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Portrait Submissions.

Posted by Shannara
Mahatatain
member, 209 posts
Fri 19 Jul 2019
at 15:38
  • msg #177

Re: Portrait Submissions - On Hold Until Further Notice

In reply to Elohvey (msg # 176):

Warrax:
Further to jase's remarks, yes, the portrait team is now back in business thanks to jase's efforts. We're working to deal with some backlog and in the (hopefully) reasonably near future, portrait submissions should be open once again.

It seems to be getting organised but we're not able to submit any yet.

Presuming that the submission rules work as before then you're only allowed to submit one portrait per "cycle". A cycle was roughly a month long previously but might well be different now.
ladysharlyne
subscriber, 2491 posts
you have to risk the
dark to see the light
Tue 23 Jul 2019
at 19:06
  • msg #178

Re: Portrait Submissions - On Hold Until Further Notice

I think the cycle was one every two weeks.  The team are working hard on catching up on the submissions from the past and will post here when it is alright again to submit the pics again.  There are a lot of pics already there and if you are looking for someone in particular you could always try this Forum/Game.

link to another game

RPol gallery lists, and these guys there are also remarkable for trying to keep up-to-date with the portraits.

Another tip is that a pic maynot be in the category you are looking for them in and it is good to look through all the categories it could be in.

Cheers

To BBR, one a month, I retract my two week statement.  xx
This message was last edited by the user at 19:32, Tue 23 July 2019.
bigbadron
moderator, 15767 posts
He's big, he's bad,
but mostly he's Ron.
Tue 23 Jul 2019
at 19:08

Re: Portrait Submissions - On Hold Until Further Notice

ladysharlyne:
I think the cycle was one every two weeks.

Nope, was definitely one every month.
Chartauk
member, 6 posts
Tue 13 Aug 2019
at 20:11
  • msg #180

Portrait Submissions - On Hold Until Further Notice

In reply to jase (msg # 155):

Great news! Keep us all posted of any and all issues/advances/ect
Mahatatain
member, 217 posts
Tue 3 Sep 2019
at 21:40
  • msg #181

Portrait Submissions - On Hold Until Further Notice

Please can I just double check that portrait submissions are now being accepted?

Thanks.
SunRuanEr
subscriber, 159 posts
Sat 5 Oct 2019
at 17:12
  • msg #182

Portrait Submissions - On Hold Until Further Notice

Do we have any kind of word on when submissions will be open again, even if that word is 'Not for another few months'? It's been several months of total silence from the team, leading me to wonder if the question is no longer 'when' submissions will be open again, but 'if'.
Morgan Coldsoul
member, 276 posts
28+ years RP experience
I'll forget again later
Sat 5 Oct 2019
at 17:26
  • msg #183

Portrait Submissions - On Hold Until Further Notice

The user assigned to uploading the finished submissions is having some difficulties, and since they're handling end-of-the-line processing, we can't get anything new into the galleries while they're out of commission. Unfortunately, there's no way to be certain when they'll be back at 100%.

If you're interested in taking over the volunteer position for that duty, I'd say message Shannara or someone on the mod team to express that and maybe you can join the team and help get things straightened out. Otherwise, we'll continue to try and find a workaround or reorganization that's functional, and one of us will update with good news when we have it.
evileeyore
member, 246 posts
GURPS GM and Player
Sat 5 Oct 2019
at 18:06
  • msg #184

Re: Portrait Submissions - On Hold Until Further Notice

Morgan Coldsoul:
Otherwise, we'll continue to try and find a workaround or reorganization that's functional, and one of us will update with good news when we have it.

Instead of waiting [TIME INTERVAL] until there is good news, how about assigning one person the task of updating once a month with any news, fair or foul?

