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Call For Photographs
Submitting video
Survey reminder
Still Missing In Action
Administrivia
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Call For Photographs:
It's time to send in those photos of DLV 2011!
We take pride in the fact that Diva Las Vegas has the most
complete set of photographs of any of the major TG events,
going all the way back to our very early years.
We're asking all of you to please send in your photos to be
part of this ever-growing collection.
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Here's the way this works:
We call for photos. That's what we're doing now. The Call
For Photos will remain open until around June 15. A two-week
warning will be given before it closes.
We place the submitted photos into a special staging and
reviewing area on the web. Everyone who attended can then
look these over, and everyone gets a reasonable number of
"NO WAY" requests on the photos in which they appear.
The review period will remain open until about August 1. There
will be a two-week warning when this is about to close.
Once the photos are reviewed by those who may be in them, we
will then begin to assemble the finished DLV 2011 follow-up
photo pages on our web site.
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Here are the ways you can submit photos:
1. By e-mail, attach using any sane method or format. Send
photos to the main DLV address: dlv@geekbabe.com
You may simply reply to this mailing and attach photos.
2. By FTP. Faster and cleaner than by e-mail. Please let us
know if you want to submit photos by FTP and we'll get you
the login credentials.
3. By snailmail. CDs, DVDs, floppies, or hardcopy prints,
any sane format. If you want these back, please say so and
we'll cover the return postage. Write in for the mailing
address.
4. Via the MyDLV Gallery. This is experimental this year and
may not be practical for large volumes of photos. Upload them
to your MyDLV Gallery and send us a note that "Photos X Y and
Z are intended for the main DLV pages" or to that effect.
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Now, as for size and format ...
We'll take them any way you want to send them, but a good
sane size would be around 800-1500 pixels on the long side,
.jpg, medium quality, 72dpi. We do have scripts to normalize
the size, brightness, and contrast.
Zip or tar files are not necessary. We'll take them that way if
you want to send them that way, but it's not required.
If you don't know anything about pixels, zips, and tars, don't
worry, just send them in.
If you wish to send prints instead of digital files, plain old
drug store mini-lab prints are fine and, unless they are unusually
dark, they scan and present quite well on the web.
Please don't send in any photos which are altered, such as faces
blurred, eyes blacked out, etc., nor those which are captioned,
composites, or fakes.
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When will the photos be posted?
This is our most frequently asked question in the summer months,
and in reality, we won't know the exact day, hour, minute, and
second that the photos will be posted until very shortly before
it actually happens.
We'll try this year to move things along as quickly as we can,
as this is something that many of you eagerly wait.
If you want to help move things along, you can do so in the
following ways:
1. Look over the "Missing In Action" list below. (YES, this
*IS* relevant to the Call For Photos.) If your name is listed,
please reply stating if you did or did not actually attend DLV
this year, and if you did attend, what was the first activity
that you actually attended. We will not be able to send out
staging area links until stragglers are accounted for.
2. Get your photos in promptly. The sooner the better.
3. Review the staging area frequently. If there are photos
you want taken down, say so promptly, and please include
the complete exact photo number (URL) of the photo(s) you
want removed.
4. DO NOT RESEND without being told to do so. If you don't
see your photos in the staging area, ask why. Don't resend
"just to be sure you get them" and such. Tracking down and
removing duplicate photos is very time-consuming and does
delay things as far as getting the final pages on line.
5. Please read the Frequently Asked Questions list before
sending in questions about the photos. The main DLV FAQ
page is on line at:
http://www.geekbabe.com/dlv/faq/
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Here's a summary of the most frequently asked questions we
get regarding photos. The direct link to the "photo" section
of the FAQ is here:
http://www.geekbabe.com/cgi-bin/afaq.cg ... v/faq&c=12
(This link has changed since last year.)
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Q: When will the photos of the latest event be posted?
A: It depends on a number of circumstances, but over the past
several years, the follow-up pages for the current year's event
have been placed on line in the fall of that year.
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Q: How can I tell if the photos of the latest event are posted?
A: Look in the "Past Years" section on the main DLV page. If the
year of the latest event (2011 in this case) appears, the photos
have been posted. If not, they have not. We will not tease you
with a link that leads only to an "under construction" page.
