11 years ago
Sherapop:
... a sliver of a cat.
... a sliver of a cat.
Some thoughts about cats and dogs
11 years ago
"a collection of dull and quite frankly brain-dead perfume related posts that are repeated ad nauseam (as is the case on other forum). "
BINGO, Dolby!!
Perfume photos: All the closeups of bottles with nothing else in the frame are BO-RING as hell.
On the other hand, here is a beautiful, creative and INTERESTING use of light, nature and feline.
www.parfumo.com/Users/Sherapop/PerfumePicture/ 21431
Without personalized touches in the members' perfume photos, they hold no interest for me, whether it's cats, fingernails, plastic dolls or guys in underwear, who cares? As long as it's fun and interesting to someone . Without these personalized touches, you're just cataloguing perfume packaging. And who in their right mind tunes in everyday to look at perfume bottles?
BINGO, Dolby!!
Perfume photos: All the closeups of bottles with nothing else in the frame are BO-RING as hell.
On the other hand, here is a beautiful, creative and INTERESTING use of light, nature and feline.
www.parfumo.com/Users/Sherapop/PerfumePicture/ 21431
Without personalized touches in the members' perfume photos, they hold no interest for me, whether it's cats, fingernails, plastic dolls or guys in underwear, who cares? As long as it's fun and interesting to someone . Without these personalized touches, you're just cataloguing perfume packaging. And who in their right mind tunes in everyday to look at perfume bottles?
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11 years ago
Well this is it Dulcemio, each perfume page has (or will have) an official picture of the bottle with white background, the rest being members' photos, which, I agree, should be the own creative child of the contributor.
11 years ago
Exactly.
Sherapop:
This is really becoming tedious, Apicius. As I have repeatedly indicated, I asked Don all of these questions upon my arrival. He changed the rules without telling me or anyone else (except his friends the ailurophobes), and now you act as though I have done something wrong.
You guys are a bit confused about the state of this place. If you ever have a decent flow of internet traffic, it will not be because of the 18K profiles pilfered directly from Fragrantica (as is evident in every case where flagrant errors have been repeated verbatim here). No, people go to sites for NEW content, specifically, contributors' content. You act as though the contributors are worthless and only the administrators matter. As though somehow you guys do all the work.
But some of the perfumes in the database here are not at Fragrantica. That's because people like me brought them here. Not only did we bring the perfume profile information, we also contributed reviews and images of the bottle, set framed beautifully by several elements, including (in the two perfume images mentioned above, and I encourage you to go look at them) a sliver of a cat.
If I had been told that ailurophobes would be determining the future direction of Parfumo, I can assure you that I would never have contributed any of the nearly 1300 reviews penned here by me, nor (obviously) the nearly 500 perfume photos composed and uploaded by me.
Instead of thanking me and people like me, you act as though the TIME and THOUGHT and ENERGY which we have invested in this site, through all of the various contributions which we have made, are worthless.
I actually don't know what to say.
This is really becoming tedious, Apicius. As I have repeatedly indicated, I asked Don all of these questions upon my arrival. He changed the rules without telling me or anyone else (except his friends the ailurophobes), and now you act as though I have done something wrong.
You guys are a bit confused about the state of this place. If you ever have a decent flow of internet traffic, it will not be because of the 18K profiles pilfered directly from Fragrantica (as is evident in every case where flagrant errors have been repeated verbatim here). No, people go to sites for NEW content, specifically, contributors' content. You act as though the contributors are worthless and only the administrators matter. As though somehow you guys do all the work.
But some of the perfumes in the database here are not at Fragrantica. That's because people like me brought them here. Not only did we bring the perfume profile information, we also contributed reviews and images of the bottle, set framed beautifully by several elements, including (in the two perfume images mentioned above, and I encourage you to go look at them) a sliver of a cat.
If I had been told that ailurophobes would be determining the future direction of Parfumo, I can assure you that I would never have contributed any of the nearly 1300 reviews penned here by me, nor (obviously) the nearly 500 perfume photos composed and uploaded by me.
Instead of thanking me and people like me, you act as though the TIME and THOUGHT and ENERGY which we have invested in this site, through all of the various contributions which we have made, are worthless.
I actually don't know what to say.
11 years ago
All this fuss over a cat.
The cat photos can be shown in the Personal Photos space.
Parfumo is about Perfumes. An occasional touch of a cat, okay. An occasional touch of a bike, okay. Anything original, once in a while.
Then it will add interest. But, to insist over a cat issue ... well, I don't know, that seems to me highly exaggerated.
