Bookmarking during challenge - DPChallenge Forums

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM

12/14/2004 04:27:40 PM · #1

I'd like to have another function along the 'Add to favouites' button. I want to bookmark certain pictures so I can easily find them after the challenge. Some pictures are interesting because of a certain technique I'd like to read about after the challenge in the photographer's comments. There are other pictures where I don't get the meaning or where I want to know what the photographer was trying to achieve with his picture. This does not necessarily mean that I want to add them to my favourites.
Another thing would be the possibility to list the pictures in the order we see them during voting (10 to 1, then your own submission) after the challenge. Sometimes I forget to add a picture I really like to my favourites during voting and then have to search most of the submissions again to find it.
I'd be glad to see these features some time. Thanks,
Gloda

Kylie

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35

12/14/2004 04:32:03 PM · #2

YES, YES, YES! I think a lot of us try to work around this and would love to see this feature. Maybe it is on the SC's plate for the future (I hope).

thatcloudthere

Canon EOS-1D

12/14/2004 04:35:09 PM · #3

Good idea...

Beetle

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

12/14/2004 04:36:08 PM · #4

Me too, me too, me too! That would be a great feature.
(*waves to Kylie*)

Kylie

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35

12/14/2004 04:38:06 PM · #5

Originally posted by Beetle:

Me too, me too, me too! That would be a great feature.
(*waves to Kylie*)

Kylie waves back to Beetle . . . LOL

12/15/2004 01:11:37 AM · #6

It shouldn't be too hard to program, the user's don't need to see on their pages that they've been 'bookmarked x times' and by whom.

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM

12/15/2004 07:41:41 AM · #7

Originally posted by gloda:

I'd like to have another function along the 'Add to favouites' button. I want to bookmark certain pictures so I can easily find them after the challenge.

I guess I don't understand how this is any different from adding them to your favorites. The favorites is basically that -- a "bookmarked list" of photos you want to re-visit. Since they are sorted with the most recently added first, it should be easy to go back after the challenge and review any pictures you "bookmarked", and remove any that you no longer want permanently in your favorites list after reading the photographer's comments (if they bothered to provide any), etc.

Originally posted by gloda:

Another thing would be the possibility to list the pictures in the order we see them during voting (10 to 1, then your own submission) after the challenge

The ability to sort the challenge results based on "vote given" has been requested many times and is "on the list".

thatcloudthere

Canon EOS-1D

12/15/2004 07:45:45 AM · #8

I would like this because there are often photos I skip and don't vote on because I think I'm missing something in the photo so I would like to come back to those.

The problem is, whenever you skip a photo it comes back every other time...So I'd bookmark these kinds of photos and vote on them later.

12/15/2004 08:24:21 AM · #9

I agree that the constant order re-randomization after each vote (which is why a shot you "skip" comes back randomly) is not optimal. But I fail to see how "bookmarking" an entry during voting (which you can already do with your browser's built-in bookmark functionality and therefore doesn't require any special coding) would address that issue...

12/15/2004 12:14:41 PM · #10

I didn't know that the built-in browser bookmarking worked with the PHP (?)generated sites. I thought they'd change their name or id after the challenge voting is over. After all, the pictures then come along with all the info...Am I wrong?

12/15/2004 12:19:18 PM · #11

DPC is very bookmark-able. It does not embed "session IDs" or other "junk" into the URL.

Bookmarks created during voting will work during the entire voting period. Those same bookmarks, however, will not work after voting has ended. (That's what the 'Favorites' feature is for.)

Message edited by author 2004-12-15 12:19:54.

12/15/2004 12:30:27 PM · #12

Okay, I guess I'll have to get along with that. My point was that I'll have to add and then remove pictures to and from my favourites which are not my favourites at all, and people might be disappointed when someone selected their picture for the as a favourite and then undoes that again.

Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon

01/05/2005 09:47:57 AM · #13

Doh! I bookmarked some pictures of the mechanical challenge during voring for the reasons I mentioned before (in Firefox). Now the bookmarks don't work anymore, and I probably won't find those pictures again so easily.
Does the feature EddyG described not work in Firefox? I'd be surprised to hear so. Or do the picture IDs actually change?