Heck, tell ya what I'll volunteer for the job of keeping in touch and with the team and interfacing with the board if no one else wants the job.
This message was last edited by a moderator, as it was against the forum rules, at 19:14, Sat 05 Oct 2019.
Morgan Coldsoul
member, 277 posts
28+ years RP experience
I'll forget again later
Sat 5 Oct 2019
at 18:45
  • msg #185

Re: Portrait Submissions - On Hold Until Further Notice

You're more than welcome to help out in that fashion, if the powers that be have no complaints! More help is generally better than less, in my experience with volunteer duties.
seraphmoon
member, 112 posts
OSX10.14; iOS12.4 & 10.3
Talks lots. Reads more.
Sat 5 Oct 2019
at 19:54
  • msg #186

Re: Portrait Submissions - On Hold Until Further Notice

What does the end processing involve? I don't have the time or spoons at the moment to do any manipulation or cleaning up of images, but I've got scripts to batch resize and convert.
Morgan Coldsoul
member, 278 posts
28+ years RP experience
I'll forget again later
Sat 5 Oct 2019
at 20:05
  • msg #187

Re: Portrait Submissions - On Hold Until Further Notice

I'm not 100% certain about the scripting part, but I think it involves an FTP upload. That isn't the part of the job I've been hands-on with, so unfortunately I can't definitively tell you more, but I can ask.
seraphmoon
member, 113 posts
OSX10.14; iOS12.4 & 10.3
Talks lots. Reads more.
Sat 5 Oct 2019
at 21:37
  • msg #188

Re: Portrait Submissions - On Hold Until Further Notice

Uploading’s easy. Really, anything that isn’t cleanup or manipulation beyond cropping I’ve probably already got scripts set up for. I’m kind of lazy that way. :)

Don’t worry about asking; I can drop a note to the mods just as easily.
Shadewolfe
member, 90 posts
Sun 6 Oct 2019
at 05:44
  • msg #189

Re: Portrait Submissions - On Hold Until Further Notice


I pre-edit my submissions because it lets me see how they look when cropped and reduced in size.  If they look like crap at that point it's time to find a better or different image.
Mahatatain
member, 220 posts
Thu 10 Oct 2019
at 18:49
  • msg #190

Re: Portrait Submissions - On Hold Until Further Notice

A big thank you to the team that have organised the latest portrait update. Greatly appreciated.
Morgan Coldsoul
member, 279 posts
28+ years RP experience
I'll forget again later
Thu 10 Oct 2019
at 19:22
  • msg #191

Re: Portrait Submissions - On Hold Until Further Notice

You're welcome! We do our best as much as we can.

Uploads are still in progress and submissions for this cycle are still open till the 15th. We'll update with full details on recent developments and progress around the 16th!
tibiotarsus
member, 74 posts
Hopepunk with a shovel
Thu 10 Oct 2019
at 21:44
  • msg #192

Re: Portrait Submissions - On Hold Until Further Notice

AYYY! (sorry, excited)

Is there anywhere where it'll be posted which galleries have been updated?

Thanks so much for the update and hammering things back into functionality again, it's appreciated.
Morgan Coldsoul
member, 280 posts
28+ years RP experience
I'll forget again later
Thu 10 Oct 2019
at 21:51
  • msg #193

Re: Portrait Submissions - On Hold Until Further Notice

We'll try to post a Shannara-style update toward the end of the month, when updates for the cycle are well over, with the stats for each gallery. Fair warning that the numbers may be just a little bit garbled this month because we wound up dealing with the backlog from this multi-hiatus situation, which included volunteer absences as well as a period that had to do with coding errors. So, I think there were some submissions (for instance) from prior submission cycles that had already been accepted and just couldn't be uploaded at the time, etc.

We'll do the best we can this time around, and then for future cycles it should be easier (assuming no new difficulties crop up).
Morgan Coldsoul
member, 281 posts
28+ years RP experience
I'll forget again later
Sat 12 Oct 2019
at 02:56
  • msg #194

Re: Portrait Submissions - On Hold Until Further Notice

This may also be a good time to remind everyone (especially newcomers) of submission requirements for portraits, since the gallery hiatus has gone on for a while. The rules are listed in the FAQs at the top-right of every page, under General RPoL Information/Portraits FAQ.

The only update to the existing policies (of which I'm aware) is that submissions are now accepted for the first half of each month. You have until the 14th to send in your submission if you want it added during the current cycle; submissions received after the 14th will be processed during the next cycle. Otherwise, everything listed in the FAQ is still valid, so please be sure to remember the following:

  1. You can make one submission per cycle. If you make more than one, only the first will be considered, and additional submissions will have to wait until the following month.

  2. Please only send in one image. If your email includes more than one image, I'll pick the one I like best to pass on for uploading. If you send more than three images, your submission will be rejected for the cycle.

  3. Do a quick check for duplicates before you submit, so that you aren't sending in something that's already there or that's too close to an existing image!