The cat photos can be shown in the Personal Photos space.
Parfumo is about Perfumes. An occasional touch of a cat, okay. An occasional touch of a bike, okay. Anything original, once in a while.
Then it will add interest. But, to insist over a cat issue ... well, I don't know, that seems to me highly exaggerated.
11 years ago
Pipette:
All this fuss over a cat.
The cat photos can be shown in the Personal Photos space.
Parfumo is about Perfumes. An occasional touch of a cat, okay. An occasional touch of a bike, okay. Anything original, once in a while.
Then it will add interest. But, to insist over a cat issue ... well, I don't know, that seems to me highly exaggerated.
All this fuss over a cat.
The cat photos can be shown in the Personal Photos space.
Parfumo is about Perfumes. An occasional touch of a cat, okay. An occasional touch of a bike, okay. Anything original, once in a while.
Then it will add interest. But, to insist over a cat issue ... well, I don't know, that seems to me highly exaggerated.
You obviously did not read (or understand) any of the above discussion.
11 years ago
Growl... hiss, hiss.
11 years ago
Flaconneur:
Growl... hiss, hiss.
Growl... hiss, hiss.
Cat noises?
Verboten hier!!!!!!
11 years ago
Not a dog versus cat thing at all but I wish our beautiful golden retrievers Roxie and Thor were still around to pose for pictures with perfumes. Roxie would have looked great with a bottle of Harajuku Lovers Super G by Gwen Stefani 
and Thor would have looked handsome with... Well, Thor would have just eaten the bottle He was the canine version of his namesake: big and strong but not very bright 
and Thor would have looked handsome with... Well, Thor would have just eaten the bottle He was the canine version of his namesake: big and strong but not very bright
11 years ago
Sorry Grey, no cats so no dogs ....SAYS ME.
11 years ago
Cincy:
Sorry Grey, no cats so no dogs ....SAYS ME.
Sorry Grey, no cats so no dogs ....SAYS ME.
Well, then maybe your resident black snake would pause for a moment to be photographed with Diorissimo?
There we go, Thor found his perfume!
11 years ago
Nope no snake pictures either. No, cats no snakes. Says me.
Why don't we do away with all pictures? That would make sense to me and be fair to everyone. It dosen't seem right to tell someone I do not want your cat on Parfumo.
Why don't we do away with all pictures? That would make sense to me and be fair to everyone. It dosen't seem right to tell someone I do not want your cat on Parfumo.
11 years ago
One of the biggest problems in an internet community is when the rules are not stated explicitly. Although I disagree with the notion that Parfumo is censoring anyone, there are limitations on freedom of speech here that are not stated explicitly -- or worse -- were changed without notifying anyone. That is precisely the kind of thing that destroys trust, both slowly as in corrosion, and quickly, as in detonation.
www.romanticloner.com/2013/05/04/how-communiti es-die/
It sounds like Parfumo just used Sherapop for her popularity, her efforts, and her time; then, when they had milked her dry, they changed the rules in order to drive her away.
I really think that is a bad idea, morally, but it's especially a bad idea as far as consequences go in the small online community of perfume. I don't think that Parfumo will prosper if what I suspect above is true; it's an incredible risk to run, and all for what? Because someone dislikes cats?
I have seen many instances of cutting off your nose to spite your face, but if true, this would be an egregious one.
www.romanticloner.com/2013/05/04/how-communiti es-die/
It sounds like Parfumo just used Sherapop for her popularity, her efforts, and her time; then, when they had milked her dry, they changed the rules in order to drive her away.
I really think that is a bad idea, morally, but it's especially a bad idea as far as consequences go in the small online community of perfume. I don't think that Parfumo will prosper if what I suspect above is true; it's an incredible risk to run, and all for what? Because someone dislikes cats?
I have seen many instances of cutting off your nose to spite your face, but if true, this would be an egregious one.
Sherapop:
This is really becoming tedious, Apicius. As I have repeatedly indicated, I asked Don all of these questions upon my arrival. He changed the rules without telling me or anyone else (except his friends the ailurophobes), and now you act as though I have done something wrong.
You guys are a bit confused about the state of this place. If you ever have a decent flow of internet traffic, it will not be because of the 18K profiles pilfered directly from Fragrantica (as is evident in every case where flagrant errors have been repeated verbatim here). No, people go to sites for NEW content, specifically, contributors' content. You act as though the contributors are worthless and only the administrators matter. As though somehow you guys do all the work.
