do re: server performance. I obviously still can't give a time-frame for when work will begin (summer, other projects, social life, etc.) but now is the time to get it all out of your system and let me know what you think needs to be done. Randomised images, yes.Better usage of categories, yes.Tagging system, maybe. <-- It's a BALL ACHE to do and would need a better idea of why you would need tags over just better usage of categories You also need to be a bit realistic regarding the sorts of features implemented. Tournaments probably aren't going to happen any time soon, but daily face-offs? Quite possibly. The system needs to accommodate uploaders AND viewers of the system; some people use the database just to look at cool pictures and they want to see the ones that other people think are the best to look at; i.e. removing the top 25 is all well and good, but there needs to be a system that psuedo replaces the effect the top 25 had for viewers...a quick and easy look at some great looking pictures. How can that effect be reached? Is it fair to show-case face-off winners based on a randomised system? Removing ratings probably won't happen, but the way the rating system operates will. At the moment I'm thinking changing it to a kudos-based rating system. People can only give 1 rating point and it can only be positive. Kalia's idea of there being an uploader flag that asks for feedback is a nice touch as well. Obviously you'll be able to decline from having your images rated or commented if you so wish. Let it all out and I can review it all and write up my design doc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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