How do you feel about COMING SOON sections?

Ronin · Post by **Ronin** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:46 am

Noooo, no real harm Caroline, I think people just don’t like it because it knocks legitimate updates off of the rubberslug update page (and front page) so for people who rely on this RS feature as well as for the people who are doing the updating... it can get annoying.

But as you can see here, it's not -that- bad a crime and I don't think it's really gonna upset anyone here.

kittens · Post by **kittens** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:50 am

ZombieBunny wrote:Kittens...We are just too cool lol

LOL I am not sure that we are cool

but thank you

redwolf · Post by **redwolf** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:03 pm

Ronin wrote:I think people just don’t like it because it knocks legitimate updates off of the rubberslug update page (and front page) so for people who rely on this RS feature as well as for the people who are doing the updating... it can get annoying.

Yes, that's exactly it. However, since I don't usually check every day anyhow, it doesn't really matter/I don't care all that much. I'm sure I've missed hundreds of potentially interesting updates.

One reason I don't bother to keep my own 'coming soon' section is because I don't want to use seller scans; I want my first uploaded images to be nice 600-700px wide scans. Also, I want to put comments about my impressions from seeing the artworks firsthand. The downside, of course, is that I take so freakin' long to get around to scanning things.

Gonzai · Post by **Gonzai** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 1:03 pm

Once again, it doesn't bother me if people have them
or not. I really don't pay much attention to the front
page of RS anymore, cause by the time I get around to
checking updates, I have missed a ton of others anyway.
Works best for me to do a search by the shows I like
and am interested in.

I do, however, update my site with cels I have coming
soon, though, I put them in their prospective sections and
sometimes I hide them and sometimes I don't. Depends
on the mood I am in at that particular time.

moonrabitt · Post by **moonrabitt** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 4:06 pm

If I am realy excited about something, I will put items in my *coming soon* section. It won't show up in the main page because I just recylce the link (After an item arrives I make a new page for it and put it in it's new section. Then I use it's old page to put other new cels that are on their way.
So these updates don't knock off new cels in the main page

I used to just create new pages 3 years ago, but I read the forum and found out that some don't like it...

-To me, it's good either way...

kizu · Post by **kizu** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:47 pm

Hmmm coming soon sections. I love viewing them when they are not hidden. I don't mind seeing an update for those hidden ones either. For myself, I find them useful (viewing cels I'm ecstatic about and doing the preliminary work like write-ups) but I kept it hidden in RS. I don't use it on RS anymore because for a period of time I saw quite a bit of discussion about it, which I didn't care for. I think RS is a great place especially to people who don't have their own webspace but I wanted more control over my gallery which included being able to use coming soon sections as frequently (and easily) as I can, so I now use my own hosting most of the time and just use RS to showcase shows I think that are missing from RS or just pieces I absolutely love.

wELCOME cONSUMER · Post by **wELCOME cONSUMER** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:27 pm

They don't bother me. Most anything that comes down to personal preferences in relation to galleries does not inspire positive or negative reactions in me. I just don't care what other people do with their galleries. I genuinely feel it's their business and none of mine. I also respect the notion that this topic is slightly controversial and Coming Soon sections aggravate some people.

I have a coming soon section but it's sorely outdated and neglected, like most of my gallery is right now. Friends know the password to my private areas (why does that sound SO perverse?!

) so they are welcome to view my "Coming Soon" items. Anyone curious for the password can just ask for it, I don't particularly mind. Private items usually have pictures of lesser quality, which goes against my taste, and that is why I don't make them public in the first place. I like to delude myself into thinking I might someday scan everything that needs to be scanned.

Generally, I like there to be a certain level of quality in regards to items on public display in my gallery.

My Coming Soon section is for the viewing pleasure of myself (especially when away from my own computer), my husband, my friends and my family. I'd rather have all of my production art related items in one place, not scattered throughout my hard drive, photobucket and in emails. Just doesn't seem wise when my gallery can be and should be the one stop spot for my collection.

Ronin · Post by **Ronin** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 1:00 am

Always such a well formed and structured view...speaking of which I haven't viewed your private areas in a while now...

I wonder what’s new!

wELCOME cONSUMER · Post by **wELCOME cONSUMER** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:09 am

Honey, you have an all access pass to my private areas

duotrouble · Post by **duotrouble** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 3:23 pm

I'm with glorff and Moop.

glorff wrote:Bad luck to post a cel before you have it in hand

Moop wrote:If you enjoy looking at poor quality auction scans that really don't show a piece of art to its best advantage, they're fabulous.

I don't have a coming soon. I don't want a coming soon. I don't look at coming soons. It's like one big ignore feature for me. It works for some but not for others. I keep track of what I bought or won in a folder on my computer, not online.

Although, I'm really starting to like those "new arrival" sections as long as the regular sections are updated too. Otherwise, I skip them too. If I don't know what I'm going to see, I don't go. Sorry, I just don't have the internet time.

usamamo · Post by **usamamo** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 5:09 am

Me, I am not a fan of the coming soon section. I like to wait until I have them in my hands, and I think it adds to the suspense. And besides, I would much rather see a good quality scan of my new cels than look at the dealer ones. I do have a folder on my computer where I keep track of my cels to come, but I wouldn't load them into my gallery. It's a personal choice.

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 5:09 am

I don't mean to pry.

usamamo · Post by **usamamo** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 5:09 am

I know you don't cloud...but that is what you do so well

star-phoenix · Post by **star-phoenix** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:18 am

I think it ruins the wonderful surprise of the cel when you get it in. That, and I am a bit superstitious. I don't like showing anything until it arrives SAFELY in my hands.