Just so everyone’s on the same page, if you want a “review” of the changes, you’re going to want to read Lee later on.? If you want to hear my OPINION on them, keep reading.? And it isn’t pretty.

So Bigstock announced today that they are implementing upload limits. Let’s look at that.

• New users with less than 15 total approved images are limited to 15 images in the Admin Approval Queue at a time
• Users with an approval percentage of 50% or less are limited to 10 images in the Approval Queue at a time
• Users with an approval percentage of 70% or less are limited to 20 images in the Approval Queue at a time
• Users with an approval percentage of 85% or less are limited to 40 images in the Approval Queue at a time
• Users with an approval percentage of 92% or less are limited to 50 images in the Approval Queue at a time
• Users with higher than 92% approval percentage have no limit.

“Remember, uploading images and deleting them affects your rating too, so please take some care not to upload images you don’t intend to submit.”

Ok, so Bigstock’s monster image queue is now getting an overhaul.? That’s fine – it’d be nice if you could get an image reviewed there in? less than 2 weeks when places like SS take like 2 days.? HOWEVER…

How can deletes count against you?!

We’ve been told for YEARS “not to worry” about that number.? It’s experimental and doesn’t mean anything.? It’s related to images IN THE LAST 90 DAYS.

As of today, neither are true.? It’s an all-time number and it’s related to your ability to do new business there.? I upload in batches of 50, so over FOUR YEARS I’ve made two mistaken uploads.? That’s 100 deletes out of 3048 photos.? That is 3% of my all-time total because of TWO MISTAKES IN FOUR YEARS.? Let’s make sure that sinks in.

Now, over time I’ve also cleaned up my gallery and self-edited so as not to clutter up the BSP gallery with 4 year old images that haven’t sold.? Oh, and gotten much better over FOUR YEARS of uploads.? Let’s not forget that.

So my rating is 88.43%.? This means just my 2 mistake batches alone drop me from 91.43 to 88.43 and from nearly being unlimited to being in this ridiculous “40 pending” category.? Not 40 a day.? 40 PENDING.? Which means until BSP clears out their queue, I get 40 images to upload despite my *ACTUAL* approval % being something like 93-95% and my delete % being 5-7% over YEARS of images and uploads.

Now let’s do some math for you bigger contributors.? Let’s say you’re me.? I have 2560 approved, 335 deleted/denied.? If I get the next 500 images approved – that’s right, 100% for 500 images – I’ll STILL be at 90.1%.? Let’s say I get 1000 approved IN A ROW.?? I STILL won’t be over 92%.? In fact, I won’t pass 92% despite having 2500 approvals in Bigstock until I get about 1400 images approved.? In a row.? No declines.? 1400 images, 40 at a time.

And why? Because I self-edited, deleted some of my own mistakes, cleared up the gallery and basically saved the reviewers work and BSP space to house my old/bad/wrong images.? THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT.

I don’t really know what my options are other than “wait a year to have BSP access again” or YELL.? So I’m yelling.? I hate taking this step because it FRUSTRATES ME but what can I do?

Bigstock – use the 90 day rating.? That’s FINE.? Use the denied photos, not the deletes – that’s FINE.? Don’t make it impossible for people who’ve actually stayed with you, done the right thing, etc. to make it with you.

Like I said, if you want the news report of this, hit Lee up later.? For now, you get me.? You get me REALLY mad.