I was told by one member that I posted too many projects and that "posting all your projects like you did is no better than SPAM". I am a new member, and I posted several of my projects (I posted 36) to give other members a broad sampling of work that i am doing. If I should not post so many, then I will remove them and not post any more. Please give me your opinions regarding this.
Hello Kris,
I see no reason why you or anyone else should limit the amount of projects posted. Whether they are of similar style or varied, this is a place for posting. It is unfortunate that someone made that statement to you.
My only criticism is there are no Woodducks in your projects.
Keep posting stuff, maybe it will continue to irritate your critic.
Marc
Hello Kris,
I see no reason why you or anyone else should limit the amount of projects posted. Whether they are of similar style or varied, this is a place for posting. It is unfortunate that someone made that statement to you.
My only criticism is there are no Woodducks in your projects.
Keep posting stuff, maybe it will continue to irritate your critic.
Marc
No woodducks, but I did post Mallards. Thanks for the opinion.
- marcrosen
Hello Kris,
I see no reason why you or anyone else should limit the amount of projects posted. Whether they are of similar style or varied, this is a place for posting. It is unfortunate that someone made that statement to you.
My only criticism is there are no Woodducks in your projects.
Keep posting stuff, maybe it will continue to irritate your critic.
Marc
I really don't care what you do.
(I see that you posted them all on the 26th.)
The (perceived) problem is that some people would like their projects that they posted the same day to stay on the front page a little while for other people to be able to see. When you post so many at one time it pushes their projects off the front page and they don't get the exposure as they would. Forum etiquette!
I don't think anyone cares about how many you post, it's just posting them all at one time.
Like I said, I don't really care one way or another, but since your asking that is my explanation to you.
It's your profile post what ever you want. Like an old friend told me a long time ago opinions are like aholes everyone has one and most of them stink.
Post all you want, most posts don't last on the front page more than an hour or so anyway. There are some that never leave the front page that need to die for a while.
I'm not aware of any rules that limit the amount of projects you can post ,many people post lots of projects when they first sign up,but it does tend to get some of the other projects lost in between a large group of projects posted all at once Lots of nice work Kris Welcome to LJs
I really don t care what you do.
(I see that you posted them all on the 26th.)
The (perceived) problem is that some people would like their projects that they posted the same day to stay on the front page a little while for other people to be able to see. When you post so many at one time it pushes their projects off the front page and they don t get the exposure as they would. Forum etiquette!
I don t think anyone cares about how many you post, it s just posting them all at one time.
Like I said, I don t really care one way or another, but since your asking that is my explanation to you.
Thanks for this explanation. Now it makes sense, and I understand the concern of the angry guy. I didn't know about the front page issue. I will limit my posts from now on.
yeah kris you can post as many as you want i think what happens though if you post such a large amount all at once it kinda overwhelmes some and they just dont bother to look at each piece and give it much attention,which is a shame because you do some nice work,but please dont feel intimidated.id rather see a lot than nothing.there are many that have been on this site for years and have never shared anything which is a shame as we dont get to really know them.but hey to each his own,i look forward to seeing more of you buddy.
Out of courtesy to others,, if you post say 15 or a bunch at once it pushes others that posted one off the first page. This kind of makes it tough on the guy who posts one project and is really proud of it. Just be aware of the effects it may have on others.
Also, when I see someone post a bunch of similar things, I generally, do not look too hard or comment.
The other observation is that I have observed some who use the projects to post what they are making for sale. It has become at times an entire one page commercial advertisement.
Since there are no current rules to prevent one from posting a bunch at once, then do as you see fit.
Post as many as u want U could always put more projects into one post but thats entirely up to u.
I love ur work. U hav a awesome ability. I love the John Wayne and johnny cash ones u did.
If all u did was post forum topics An not ever show ur work that would b more annoying to me but it's a free site and has a lot of great members here with a lot of talent
1. In the progect pictures section there is provision for six images, so six images should be there, now as a compromise maybe min of four would be acceptable.
If you picked up a box of eggs and found only one inside you would be annoyed too.
The 6 project pictures
This is my thoughts on what should be there
1. The finished product, as you have done
2. Another shot from a different angle
3, 4 ,5 some progress shots
6. The raw materials used, or any other combination even if its a dimensional sketch added
Below the pictures is a section for the story behind or supporting the project post
Add as much as you want here but avoid one liners as they are not really a story.
A Story is just that, a story consisting of sentences and paragaphs sections and finally a ending usuallly it has a begining a main body and a comclusion or closing.
Now after a quick scan of your project posts I see a lot of them have only one picture and only a "one liner"
I do not scroll due to poor eyesight, I would need my glasses a maggy lamp, and magnifing glass just to see what I was doing… the band saw is bad enough!
Maybe people who do scroll work are attracted to your posts then leave a little disapointed with only one picture the when they go check the supporting story for education and learning purposes there is "nothing to see here"so they are frustrated in their efforts. Case Note BurlyBobs comment for just one refelects most LJs I would think.
Your work is well worth posting and just maybe a little "flowering up" may help.
Funny how that works, usually the ones with the biggest opinions never post any projects. Most of the stuff I post is not all that great IMO, but live is to short to worry about it!
Thanks for this explanation. Now it makes sense, and I understand the concern of the angry guy. I didn t know about the front page issue. I will limit my posts from now on.
Back in the beginning, that issue came up occasionally. A project might be on the front page for a couple days unless someone posted several. Now there are some many postings, there might be several totally front pages in a single day.
Welcome aboard. Nice work. I recognized Gary Cooper right off the bat ;-)
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