  4. You don't have to pre-edit your images or send a specific file type (although it's best to avoid .gif files); I'm more than happy to do it for you to the best of my ability. If you choose to pre-edit, portraits need to be 100 x 100 pixels and should be in .jpg format. Try to keep them 5kb or smaller (if you can't, I'll compress them).

  5. Don't send in submissions that include text anywhere on the image.

  6. Try to avoid images that are too closely cropped to the subject's face; portraits need to be square, at the end, so something with a rectangular shape might wind up with ugly borders.

  7. Be sure to insert your submission into your email (acceptable) or attach it as a file (best). Do not send links to images!

  8. Finally (and most importantly), put your RPoL username in your submission email! I cannot stress this one enough. It can be in your subject line or it can be in the body of the email, but it must be there. Submissions without a username attached are automatically rejected, and you'll have to try again next month. If you've already sent a submission in the last couple days, double-check that it includes your username and, if it doesn't, reply to the email chain to add that if you want your portrait processed this cycle!

One other, less important note: It's totally fine to suggest a specific gallery in which you want your submission to appear, but be aware that your portrait isn't guaranteed to show up there. It may get uploaded to a different part of the gallery for several reasons, so be sure to check any and all categories we list as having been updated at the end of the month to make sure you find yours (assuming it's accepted).
This message was last edited by the user at 04:33, Sat 12 Oct 2019.
Elohvey
member, 93 posts
This is awfully small.
Preposterous!
Sat 12 Oct 2019
at 14:26
  • msg #195

Re: Portrait Submissions - On Hold Until Further Notice

In reply to Morgan Coldsoul (msg # 194):

Awesome!

So what email do we exactly need to use?
Dream Sequence
member, 51 posts
Sat 12 Oct 2019
at 14:28
  • msg #196

Re: Portrait Submissions - On Hold Until Further Notice

In reply to Elohvey (msg # 195):

See post #1 of this thread.
Elohvey
member, 94 posts
This is awfully small.
Preposterous!
Sat 12 Oct 2019
at 14:56
  • msg #197

Re: Portrait Submissions - On Hold Until Further Notice

In reply to Dream Sequence (msg # 196):

Thanks!
Warrax
subscriber, 224 posts
Tue 22 Oct 2019
at 17:24
  • msg #198

Re: Portrait Submissions - On Hold Until Further Notice

tibiotarsus:
AYYY! (sorry, excited)

Is there anywhere where it'll be posted which galleries have been updated?

Thanks so much for the update and hammering things back into functionality again, it's appreciated.



So I think some of the confusion is on me. I posted an update to a public thread in a specific forum which doesn't seem to appear to the easy-to-access "RPoL Forums You Peruse section." The updated included the first half of the upload cycle with some numbers and so forth, but I'm getting the sense that folks aren't finding it. I will post updates here going forward noting such things at the end of the cycle.

Sorry for the confusion, folks.

We're at 14,028 portraits uploaded after 61 were added, and there should be a like number later today when I get back to my machine.
tibiotarsus
member, 81 posts
Hopepunk with a shovel
Tue 22 Oct 2019
at 17:32
  • msg #199

Re: Portrait Submissions - On Hold Until Further Notice

If it helps any, as a random user who's been around a while I can see the forum where portrait updates used to be posted, having been specifically directed there in the past, but although it's gone red a couple of times recently there're no new posts edit: or edits - in a place I can see.

Updates here would be excellent, though. Thank you for all your hard work sorting this!
This message was last edited by the user at 17:33, Tue 22 Oct 2019.
Warrax
subscriber, 226 posts
Fri 25 Oct 2019
at 17:38
  • msg #200

Re: Portrait Submissions - On Hold Until Further Notice

Speaking of portraits, the last of the backlog (the female portraits) have been uploaded. We're at 14088 portraits after 60 uploads.
Locke1221
subscriber, 34 posts
Fri 25 Oct 2019
at 18:00
  • msg #201

Re: Portrait Submissions - On Hold Until Further Notice

For clarification purposes, are you only referring to the old backlog submissions, and not the current ones that Morgan Coldsoul stated would be open until the 15th?

I had submitted a female portrait prior to the 15th, and don't see it anywhere, unless it's the Female Modern Casual 1102 that appears to have a broken link.
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