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• Guidelines for the short story group, Spherical Scriptings
  by Damian

  Welcome to Spherical Scriptings, a group dedicated to short stories. *What can you a…

  Welcome to Spherical Scriptings, a group dedicated to short stories. What can you add? / More groups will come in the future, so can you save your flash fiction, non-fiction/essays, multi-part stories, memoirs, novellas (hehe) for their future groups. Poetry already has its own dedicated group here What is the point? / This group is a home for short stories and their creators. Take us on a journey – explore dark depths, or leave us laughing in delight. All genres of fiction welcome. Participate! Write! Throw out a challenge; ask for advice. How do you generate ideas? What’s the best tip you’ve received? Constructive Criticism / Different readers will spot things you’ve missed. Do you want to know about it? If you would like helpful suggestions, clearly say so, or you probably won’t get any. / If you spot something and would like to make a suggestion, remember the ‘play nice’ rule. Instructions to add an item to a group Go into your ‘mybubble’ section. click ‘writing’ Find the piece you want to add, and hit ‘edit’ Now, right down the bottom will be tick boxes for the groups you’re in, click the group you want to add it to Save changes, and you’re done!

• Group Guidelines
  by RedBubble

  There really are only three: 1) only add work which is directly relevant to each group / 2) don’t add too much work to any group in any…

  There really are only three: 1) only add work which is directly relevant to each group / 2) don’t add too much work to any group in any given day. One or two works per day per group maximum / 3) don’t get upset if the moderators remove your work from a group. See 1 above. Remember all the moderators are volunteers who are doing all of us a service so play nice with them or don’t play. Rule 2 is designed to benefit both the groups and the artist. For the groups it allows them to grow with diversity. For the artist their work is much more likely to be discovered/noticed if it is trickled in.

• Photography 101 - Group Guidelines
  by Craig Goldsmith

  Here are some simple guidelines on using the Photography 101 Group. 1. Play nice, in other words respect one another we are here to le…

  Here are some simple guidelines on using the Photography 101 Group. 1. Play nice, in other words respect one another we are here to learn and share, not to fight. 2. Please submit a maximum of three images a day to this group. 3. If you do submit an image please provide a description surrounding the image, how it was taken, why or the settings used (see here for a good example) group. 4. If you are looking for a critique on how to improve your photo please make that clear, placing a request in the Photo Help Desk is the best way to gain helpful feedback. (These guidelines will be updated as the group grows and we learn what works and doesn’t work, feel free to make suggestions it your community so help shape it).

• General Guidelines Sci Fi - Multi Genre
  by Tom Godfrey

  a…....Artwork should be the original work of the artist and where stock photos or illustrations of others have been used, as part of th…

  a…....Artwork should be the original work of the artist and where stock photos or illustrations of others have been used, as part of the final image, permission should have been sought, granted and acknowledged in the text area next to the artwork submitted. / b….... Artwork will be removed if it doesn’t fit in with the the Sci Fi theme / c. ..... Artwork should be suitable for “All ages” viewing. / d….... Only submit your best work. / e…... Criticism should be positive and constructive. / f…... “Play nice” and have fun

• Infrared Photography Group - Guidelines
  by lightsmith

• GUIDELINES for black and white photography group
  by Imogene Munday

  members, please read

• Skyscapes Group
  by Cathleen Tarawhiti

  Kia ora, this group is for skyscapes *art that is predominantly sky, as opposed to land or se…

  Kia ora, this group is for skyscapes art that is predominantly sky, as opposed to land or sea. Majestic cloud-filled skys or stormy nights. Sunrises and sunsets. Art where the focus is the sky, not a building, smokestack or anything else unless there’s a fabulous sky behind it (and plain bright blue is not fabulous). / / Guidelines / / - up to two image uploads per day / - maximum of eight images per member for this group / - any questions, just ask. / / You can switch them around as you add to your portfolio. Directions - To join the group – go to ‘groups’ – click on ‘skyscapes’ – click on ‘join this group’. / - To add an image – go to edit your image, scroll down to ‘skyscapes’ (this is new), tick the box and save. You’re in – welcome!

