Southpole Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 I have not failed QC for about 4 years until today with excessive similiars I only uploaded 3 images Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 39 minutes ago, Southpole said: I have not failed QC for about 4 years until today with excessive similiars I only uploaded 3 images How similar were they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Sounds like a mistake. Ask MS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpole Posted October 31, 2017 Author Share Posted October 31, 2017 1 upright 2 horizontal with different POV and different lens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 If you're not locked out of QC, just pop them in one at a time with your next subs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 21 minutes ago, Southpole said: 1 upright 2 horizontal with different POV and different lens Someone must have been in a bad mood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 How weird is that? Very. I do sets that have different looks to them. I can’t help but think a mistake was made unless Alamy has started a new rule we are unaware of. To me, similars need to be studied to find minute differences. First glance, they look the same. Betty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Yates Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Somebody has probably pressed the wrong button. i would definitely drop them an email. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotoDogue Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 I thought the "recommended maximum" was five. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 26 minutes ago, geogphotos said: I also failed for the first time in ages ( May 2015) but it was a fair cop - for CA. I've seen a lot worse on the Alamy homepage. Been there, served the time for that. Ticked the box in LR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACC Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 2 hours ago, Southpole said: I have not failed QC for about 4 years until today with excessive similiars I only uploaded 3 images Similiar - 4 shots of a seagull on a post but each framed differently - post on left right or centre of shot, gull looking in different directions. Failed for excessive similiars which didnt seem right. “Sticker” also said “noise” which I could maybe just about see. Interesting to see these other comments though. Someone new/over zealous in the QC team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdh Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Since I joined I had one semi QC fail - Image was less than 6MPix. Fortunately this did not lead to the sin bin, but the batch was reported as QC failed and that had some effect on my heart rate Since then checking the size is on my checklist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 29 minutes ago, fotoDogue said: I thought the "recommended maximum" was five. That was my understanding as well. There can be downsides to submitting very small batches, though. When submitting a small batch (< 10 images), I always try to make sure that the images are all of different subjects. I might include a vertical and a horizontal of the same subject. That's about it. But then I still have PSBSD (Post Sin-Bin Stress Disorder). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Ashmore Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Probably worth an email to contributor services to inquire.. if nothing else then to inquire about the current thinking from Alamy as to how this rule is applied? It could be a genuine mistake. There was another email thread a day or two ago about someone failing QC because there was no metadata... but this is only required for first-time submissions. That time an email to contributor services fixed the situation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpole Posted November 2, 2017 Author Share Posted November 2, 2017 Paased QC on 2nd submission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Must be a newbie in the bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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