Friday Q&A

Questionable Expiration

Greetings, crickets and trolls. Welcome to another edition of the Friday Q&A. Thanks for joining me again, as I take a look at issues facing Fark's Photoshop community. For as long as I can clearly remember, this blog has been a paragon of respectability and forward-thinking debate. Anyone who says otherwise is a treasonous asshole, one whom should be hated and scorned.
ideally, hate-scorned
Q: What happened to the Scutinizer's replacement?

A: Development seems to have halted on the Photoshop Contest Archive Project. We were told the completion of it would be more of a long term deal, though initial strides were promising. Not having an archive site has crippled our community, so I truly hope someone is able help soon.

Q: Will Mr Squirrel ever fix the Scrutinizer?

A: The odds in favor of that happening are not good. Part of me still wants to believe that Mr Squirrel will return to fix things. Of course, I also believed in Santa Claus at one point in my life. Once I got to college, I pretty much figured things out. Likewise, the writing is on the wall regarding the Scrutinizer's fate. Even before it broke completely, it hadn't displayed a correct date for several months.

Q: Why doesn't Fark keep track of our stats?

A: I've been asking this question for a long time. Most other Photoshop contest sites keep track of a user's contributions and statistics. It can be argued that Fark isn't a dedicated PS site. The contests are actually a secondary component of the user experience, the primary I guess is arguing about politics with multiple alts. This is true to a large extent, but it would be much easier for Fark to set up something that scrapes its own content than it would be for us to set up another (and another, and another) of these archive sites. They only last as long as their creator's interest.

That's all for this time, gentle reader. Thanks again for stopping by. Don't let the current Dark Age of Photoshop get you down (unless you disagree with me about anything, in which case feel free to rot in a chasm of despair). It may not have been implicitly stated before, but I am an expert on all subjects, most especially the subject of determining when I am an expert at things. My months of training to be a doctor have taught me to trust my gut instincts, which tell me everything is probably going to be fine. Or not.

Stay tuned for more ambiguous predictions from the Doctor!