• Fabulous Flowers - Group Guidelines
  by Rhana Griffin

  Welcome to the Fabulous Flowers group! This is a group for anyone from photographers to traditional artists to digital creators who fi…

  Welcome to the Fabulous Flowers group! This is a group for anyone from photographers to traditional artists to digital creators who find beauty in the shape, form and colour of one of natures greatest gifts – the flower. Please upload a maximum of two shots a day only Please only post a total of ten photos per member only – feel free to add and delete works as you capture more fabulous images! Please have fun and enjoy yourselves If you have any questions please post a comment here. I’ve taken this from the Community page Group Guidelines There really are only three: 1) only add work which is directly relevant to each group 2) don’t add too much work to any group in any given day. 3) don’t get upset if the moderators remove your work from a group. See 1 above. Remember all the moderators are volunteers who are doing all of us a service so play nice with them or don’t play. Rule 2 is designed to benefit both the groups and the artist. For the groups it allows them to grow with diversity. For the artist their work is much more likely to be discovered/noticed if it is trickled in.

• Content Guidelines
  by RedBubble

  Recently we have had to contemplate what is acceptable art on RedBubble from a social perspective. The first point to make is that we are…

  Recently we have had to contemplate what is acceptable art on RedBubble from a social perspective. The first point to make is that we are not the government. Our governments and courts are there to protect freedom of expression. At RedBubble we believe they should do so vigorously. This does not mean RedBubble needs to be the home for all expression. We can defend the ideal while still having a narrower editorial focus at RedBubble. We have never allowed pornography, for example. So, what is acceptable? Two particular works have bought this issue into focus. They are: We have asked a wide cross section of the RedBubble community about these works and more generally about RedBubble’s content guidelines. On balance, and after much debate, we have decided on guidelines that will result in the removal of these works. Of particular concern to us is the conjunction of violent imagery with a national symbol held in reverence by many. The net result is not a political statement but a statement that demeans an entire nation. Such a statement is inflammatory and does not further rational discussion. The general statement is that we will not allow works that have malicious use of stereotypes intended to attack or demean a particular gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, or nationality. It is possible to make genuine political or social points without stepping over this line. We don’t expect this policy to be welcomed by everybody. RedBubble supports free speech and everyone’s right to express unpopular views (or even popular views). But we also need to foster an environment where the debate can be rationally held without connotations of violence or the inciting of hate. We will leave these works up for the next little while so that the full community can be informed about the issue. You can find a full explanation of our content guidelines here.

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  guidelines
  by Anisha Aiyappa

  when nature clashes with building sites

• Oh No, you got rejected from the Digital Interface Group! Don't despair!
  by lightsmith

  Ok, so you submitted a piece of work to the Digital Interface group but it got rejected. 1. Do not despair. / 2. Do not feel hurt. / 3…

  Ok, so you submitted a piece of work to the Digital Interface group but it got rejected. 1. Do not despair. / 2. Do not feel hurt. / 3. Read the Rules and the chances are you’ll see the reason for the rejection. Especially note: In this group we do not reject because we don’t like your art. / We do not reject because you are not using a particular piece of software. The most common reason for rejection is that there is no creation information specified in the description, or it just says “sharpened in photoshop” etc. Read the guidelines or check out the descriptions of artwork in this group that has NOT been rejected. Sometimes we will reject is images are too similar, or if you submit too many at once. If in doubt, please feel free to email the Group Leaders and we will do our best to help.

• TUTORIAL: Add Buttons To Your Profile Page
  by Patricia Montgomery

  *I recently had several requests for instructions on how to add buttons like the ones in my profile...

