Friday Q&A

Questionable Capitulation

Greetings, crickets and trolls. Welcome to another edition of the Friday Q&A. In this long-running regular feature, I take a look at issues facing Farks' Photoshop community. It's been a little over a week since Drew and friends debuted their new site design, and things seem to be coming together nicely.

Q: Have all of the users' concerns been addressed?

A: Maybe not all of them, but the most important one has. You may recall that the new site didn't give users an option to view the list of recently rejected and approved contests. This list was a vital tool in the submission process that fills our Photoshop queue each week.

Q: Why do we need to see a bunch of rejected crap?

A: The average contest submitter will release bursts of images or themes into the queue. It's tough to get even one of them through, so the majority of us spray and pray. My method is to release a bunch of stuff that sucks to accentuate the one good idea I usually have.

Q: Why is it important to have this feature back?

A: It's more symbolic to me than anything. True, the rejected contest queue is an important tool, but I'm more enthused that Drew and company are actually listening to my obscure blog. Or at least, the dozens of people who complained. Either way, thanks to them for taking the initiative to get things right.

That's all for this time, gentle reader. Thanks again for stopping by. If you discover any more glaring omissions in the new design, be sure to let Drew know. It's refreshing to see a website that actually cares if it gets the redesign right. Even if the meme of cold indifference on the part of Fark's management made for better blogging.

Stay tuned for more reluctant positivity from the Doctor!