misunderstood genius [+ 2 weeks / 5 favs or less]

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About misunderstood genius [+ 2 weeks / 5 favs or less]

so, you were prepared to take the world by storm when you uploaded that perfect shot or artwork, and then - very little happened!

then you put it in every conceivable pool - and gained only a few half-hearted "that's nice" responses from some of your friends

no matter, you were still convinced that if sufficient numbers of the discerning public could only see the work they'd immediately appreciate it's true value; so you put it in some of the ranking groups - again, not only were the masses underwhelmed, some were even outrightly critical (the big meanies!)

relax, now there's a place for you - this pool

put your neglected masterpieces that the world just doesn't understand in its safekeeping - they can be photos, artworks, whatever

there are a few rules:

one: they can't be nudes or porn; not least because i simply don't believe they've been ignored anyway! i'm afraid there's no fiddle-factor with this one

two: they have to have been on flickr for at least a fortnight - two weeks is the bare minimum to determine if you're being unfairly treated with ignore. i'm afraid there's no fiddle-factor with this one either

three: they have to have less than 5 favourites (i mean, come on here; alright, perhaps if they've only accumulated 5 from immediate family members and that took all of a year anyway, then maybe there's some room for negotiation here, otherwise, no, there isn't)

four: they generally need to have received fewer than 100 views, unless they only clocked up more being torn to shreds in one of the review pools - this one's a bit more flexible

i'm afraid i will be reinforcing the rules; so don't go exposing yourself to more psychological damage than you've received already

viewers of the pool promise to only make the most soothing noises - and, you never know, this may be your ticket to the recognition you deserve

should you spot a deserving work while browsing and choose to comment, please post the following to help others find their way here

this unfairly unregarded treasure was found in the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/misunderstood-genius/pool/"> misunderstood genius </a> pool

talent spotting

know of shots in your favourites list that aren't getting the attention they deserve (and that fit the guidelines above!)? feel free to talent spot for the pool, simply post the request to sudmit link below in the shots comment list

please consider posting this fine shot to the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/misunderstood-genius/pool/"> misunderstood genius </a> pool