  I recently had several requests for instructions on how to add buttons like the ones in my profile. Rather than send individual bubblemail messages, I’m posting it in my journal in case someone else would like to add buttons to their RB profile. BUTTON INSTRUCTIONS Tip: print out this page and put it beside the computer before you start. You can make your own buttons or you can use a site called ButtonGenerator. If you decide to use this site and not to pay for a membership, you will need to add a link back to the site. I made all of mine 125X26 to give you some idea of the size of the ones on my page. This size allowed 3 buttons side-by-side. Make all your buttons and then save them in a folder on your computer. Then you will need to upload each button to your RB image gallery and use the “Hide” feature so that no one sees them but you. Once you have them uploaded you will need to right-click on each one to get the url address html code in the properties box. Example: http://images-0.redbubble.net/img/art/size:ularge/view:main/1407403-1-autumn-button.jpg Then go to “Edit Your Profile” to copy the image html code AND the tag html code – it will look like this (without the spaces): ! http://images-0.redbubble.net/img/art/size:ularge/view:main/1407403-1-autumn-button.jpg ! : http://www.redbubble.com/people/patmonty/art/everything/tags/autumn [REMEMBER NO SPACES. I had to add spaces so you could see the html code. If I had not added spaces, the button would have appeared in the journal instead of the code.] The last word in the html code is the “tag” word. In the example above it is autumn. You will need to put one space between each set of button html code. If you have a lot of buttons the language is long and wraps around forever. But with one space between each button html code, the buttons will sit next to other and then wrap to the next line. Now you will need to add the tag word to each of your images that will correspond to the buttons. Happy Button Making! UPDATE: Cool Text Graphics Generator is another good site for buttons. This tutorial was featured by the group, Tutorials on January 28, 2009. CLICK HERE FOR ALL TUTORIALS BY PATRICIA / Add Buttons To Your Profile Page / How to make a calendar / Downsizing those example images on your profile page / Adding Examples (Card, Laminated, Matted, etc) To Your Profile / Add photos to your profile description / Adding emphasis to your text / Plus more tutorials!

• TUTORIAL: How to make a calendar
  by Patricia Montgomery

  This tutorial is mainly for the bubblers that are new to navigating the RB site. The calendars are quite easy to create. The most i…

  This tutorial is mainly for the bubblers that are new to navigating the RB site. The calendars are quite easy to create. The most important thing to remember is that all images must meet the following requirements. Even one pixel below these numbers and it won’t work. 2182 by 1906 pixels for the main pages / 3271 by 2874 pixels for the cover page Click on “my bubble” Click on “calendars” (in the 2nd row of menu items) Click on “Add a new calendar” (right-hand side of screen) Add a title and description (optional, but recommended) Add your cover image (When you click on the little down arrow, it will bring up a list of titles of all the images in your gallery, even the ones that may be “hidden” or “not for sale”.) Then just start adding images, one for each of the twelve months. If you aren’t quite finished but want to save it, use the “Hide” feature at the bottom of the page. Then you can make changes without anyone seeing it. When you are ready to publish, then change to “Allow Anyone to View This Work”. I hope this is helpful. If you run into problems or still have questions, please don’t hesitate to let me know. Have a blessed day! / Patricia CLICK HERE FOR ALL TUTORIALS BY PATRICIA / Add Buttons To Your Profile Page / How to make a calendar / Downsizing those example images on your profile page / Adding Examples (Card, Laminated, Matted, etc) To Your Profile / Add photos to your profile description / Adding emphasis to your text / Plus more tutorials!

• Because common sense makes common sense
  by BackStage at RB

  We’ve been spending some time reflecting on how diverse the RedBubble community is. There are artists of all experience levels and from a…

  We’ve been spending some time reflecting on how diverse the RedBubble community is. There are artists of all experience levels and from all walks of life sharing art which spans a colourful assortment of subject matter. How can we nurture an environment where, despite differences and disagreements, we are respectful and considerate of one another? In the past we’ve written epic posts about ‘playing nice’, itemising all the sorts of content and behavior that is not welcome on RedBubble. Not only is it unpleasant to read, it makes enforcing these rules time consuming and difficult. Time that could instead be dedicated to making RedBubble even better for you. So we’re taking a step back to look at the bigger picture. We’re all capable of being reasonable and considerate of one another, and common sense tells us when someone or something has ‘crossed the line’. It’s good to have a few firm rules – and these will still exist and be enforced. But by encouraging self moderation for the little details, we can all enjoy some more freedom to express ourselves. There will be times on RedBubble that you see things you do not like, or do not agree with. Instead of detailed rules and policies that consume lots of time and mental space, we are going to trial simpler content guidelines and an etiquette guide. If content or behavior can’t be resolved between those involved, we’ll review it, make a ‘common sense’ judgment and respond accordingly. This flexibility, gives everyone freedom grow and adapt. And means we focus on doing more of the good stuff. Jo

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  Urban Guidelines
  by Reriginal

  Bottom of a hurricane fence.

