New members, welcome!

By austinspace written 9/20/06 8:09 AM, published 9/20/06 8:09 AM
Photographica is the coolest site on the internet to share your photographs with the world. With over 10,000 members now, Photographica has grown exponentially the last year or so--and we're glad you've decided to join in the fun. Here are a couple of pointers to help you master the site:

Submit a story just once every 24 hours. We appreciate your enthusiasm, but the front page only holds 30 stories at a time. When you post, the story on the bottom drops to the second page, where it receives much less traffic. If you post two or three stories in a row, two or three stories will drop off the front page. Be nice to your fellow member and just post once per day. Remember, you can post any number of pictures within your post as you want.

Read the Help Page, and PREVIEW! If your picture is not appearing in your story as a popup when you Preview, it will not appear when you click Submit. You need to manually insert your photos into your story. You do this by choosing your photo from the dropdown menu to the right of the text body on the Submit New Story page. You can then change the words "Description_Here" to whatever you want to title your picture. Like Popup Linkthis! Remember, you can Preview as many times as you need to--but you can Submit only once.

Read through the Q&A Section.You can read all the questions others have come up with by clicking on the Q&A link in the right-hand blue box on every page. There you can learn how editors delete your photos upon request, you can create avatars to show up when you make comments, and why the Photo Journals section is so cool. This site rewards exploration--no question is dumb, and no question hasn't come up before.

This is a community.The great thing about Photographica is its members and community. Don't just submit photos--comment on other members' work! The more feedback we get, the better photographers we'll all be.

Put your money where your pictures are.Help make this the best photo site on the web: Subscribe! You not only get access to cool features, you're helping with the administrative costs and doing your part. You'll be the among the first to try out new features as Cory implements them, too.

Have fun.Photographica is a rewarding site that encourages discussion, debate and, within reason, controversy. We're only as good as our members.

Questions?Contact info for your Editors is at the top of every page, by clicking the About link.


 
  • John -- this is nicely worded and presents just the right tone. Thanks.
    wilk      Oh Shoot

  • Well Done, John!!
    ROCKADEE NATURE RULES!!!

  • Hey, This is like Posted Rules that people can follow and now the Editors can do their job (That they do a great job at, no matter how diffucult things get) and now all we have to do is post the best Photos we can. Wow, what a concept. Thank you Mr. Johnny!!!!
    AnyMoose Hero Still a Moose

  • Nicely done Austinspace
    firemark ..then the wheel fell off

  • Well said!
    BusyB1965 Blessings

  • I likieeeee, thanks John...my Bro
    chef009 time to change

  • Thank you for pointing me to this section. And sorry for anyone who got dropped from the front page when I posted 2 pics my first time. Looking forward to joining this community! :) Photophun
    Photophun

  • Photophun: We have one other "unspoken" rule around here that you just violated...no apologies! Just kidding, welcome to the fold! :)
    codepoit I'm Special!

  • yes ,it would be great to see this when you first join. i would like to have when i did. thanks for putting up.
     

  • Sorry for bumping someone off the page with my first, non-photographic post wishing you all a Merry Christmas. As a NEWBIE as we are called, I am just learning my way around the site. Don't worry, I will get there...slowly mind you, but I will get there. "See" you in the new year.
    Snowflake snowflake

  • i like the red suit...
    jeffrey believe...

  • Well, now I find this Q and A AFTER I just posted 3 pictures separately, trying to figure out how to work this site... Mea Culpa... To whoever I knocked off the front page.... This is a great site however! Even if i messed up....
    bullshoalsview Run Bubba Run!

  • Thanks directing me here, KayN This helped a lot!!!
    myway1208

  • Being a new member, I appreciate the info and have just put this page in my "favorites list".
     

  • I too must how sorry I am for posting more than one on my first day. Kayn pointed me here and I really want to thank her for helping me get aqumated. Thanks so much.
     

  • You're quite welcome, lovabully and myway! We're all here to help each other!
    KayN Ms.N

  • Ok, question....want to write a story. On one of my pictures, when I try to insert it, I notice on the pull-down menu there is an "asterik" next to the word "abandoned" but when inserting the html into the message it is not there. So, rather than the building I want, the next one, alphabetically by keyword is what is coming up....any ideas??? Thanks! Betty
    bjtindle bjtindle

  • Question Please : I noticed in My Profiles - the area that states: "Latest My Photolog"LoungeActor has not posted a My Photolog. I do not see where there is an option to activate such a photolog. Is this a blog? I don't see any other users that have activated this feature, either. Can you please advise? Thanks. LoungeActor
    LoungeActor

  • The Photolog is not something you have to activate. It's a sub-section that you can post a new story to. When you are creating a story, if for whatever reason you don't want that story to show up on the Front Page, you can choose to put it in one of the sub-sections, one of which is the Photolog. This section should be used for pictures that you don't necessarily want to share on the Front Page, or if you've already made a Front Page post but have more pictures that you want to share within a 24 hour time frame. The other sub-sections are pretty self explanatory, for Articles/Reviews and Q&A type issues... Let me know if you have any further questions, LoungeActor...
    codepoit I'm Special!

  • how do i get the picture next to my name?
     

  • shutterbug: start here and let me know if you are having trouble...
    codepoit I'm Special!