Kavey

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

01/05/2005 06:02:42 PM · #14

Favourites is not really the same as simply bookmarking because of the way it's perceived.

When most of us notice that one of our images has been added to someone else's Favourites list we are filled with pride and happiness because, given the NAME of the Favourites function, we naturally assume that the person has connected with our image strongly enough to select it as one of their Favourites.

It would be sad to then see it removed again later because they didn't actually think that much of it afterall and were just using the Favourites function as a shortcut to finding it again later.

Members can currently Watch threads of interest - would be nice to be able to Watch images of interest too and be able to remove them from one's Watch list easily too.

Message edited by author 2005-01-05 18:03:20.

Konador

Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

01/05/2005 06:08:43 PM · #15

It should be pretty simple to be able to add photos to the watch list since the comments etc are based on the forum code anyway...

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

01/05/2005 06:16:38 PM · #16

Actually, the best thing to do (IMHO) would be to make browser-bookmarks created during voting work after voting had ended.

I will mention it to D&L and add the suggestion to "the list". It may be something really easy (a simple redirect is all I'm thinking is needed) and they may be able to knock it out with a simple change.

Konador

Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i

01/05/2005 06:18:42 PM · #17

But why not just add photos to the watch list? I use browser bookmarking for important things like school work etc, and to fill it up with what (for some people) could be hundreds of photos they want to watch, is a big inconvenience. The more ways this site can be organised and access to photos made easier the better in my opinion.

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

01/05/2005 06:36:30 PM · #18

It's just my personal opinion. To me, the "Watch" feature is for forum threads, not images.

The voting screen already has "Add to favorites" and "Add to wish list"... do we really want YAOTCN (Yet Another Option To Confuse Newbies) that says "Add to watch list"?

Basically, what is being asked is for D&L to implement a "favorites but hidden from the photographer" feature... and IMHO, the browser is perfect for that (if they can make bookmarks created during voting work after voting). And since all browsers that I know of allow bookmarks to be organized into folders to make things "nice and tidy", it shouldn't be too difficult for more folks to deal with.

Just my 2Â¢ though... D&L can decide what they think is best for the site.

Konador

Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i

01/05/2005 06:42:40 PM · #19

I think it would just be a simple and easy way for people to be able to get back to a photo when they want to, which can only improve the site's navigationability (is that a word?). Many people may not even think of using bookmarks so a way that is there for everyone to see would encourage people to go back to photos after voting. The way I understand it is, favourites are for favourites, not just any photo you want to revisit (maybe to see how it was done or see if the photographer answers a question of yours in their comments), and the wishlist function has basically no functionality at all at the moment, and only related to DPCPrints anyway. 2 headings under the watch screen, photos and threads, would bring the site as an entity together more, instead of having lots of different ways and different places to do stuff.

01/05/2005 06:47:41 PM · #20

I see your point. I guess it is the semantics of the term "watch". To me, the concept of "watching" is because you want to see when it changes. You add a thread to the watch list because you expect new activity, and want to follow along with new responses, etc.

A challenge entry isn't going to change, so the term "watch" just seems strange to me.

Alecia

Canon EOS-10D

01/05/2005 07:10:55 PM · #21

i agree, it seems a good system to stay organized and allow us to stay on top of photos that have an impact on us. i frequently see photos that interest me during challenges, that i would like more information on after the challenge--or maybe even just want to comment on, but dont have time at the moment. i find that sometimes i forget about them until much later.

bookmarking them would be pointless if the bookmarks changed after the challenge, so a sort of watch feature would be perfect--having a way to keep tabs on certain photographs here would be great--especially for scatterbrained people such as myself. :) i find this system to be a great perk on many other websites. along the same lines, it seems even dpc prints keeps items in your cart forever unless you specifically remove them, instead of deleting them once you sign out. the last time i ordered anything, i found a couple of prints already listed that i had put in there from another time of browsing. which was great, since i had totally forgotten about them. :)

Originally posted by Konador: