Okay folks, for what it's worth. A recap on where I'm at with regards the options out there and a list of the Groups on them for Ipernity Refugees looking to test alternative sites and use as a 'muster' point:
FOTOBLUR:
fotoblur.com/groups/ipernity
500px:
500px.com/groups/ipernity-refugees/members
23HQ:
23hq.com/photogroup/26550772
Please not I've simply opened these so I can have a look myself at the options out there, see how they work and perhaps help provide somewhere for people to share their thoughts and decide if that particular site is going to work for them.
I'm not an expert in how to use any of them and won't be getting involved to any extent at this stage in any conversations or be able to offer advice on how each site works. I'm merely providing a stopping off point which I hope some at least might find useful.
Apologies too if you leave a comment here and I don't reply or pick up on it. I'm just struggling to find a way out of this mess ... like the rest of you ... and time is short.
Best wishes
PAUL
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This is from tiabunna's article post today.
".... Many people from ipernity seem to be heading to 23hq.com. I have had a look at it as an 'outsider' and clicked on a photo I recognised from ipernity (not saying whose). Up popped the photo - then I right clicked and hit "save". Next I went to my image editing software and clicked "new image from clipboard". Up popped the image - so it seems that your photos on this site may not be secure from copying. I'm not going there!...."
I tried 23hq 2 days ago... and not impressed....the "team" there may be friendly.. but they have done nothing since 2006.... that tells me alot.,. they wont cope.. not now immediately at least.. and now is when matters... I will let my new acc there sit.. but wont use it.
The limit of 30 pics a month(after you initial big upload) is ok ... but after that you pay.. again ok... but to not have improved the site for 8 years?? No.. that isnt ok. The coding is ancient for the site (I am used to that on a dog/cat site I have been on for 9 years) and it leaves me to think they just really forgot about it.
SmugMug gives 14 day free trial.... then basic is $60 a year.... it has no groups.. but has a good reputation if you just want to share photos with folk.
Frankly the choices are then limited.
I cant speak for 500px and fotoblur
I am now fumbling around flickr... decided that cutting my nose off to spite my face wasnt really very adult. Its hard having to start all over again... I cant face uploading all my pics... but we shall live through it.
and YES the captcha on 23 is a pain every time you make a comment
steve
500px.com/groups/ipernity-refugees/members
I am now looking at 23HQ, while continuing here as there is some small hope. 500px seems good for the photos themselves, but not so much for the community aspect. Fotoblur uploaded a photo of mine sideways - I couldn't bother to spend the time to fix it, didn't really see how as their in software editing didn't have a turn function. I do think 23HQ is the best alternative if necessary.
Please note that this refers to the poll by the IMA and not the unofficial one that I was working on at the end of last year! :)
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