  • Maybe you should include a link to Photographica's Frappr Group here in the new member welcome. Or a little F! link somewhere in the sidebar. Whatcha think? http://www.frappr.com/photographica
    Treetune

  • my images are too big...how do i resize them?
     

  • Use the image editing program of your choice to make the image size 100x100 or smaller, and when saving it use the quality settings to make the file size less than 10KB. If your image editor doesn't give you that kind of control, send me a PM and I'll give you my email address and you can email me the picture you want to use and I will edit it for you and send it back so you can use it...
    codepoit I'm Special!

  • I agree this should be a post that every one reads often. I've been guilty of some of the"sins" in the past , but now I have seen the light.
    Don Phillips Don

  • Thanks Again
    Sopris

  • Is there any way to put this in the offenders PM box directly instead of the front page so many times?
     

  • Correct, Cherish. This story does not affect anyone else being bumped off the Front Page everytime we bump it, because it's not a new story, we're just moving it around. And to answer Bo's question: no, that's not possible :)
    codepoit I'm Special!

  • will all offenders be made to register?
    Jump1ok Misunderstood

  • yeah! we should have some sort of public awareness collaboration deal where all prior offenders have to register their information to the committee before settling in as a user. Additionally, all offenders will have to go "door to door" (send a PM) to all the editors outlining their goals and aspirations of becoming members of this site... I like it! :)
    codepoit I'm Special!

  • why not make them type a post and say I will not post more then once in 24 hours again ..500 times.
    lilbit

  • I don't think it's working... It seems as if every new user posts not twice but 3 or even 4 times... I don't think anything that doesn't involve blunt force trauma is going to have an effect. Maybe they think 1 a day is an average?
    loweho Fickle Finger of F8

  • Of course it's not working. Honestly, this post here was designed as a reference, not as an enforcer. The only thing that is going to keep new users from posting more than once in 24 hours is a software block. Cory is working on it...we hope :)
    codepoit I'm Special!

  • I'm just being cynical, Code, not critical! I know you guys can only do so much. It's just I could see how you could maybe do it twice... you'r enew... first time... maybe you ain't got the hang yet...etc. But 3 or 4 times and sometimes before and after this warning post. AAAARGH!
    loweho Fickle Finger of F8

  • Thanks for the warm welcome. I am having fun already!
     

  • Hi all. Welcome to the newcomers. Oh by the way I'm sorry if I post anything too soon. I'm on the other side of the world and one day seems like the next. Art
    Art

  • fiuh! 7000 members? we can build a new town and call it Photographica Hometown with population of 7000 people hehe... no wonder there are so many new posts in just half a day....awesome!!! and Art, me too Dude............
    DGitAL Is my Heart, here?

  • Some people just will not listen! I have been guilty in the past of this sin, but now I have repented , never to do it again!
    Don Phillips Don

  • To refer to Code/Jump comments above. Registering offenders....do they get gifts, too? Or just the right to vote?
    jojames1

  • It was very nice of you to take the time let everyone know what's up. Aperrantly I wasn't the only who posted more than once. Thanks for all the feedback!
     

  • it was me this time! Yikes! My apologies to all of you.. I wont do it again (this is my first day). 20dshooter
     

  • love this site... now if i could only post! my pics are the correct size and won't upload for some reason. do you have to pay the subscription fee to create a story with photo?
    javsmom

  • Just want to share my excitement with everyone, I'll be getting my D80 in 2 day 9 hours and 15 mins, this will be my first DSLR, can't wait to break it in, and hope to share my photo soon with everyone.........btw great group here!
     

  • It took me a little time but I got it down now. Thanks for helping this is a great website.
    menno

  • hey i forgot my password and password reset link doese not work, and I can't post a question with out an identity...please help. Quaisor
     

  • Sorry to those I bumped - didn't know about the one post per day rule. I'll do better :)
    zohnj Shop Rat

  • I still can't figure out how to post at the heading of this topic. I still click on upload images, and no clue come up as to what the options are. ( other than auto load checked ) I see other postings where they say don't add letters and stuff, but no one is making this clear as to where they are adding this, and to what. I see no examples, I get no replies , even after emailing someone I see on line. There's definitely something going on, what it is, no ones barking.
    Philscbx  Perfection First

  • Thanks for the information fellow shutterbugs. Sorry that I didn't read this first before posting.
     

  • Sorry still new at this. I have loaded the avatar, but still no picture next to my post. What am I doing wrong?
     

  • Sorry for sending two stories in my first day. I didn't know the golden rule. :(
     

  • Sorry for posting more then one photo it won't happen ever again.Thanks for the feedback.
     

  • I am new here and don't see a help section anywhere. Where do I find it?
     

  • Yes, I'm new too and came here through a link called 'faq,' yet all I find is comments. Where IS the faq? I need to know more about how this works, but it isn't clear HOW to find out! HELP!! Beth
    cokids All Eyes and Ears!!

  • Is there a limit to the number of images that can be uploaded in a day? I am trying to upoload more images and get a red exclamation point next to my uploads and the 'Upload' button is grayed out...can't upload! What gives? IS there ONE page where all this info is found? Beth
    cokids All Eyes and Ears!!

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