To maybe clear the air, one of the judges was in Hawaii for a photo shoot for some upcoming advertising the week before last (difficult job, but someone had to do it), and the other was at a Pentax sponsored college championship sailing event last week (also a difficult job, but we all make sacrifices:).
Thanks for your support. John -----Original Message----- From: Jack Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 2:14 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: Pentax Photo Gallery Response Thanks, John. Actually, you may have even noticed yourself that there has been a bit of speculation about why it now seems to be taking longer for images to be reviewed. In fact, there are some who feel it has ceased altogether. That is really what prompted my contact. I honestly didn't think the Pentax/Hoya thing was having any bearing on the gallery schedule, but we are an insecure group. The primary reason I passed along your comments was because of the gallery activity plans being considered. Your response was considerate very much appreciated. Jack --- "Carlson, John___PAIC_SO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I typical art gallery can sometimes take months to consider a piece > for inclusion. With that in mind, the Photo Gallery selection process > is relatively fast. And, as we have said many times in various > discussion groups and forums, the Photo Gallery is a work in progress, > is still under development, and still in beta form. Additionally, we > are still getting a large volume of submissions and we take the time > to review each picture. We know this volume will only increase when > the gallery is released publicly, so we are taking steps to streamline > the selection process. > > We do check in on the forums from time to time, and to be honest, some > of the speculation, rumors and conspiracy theories give a pretty good > chuckle. > > Thanks, > > John > > > -----Original Message----- > From: AlunFoto [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 1:08 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Pentax Photo Gallery Response > > I agree, Jack. > > Here's a quote from the FAQ: > > "Q: How will I know if my photos have been accepted for display? How > long will it take to find out? > > A: After you have submitted your photos, please re-visit your account > over the next 7 days to be alerted of photo submission status." > > So they actually promise a review within 7 days. If they can't keep > their own deadlines, then what I need is accurate information. > Without > having to ask. I wouldn't mind if they had longer deadlines, actually, > as long as the messages they send are loud and clear. > > Jostein > > 2007/6/4, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Their response is not in any way a reassurance. Is provided only > for > > its human interest value. > > > > Jack > > --- Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > And you received the obvious answer. Don't worry, everything's > going > > > > fine, no anticipated changes here, though apparently attention > has > > > been diverted. > > > > > > That may well be the case. I would guess the gallery was never > > > anyone's fulll time job. > > > > > > Tom C. > > > > > > > > > >From: Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > > > >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > > > >Subject: Pentax Photo Gallery Response > > > >Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2007 10:40:02 -0700 (PDT) > > > > > > > >I asked the obvious question of Pentax and received the > following > > > >response: > > > > > > > >Jack, > > > > > > > >I can assure you that the delay in images accepted or on hold as > > > > >nothing to do with Pentax and Hoya activities in Japan. It is > > > business > > > >as usual for us here in the US and we do not anticipate any > changes. > > > > > > > >The judges for the photo gallery have had very busy schedules > and > > > >haven't had the time to look at some of the more recent > submissions. > > > >Additionally, the Photo Gallery is still under development and > not > > > in > > > >its full working version. We are currently in the process of > adding > > > a > > > >artist voting function. This will give the accepted artists in > the > > > > >gallery the opportunity to vote on submissions by other artists > to > > > >determine if their images will make it to the final gallery. > Also, > > > we > > > >are working on "skinning" the site in other languages so it is > > > >truly and international community. > > > > > > > >Thank you for your concern, but everything is going well here. > We > > > look > > > >forward to receiving more images. > > > > > > > >John Carlson > > > >Product Manager > > > >PENTAX Imaging Company > > > >Direct: (303) 728-0187 > > > >Fax: (303) 728-0187 > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_____________________________________________________________________ > > >_______________ > > > >Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast with the > > > >Yahoo! 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