You must be kidding me.
Flickr is implementing new rules. You can only have 3000 contacts and maximum 75 tags for a photo? That is hilarious. Even though it might seem like a good way of filtering out spams and people using flickr as a social networking tool, but who says that it shouldn’t be how flickr is used. It started out as a photo sharing service but the social networking factor in it is definitely significant to its success. There might be a better way of eliminating the spams, how about allowing users to set who can post images in the comment? Have you seen some groups with huge graphics that it asks members to post in comments? It’s annoying. Have you seem people posting really ugly huge geocities style gif in comments before? I have… Once again, it’s annoying. (Hey if you need more proof, I’ll go dig up a screenshot!)
In terms of the account merging issue? it’s totally old news. Flickr got bought out by yahoo, it would only makes sense if yahoo gets all the users with yahoo accounts. It’s pure business, nothing personal. I guess a lot of people are pissed off. But really, it’s just going to end up like another email account that you never use. I have at least 5 hotmail accounts and 2 yahoo accounts. Purely for the sake of having the accounts.
I just hope I will not have more than 3000 friends. Sorry if I am popular. gee.