But some of the perfumes in the database here are not at Fragrantica. That's because people like me brought them here. Not only did we bring the perfume profile information, we also contributed reviews and images of the bottle, set framed beautifully by several elements, including (in the two perfume images mentioned above, and I encourage you to go look at them) a sliver of a cat.
If I had been told that ailurophobes would be determining the future direction of Parfumo, I can assure you that I would never have contributed any of the nearly 1300 reviews penned here by me, nor (obviously) the nearly 500 perfume photos composed and uploaded by me.
Instead of thanking me and people like me, you act as though the TIME and THOUGHT and ENERGY which we have invested in this site, through all of the various contributions which we have made, are worthless.
I actually don't know what to say.
Apicius:
Sherapop, does freedom of speach mean to you that everything has to be done according to your wishes?
Sherapop, does freedom of speach mean to you that everything has to be done according to your wishes?
This is really becoming tedious, Apicius. As I have repeatedly indicated, I asked Don all of these questions upon my arrival. He changed the rules without telling me or anyone else (except his friends the ailurophobes), and now you act as though I have done something wrong.
You guys are a bit confused about the state of this place. If you ever have a decent flow of internet traffic, it will not be because of the 18K profiles pilfered directly from Fragrantica (as is evident in every case where flagrant errors have been repeated verbatim here). No, people go to sites for NEW content, specifically, contributors' content. You act as though the contributors are worthless and only the administrators matter. As though somehow you guys do all the work.
But some of the perfumes in the database here are not at Fragrantica. That's because people like me brought them here. Not only did we bring the perfume profile information, we also contributed reviews and images of the bottle, set framed beautifully by several elements, including (in the two perfume images mentioned above, and I encourage you to go look at them) a sliver of a cat.
If I had been told that ailurophobes would be determining the future direction of Parfumo, I can assure you that I would never have contributed any of the nearly 1300 reviews penned here by me, nor (obviously) the nearly 500 perfume photos composed and uploaded by me.
Instead of thanking me and people like me, you act as though the TIME and THOUGHT and ENERGY which we have invested in this site, through all of the various contributions which we have made, are worthless.
I actually don't know what to say.
DonVanVliet
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11 years ago
Just to make things clear
Your blog?
Post whatever you want. We don't accept advertisement and reserve the right to hide completly irrelevant posts from the homepage.
Your photo album
You may upload any picture you want but we don't accept violence, porn, spam and similar stuff.
Perfume Reviews
Your reviews MUST deal with the fragrance. Things like "Nice scent, I like it" or "Where can I buy..." will be deleted.
Perfume Pictures
You may upload whatever you want but we check every picture and approve or reject. You have no right of publiction. A fuzzy photo of a 1920 vintage perfume is still very precious. But the 50th picture of Shalimar (bottle on a window board, pet in the foreground) is unnecessary.
Forum
Use the Offtopic forum to post off-topic threads. But again: no violence, porn, spam etc.
I think these simple rules are easily comprehensible. All we want is to make Parfumo better very day and retain the quality of this website.
Your blog?
Post whatever you want. We don't accept advertisement and reserve the right to hide completly irrelevant posts from the homepage.
Your photo album
You may upload any picture you want but we don't accept violence, porn, spam and similar stuff.
Perfume Reviews
Your reviews MUST deal with the fragrance. Things like "Nice scent, I like it" or "Where can I buy..." will be deleted.
Perfume Pictures
You may upload whatever you want but we check every picture and approve or reject. You have no right of publiction. A fuzzy photo of a 1920 vintage perfume is still very precious. But the 50th picture of Shalimar (bottle on a window board, pet in the foreground) is unnecessary.
Forum
Use the Offtopic forum to post off-topic threads. But again: no violence, porn, spam etc.
I think these simple rules are easily comprehensible. All we want is to make Parfumo better very day and retain the quality of this website.
11 years ago
DonVanVliet:
Just to make things clear
Perfume Pictures
You may upload whatever you want but we check every picture and approve or reject. You have no right of publiction. A fuzzy photo of a 1920 vintage perfume is still very precious. But the 50th picture of Shalimar (bottle on a window board, pet in the foreground) is unnecessary.
Just to make things clear
Perfume Pictures
You may upload whatever you want but we check every picture and approve or reject. You have no right of publiction. A fuzzy photo of a 1920 vintage perfume is still very precious. But the 50th picture of Shalimar (bottle on a window board, pet in the foreground) is unnecessary.
How about the first picture for a perfume added to the database by me, reviewed by me, and owned only by me?