• Camera Exposure Compensation 101 - Guidelines Helpful Suggestions
  by Mary Campbell

  Camera Exposure Compensation 101 – Guidelines and Helpful Suggestions For those new to the world of DSRL and camera that allow you …

  Camera Exposure Compensation 101 – Guidelines and Helpful Suggestions For those new to the world of DSRL and camera that allow you to adjust the exposure here are a few guidelines to help you adjust the exposure for different subject colors: Color | Effect | Exposure No. of Stops to Change / Light colors / White (snow/sand) | 2 stops lighter than the meter | Overexpose by +2 Pink or white people, Yellow, Lime, Sky Blue, Lavender, Tan | One stop lighter than the meter | Overexpose by +1 Medium Colors / Red (Barn Red/Fire Engine Red), Royal Blue, Gold, Kelly Green, Orange Purple, Milk Chocolate | Same as the Meter setting don’t compensate. Dark colors / Maroon, Forest Green, Deep Purple, Burnt Orange, Dark Chocolate (Black People) | One stop darker than the meter | Underexpose by -1 Black | 2 stops darker than the meter | Underexpose by -2 Contrast (Dark to Light) – Spot meter between the lightest and the darkest shadow if it’s 4 stops between the lightest and darkest shadow elements in the scene then the suggestion is to wait for better light if you can but if you can’t then spot meter on the lightest portion and then Overexpose by +2 (*original source of guidelines came from: Outdoor Photography an Article by David Middleton (www.davidmiddletonphoto.com) Other Notes: / Meters on different camera can vary. if you use the guidelines above you might want to / Spot meter for Wildlife, flowers, people and animals (ignoring the background) Matrix meter (evaluative) if most of the scene is in the medium color tones like most landscapes, woods Only use center weight metering if you have an older or cheaper camera that doesn’t have all the modern metering modes. Use the settings above but best to bracket the shots by +/- .5 When bracketing a shot by +/- .5 remember that light and contrast can change the scene . If you want a good picture don’t loose your highlights. So compensate for them 1st. In digital camera, you can use the histogram feature on the camera to check contrast and highlights and the darkest areas. Then compensate according to the predominate readings on the histogram Snow: / Snow scenes try spot metering on the brightest part of the snow. At sunrise / sunset when the snow is reflecting pink light overexpose by only +1 to 1.5 stops. Just 10 to 15 minutes after sunrise when the contrast is the greatest the light turns white then compensate by overexposing by +2 stops. Backlit scenes – Sun in the picture: Try to take an overall meter reading, excluding the frame and then compensate according to the guidelines above, but bracket by +/- .5 to make sure you get a perfect exposure. This is some guidelines I found helpful when learning. I made a little chart and kept it in my camera bag incase I needed a reminder. Hope that helps all you newbies!

• A QUESTION
  by Sally Omar

  As you probably know, I host many Groups, and we run Challenges… / sometimes the voting is very sparce and there is a winner with only / ...