An announcement will be made in our next general mailing after
the current year's photos have been posted.
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Q: Why does this take so long?
A: First the photos have to be gathered. Some come in almost
immediately, but others come in later, some by snailmail, and
some in the form of prints, which have to be scanned. This
typically takes 2-3 months.
The number of photos received has averaged over 1500 for the
past few years. These are then reviewed, normalized for size,
brightness, contrast, etc., edited if necessary, and placed
on line in a temporary staging area.
Next we allow those who attended to review the photos and they
may request removal of any photos in which they appear. We
always allow at least two months for review and removal request.
It's not until after the removal requests are in and processed
that the follow-up pages can be composed and placed on line.
Your understanding and patience are appreciated.
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Q: I attended the last DLV. How can I preview the photos?
A: Read your e-mail. The instructions on how to preview and
request photo removal {will be} sent to you.
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Q: How do I request a particular photo to be removed?
A: For both the photos in the current year's staging area
and for those on line, send us an e-mail with the COMPLETE
EXACT URL OF THE PHOTO YOU WISH TO BE REMOVED.
To do this easily from most modern computers, view the photo
in full size and copy-paste your browser's "location" bar
into an e-mail to us.
Descriptions such as "the third photo from the left on the
second row" are not adequate to process your request!
Likewise, requests such as "remove all photos of me" are
impossible to process. You must explicitly denote all
photos you wish to be removed.
If the photo contains multiple people, please indicate which
individual you are.
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Q: What are the valid reasons for requesting a photo to be removed?
A: Anything! Including "I just don't like the way I look in
that photo" and related reasons.
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Q: How many photos can I request to be removed?
A: Any reasonable number of photos in which your recognizable
likeness appears.
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Q: How long does it take to process a removal request?
A: For the current year's staging area, usually a few days to
a week or so. For existing follow-up pages, usually a few weeks.
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Q: I requested removal and the photos are still there!
A: Please remind us. E-mail is not a perfect medium. Humans
make mistakes!
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Submitting video:
Over the past year there was some discussion about submitting
video clips to be added to our web site. This is fine, and if
we get appropriate videos, we'll sure use them.
Please submit videos the same ways as photos using any sane
format. We'll plan to post them on the web in the format in
which they are received, so please use a well-accepted
universally-recognized video format.
Videos will be subject to the same review as photos. Anyone
whose recognizable likeness appears within it has the "VETO"
option.
One note about music. We can't place anything on line which in
any way infringes upon copyrights. If you use background music,
please include a statement to the effect that it's royalty-free,
in the public domain, or that you have authorization from the
copyright holder to use it.
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Survey reminder:
Our Attendee Survey is extremely valuable in analyzing this
year's event and planning for future events. We're asking all
who attended, including SOs, friends, guests and nontraditional
attendees to please take it.
You can take the survey by clicking here:
http://www.geekbabe.com/dlv/2011survey.html
This survey will remain on line through May 15th..
Thanks to all for giving us very valuable feedback!
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Still Missing In Action:
Thanks to all who have reported sightings or reported themselves
as present.
We want to be sure that everyone who attended has been counted.
Please look over the following list. If your name is NOT on it,
you don't need to do anything.
If your name IS on it, and you DID attend, please let us know.
Just reply to this mailing, and please give us the first DLV
activity you attended so we can mark that as your actual date
of arrival.
If you should find your name on this list and you did attend,
please don't panic and please don't get upset. It may be
something like a clerical error, an oversight, or it may be that
you did not get an opportunity to formally check in. Please let
us know that you were indeed in attendance.
-15617 Allison T (Kelly)
-20514 Arteen N
-7089 Carol M
-5804 Ceska E
-29395 Cindy H (Kathy)
-39197 Connie F
-5914 Dana G
-21429 Dana O
-15733 Elizabeth H
-3832 Gwen L
-9440 Jenny L
-1423 Kelli K
-43695 Linda J
-11471 Lori M
-1968 Lorraine J (Yvonne)
-11494 Marci L
-2406 Marla P (Doris)
-9954 Melissa M
-8628 Melissa M (Marlene)
-8575 Rose M
-9845 Sophia B
-14299 Stacie U
-6912 Suzi D
-12065 Tami Jo C (Jessica)
-9511 Tracy V
-8595 Veronica P
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