Please see this image, which you inexplicably deleted from the queue twice, and which I ended up uploading four times before it was finally posted:
C.O. Bigelow "Winter Petal No. 1315"
DonVanVliet
6256 Posts
2034
11 years ago
Because the review process is done by humans with slightly varying opinions. We're currently checking around 100 photos per day.
When you upload a perfume photo you basically make a proposal. It is not the end of the world if we reject a photo.
Some good and bad examples (however, respecting these rules doesn't mean we approve your photos)
When you upload a perfume photo you basically make a proposal. It is not the end of the world if we reject a photo.
Some good and bad examples (however, respecting these rules doesn't mean we approve your photos)
11 years ago
Hello Don ... You know this song? xx
m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=GvbQzRAi4wM
A little bit of eye candy for the rest of us ... Can't hurt right?
xxm.youtube.com/#/watch?v=GvbQzRAi4wM
A little bit of eye candy for the rest of us ... Can't hurt right?
DonVanVliet
6256 Posts
2034
11 years ago
My personal opinion on this photo:
1. The perfume takes up too little room - just 19%. That's a waste of space. It would be much better to have the bottle bigger on the photo.
2. It must be really annoying for the cat to act as a photo model so often. It is an animal which does not understand what's going on. Personally, I think this is very close to animal abuse.
Sherapop, I never criticized your person or you work. The opposite is true. I appreciate your effort for Parfumo and the community. It is up to you to take this cat issue personal or not.
1. The perfume takes up too little room - just 19%. That's a waste of space. It would be much better to have the bottle bigger on the photo.
2. It must be really annoying for the cat to act as a photo model so often. It is an animal which does not understand what's going on. Personally, I think this is very close to animal abuse.
Sherapop, I never criticized your person or you work. The opposite is true. I appreciate your effort for Parfumo and the community. It is up to you to take this cat issue personal or not.
11 years ago
Silverfire:
One of the biggest problems in an internet community is when the rules are not stated explicitly. Although I disagree with the notion that Parfumo is censoring anyone, there are limitations on freedom of speech here that are not stated explicitly -- or worse -- were changed without notifying anyone. That is precisely the kind of thing that destroys trust, both slowly as in corrosion, and quickly, as in detonation.
One of the biggest problems in an internet community is when the rules are not stated explicitly. Although I disagree with the notion that Parfumo is censoring anyone, there are limitations on freedom of speech here that are not stated explicitly -- or worse -- were changed without notifying anyone. That is precisely the kind of thing that destroys trust, both slowly as in corrosion, and quickly, as in detonation.
Yes, Silverfire: it all comes down to trust. I am surprised that Apicius, an attorney by profession, does not recognize what the issue here is. It's not about me liking cats. It's about the terms of an oral agreement. I agreed to contribute content to this site under the conditions specified by Don upon my arrival here at Parfumo. We discussed the terms, and now he has violated the terms of that agreement.
Obviously, I won't be suing Don Don [sic], but I would like to point out that when the question of cats came up earlier this year, in January 2013, and after the permissibility of cats in perfume pictures was REAFFIRMED, I purchased a new camera and a tripod specifically so that I could contribute higher-quality images to this site (I had been using the eye on my netbook up to that time). I will be using my new camera for the salon de parfum now, but the reason why I bought the camera was for use at this site.
That small financial investment pales in comparison to all of the time, energy, and thought which I have invested in this place in the form of reviews and, yes, pictures. I am sorry that the administration now feels that my efforts are devoid of value.
I have contributed something like 500K words of text to this site, which is equivalent to about five books. Yes, I am a published author, and, yes, anyone (whether cat hater or not) who does not recognize the value of this contribution is an arrant fool.
Because I disagree with the new and arbitrary rules (men standing in their underwear with their penis clearly outlined are allowed, but not cats?????), I will contribute no further new content to this site. I no longer trust Don, who is subject to the whims of the sorts of creeps who type into Google search "sherapops cat pictures are annoying" over and over again, so that the message will show up in my Blogger dashboard for the salon de parfum.
In the end, this community is ruled by Don Don [sic], and if he wishes to placate such people, then I can only say that I feel sorry not only for him but also this site.
DonVanVliet
6256 Posts
2034
11 years ago
There is an automated algorithm making this list and we have no influence on it. So...no!
Sherapop:
I see now that my name has been removed from the popular authors on the home page.
I see now that my name has been removed from the popular authors on the home page.
11 years ago
This issue has been handled so f***ing wrong. I can't believe what I am reading. Animal abuse! Far from it.
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