  As you probably know, I host many Groups, and we run Challenges… / sometimes the voting is very sparce and there is a winner with only / a few votes. Is it proper to have Challenges open to everyone on RB…so that / those who have put there efforts into their art and writing have a greater / chance of winning. Now I am not saying anyone should be asking for / votes…that I think is improper… We are a community … the more we interact in Groups the tighter we / become… I am hoping more members of RB whether they are members of / my Groups or not take a more active part in voting in these Challenges What is your opinion … I would like to know …. and perhaps RB should / set the guidelines for this issue…. Love & Hugs, Sally xoxoxoxoox

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  Guidelines
  by Sarah Fulford

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  SYNTHESIZED FASHION - 15
  by Achim Koerfer

  The motifs of SYNTHESIZED FASHION take up standardised, life- and speechless storefront mannequins as protagonists and imbue them with idiosyncratic personalities and a language all their own. Transposed into a novel visual context and given their own stage setting, as it were, they are plunged at the deep end into a realm of captivatingly mysterious beauty and for one timeless moment, vouchsafed a depth beyond all standardisation and conformity.

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  SYNTHESIZED FASHION - 03
  by Achim Koerfer

  The motifs of SYNTHESIZED FASHION take up standardised, life- and speechless storefront mannequins as protagonists and imbue them with idiosyncratic personalities and a language all their own. Transposed into a novel visual context and given their own stage setting, as it were, they are plunged at the deep end into a realm of captivatingly mysterious beauty and for one timeless moment, vouchsafed a depth beyond all standardisation and conformity.

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  SYNTHESIZED FASHION - 02
  by Achim Koerfer

  The motifs of SYNTHESIZED FASHION take up standardised, life- and speechless storefront mannequins as protagonists and imbue them with idiosyncratic personalities and a language all their own. Transposed into a novel visual context and given their own stage setting, as it were, they are plunged at the deep end into a realm of captivatingly mysterious beauty and for one timeless moment, vouchsafed a depth beyond all standardisation and conformity.

• "New RB rules and guidelines for HOSTS ONLY???"
  by DragonFlyer

  Further to my previous journal entry querying why I can’t find or access the new RB rules and guidelines – OR the forum thread to comment…

  Further to my previous journal entry querying why I can’t find or access the new RB rules and guidelines – OR the forum thread to comment on them – from my account - it has now been suggested to me that this is because the “rules and guidelines” AND the forum thread to comment on them has been posted in a “HOSTS ONLY” section of the RB forums! This means that only people who are members of the “Friends of RB” group – which is only open to hosts of groups – is able to both find and see these “new rules” AND comment!!!! Peter – if this is true – and my total inability to access both these posts and forums seems to indicate to me that it is – WHY have you chosen to NOT give the wider RB community as a whole the right and opportunity to be informed about and comment on what you have “come up with”? Kallena

• Is RB "soliciting feedback" on new policies and rules a "RED HERRING"???
  by DragonFlyer

  HI! / Many of you will be aware there has been somewhat of an upheaval across this website these past weeks regarding in general – the rul…

