That's sort of lame. I wonder why the sudden interest in enforcing lame Terms of Service?
Flickr Cracks Down on Screenshots In a warning shot for Web 2.0 “buzz” marketing, a little-known policy keeps images from virtual world Second Life out of public listings on the popular picture-sharing site.At stake is a little-known Flickr policy of flagging accounts that contain mostly non-photographic images and preventing images from those accounts from appearing in public areas of the site, including search.
As a result, many screenshots on Flickr are AWOL -- at least as far as the general public is concerned. That's angering and confusing
Happened to me in the past, though I was told it at the time it was because my photos were “too professional”, which is code for BS. You've seen my photos, and nobody in their right mind-eye is accusing me of being a professional.
The problem as I see it, is that Flickr doesn't tell a user the reason for the sudden disappearance, so there isn't a mechanism for correcting whatever the problem was. Also, there is a button to “Flag” a photo, if two people “flag” any photo, the account is put into purgatory. (There was a specific example from flickr friend yuridojc, but apparently the photo has been deleted. In his case, the photo was an artfully posed nude, beautifully composed portrait, but it showed a woman's nipple. Somebody objected, and his account was suddenly AWOL).
I'm sad about the new rule enforcements re screen shots, especially since I have invested time, effort, and even money into flickr, so moving all of my photos will be distressing.
“It's such an odd move on (Flickr's) part to alienate such a large part of their user base,” said Snapzilla creator Cristiano Diaz.... “It's hard to understand the motivation behind that.”
Perhaps there is pressure being applied directly from Yahoo, and maybe selling out wasn't the best choice for the community of flickr, even if it was for the bank account of founders Caterina Fake and Stewart Butterfield.
Tags: Flickr, /Photography, /Photos