  HI! / Many of you will be aware there has been somewhat of an upheaval across this website these past weeks regarding in general – the rules and policies re expected behaviour and how they have been enforced. In response to this, RB admin and management are working really hard to put together as clear a statement re what is, and what is not acceptable behaviour, and what the resultant penalty for ‘overstepping’ any particular mark should be. Excellent!!! They now have an (apparently draft) document on this that is beginning it’s process of ‘solicited feedback’, firstly by having been assessed by RB staff, currently it is available to group hosts to view and comment on, and sometime (soon, I expect) it should be made available to the general RB membership to add their feedback. This is all a very fine, extremely difficult and confusing (due to the already extremely varied viewpoints expressed) and SLOW process. I have read the proposed new rules and guidelines pdf document I believe now 7 times, making notes as I go. On the whole, there are a few rather minor issues that I believe MAY be queried re how they are to be defined and enforced, but overall, everything is extremely clear and well set out. The earlier ‘rules and policies’ (when I finally found them) I ALSO thought were quite clear, well set out and defined. The one major difference between these 2 documents is that the new one allows for a ‘review process’ for those who wish to activate it, whereas there was no recourse to review before. / This is, in principle, a truly EXCELLENT addition to the rules and guidelines. So far – all fine and good and excellent??? Yes??? With, in my honest and truly thought through opinion, ONE EXTREMELY SERIOUS OMISSION WHICH IS BEING TOTALLY IGNORED AS EVERYONE (well – only hosts so far) RUSH TO AIR THEIR OPINIONS AND ARGUE OVER THE FINE PRINT IN THE NEW GUIDELINES – AS WELL AS ISSUES NOT IN THE NEW GUIDELINES AT ALL (LOL)....... The primary reason there was a great upheaval and huge anger and disillusionment throughout the RB community was NOT the ‘enforcement of any rule or guideline per se’. The primary reason for the huge upheavals and the extremely upsetting and destructive arguing in the forums over the past weeks was the PERCEPTION OF UNFAIR AND INCONSISTENT APPLICATION OF RULES AND GUIDELINES. RB management HAS ADMITTED that, since it’s not well advertised assumption of altered rules in February, it’s application of those rules HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENT OR FAIR. Nowhere in this new document, or in any of the information provided to, or solicited (from so far only staff and hosts) does Red Bubble management provide ANY information at all on how they intend to implement not just this new rules and policy document (in whatever slightly edited form it may finally see the light of day), but also on how they intend to firstly make sure that these new guidelines and rules are implemented CONSISTENTLY AND FAIRLY, and, how they are going to be made to BE SEEN TO BE IMPLEMENTED CONSISTENTLY AND FAIRLY. If the previous rules were unable to be administered consistently and fairly – what reason does anyone at this point in time have to consider that the implementation of ANY format of ANY rules and guidelines will in future be able to be more fair and consistent than to this point in time? In my honest opinion – an EXTREMELY BIG HOLE in RB management’s response to the recent upheavals. I would hope this could be addressed well BEFORE any potential new rules and guidelines need be submitted to ANY feedback at all….. I welcome any and all opinions here on this – my statement of my opinion. However, I will not reply to any comments left here until, at the earliest – sometime tomorrow. / I am, at the moment, extremely tired. I have spent by far the greater proportion of the past weeks on RB policy and procedure issues, with virtually NO time to myself and / or my artwork. For the sake of my sanity, I am now, on posting this journal, going to turn my internet off, and concentrate for a bit on what I should be spending most of my time doing – my photography (as well as resting lol). / I resolve truly to not delete any comments here that may disagree with what I have written – I am interested in fair and open expression for all. / Cheers - / Kallena xx

• The Vibe
  by RedBubble

  Hello! Today we’ve released our first ever ‘community guidelines’. The guidelines have been released to better communicate our think…

  Hello! Today we’ve released our first ever ‘community guidelines’. The guidelines have been released to better communicate our thinking on the nature of RedBubble. They provide guidance on the culture we’re fostering and the sort of behaviour that we want to encourage on RedBubble. Here’s the introduction: People are inherently creative. Deep down, most of us love to come up with new ideas, express who we are, or take a different perspective on the world around us. We see this in children. Remember chalk on the footpath, crayon on the walls, or a painting stuck proudly to the fridge with a magnet. Kids love stories, they love learning about new things, they ask obvious yet somehow overlooked questions. So why do so many of us lose this spark? Is there something about growing up that leads us to become wary of our creativity? Do we lose the creative ability? Or does it just get buried amidst the responsibilities, worries and priorities of adult life? Whatever the reason, RedBubble was founded with a burning desire to bring creative expression back to the forefront of our lives. The desire to nurture and encourage creativity permeates RedBubble – including the atmosphere and culture of the community. / / We’re firmly of the view that the best way to encourage creative exploration and expression is through positive reinforcement. A supportive and encouraging community can do wonderful things for someone who’s taking their first creative steps after a long hiatus. Or for someone trying out a new technique. Or for someone who’s shy with their work. / / RedBubble is also a place to be inspired, meet like minded folks, exchange ideas, learn, make friends and more. But the foundation of the community is it’s supportive and encouraging nature. / / And as you start, or continue, on you RedBubble journey please keep this in mind. / / Paul, Martin and Peter / RedBubble Founders The guidelines contain a lot of fine print (including details on the limits we place on behaviour and material). But the above quote provides a good sense of our overarching thinking. You can find the guidelines here I’d be interested in your feedback on the RedBubble community and culture. What does the community mean to you and how would you describe the culture? - Peter