Well, the designers at Flickrbook® from Yahoo!® have decided to change everybody's profile page, without prior consultation, and without warning.
For some strange reason they think that placing photos of me that others have tagged around the site on my profile is a Good Thing, and don't give me the option of switching this off. Thankfully I don't have a vengeful ex who could abuse this feature, but I wonder how many other users out there have been (and are being) harmed by this change.
They seem to think that My Favorite (sic) photos should also appear on my profile, though they are not my own work, and haven't given me the option of turning them off.
So, my apologies if my Profile says more about other users on Flickrbook® from Yahoo!®, but that seems to be how the current administration want it. Every single day that I use this site, I feel I understand more and more why its founders Stuart Butterfield and Caterina Fake left it. It's sad to see a community which once so coherent being ruined by poor administrative decisions.
I left Fotolog after I felt that its staff were not paying enough attention to its users and I'm now, sadly, getting the same feeling from Flickrbook® from Yahoo!®. I'm starting to look at different photo sharing sites, both in Portuguese and English. If anybody has any suggestions, please drop me a Flickrbook mail.

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Jim Skea's favorite photos from other Flickr members (1,165)
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Groups (50)
- Siamese Cats and their Feline Brothers 52743 photos, 6394 members
- Cats - Show off your cat(s)Please comments 52650 photos, 6034 members
- Flickr Hive Mind 6526 photos, 505 members
- HQC - High Quality Cats 852 photos, 108 members
- Cabo Verde 2207 photos, 186 members
- My 2010 Daily Photo Diary 0 photos, 26 members
- La mia prima foto su Flickr - My first photo on Flickr 11545 photos, 22272 members
- Candles 14671 photos, 5683 members
- Trifca 1 photo, 21 members
- Dazed and Confused - New Photographer Search 130857 photos, 11122 members
- = World Through My Lens = 1548 photos, 261 members
- Say NO to faves in your Flickr profile! 1 photo, 22 members
- street-photographers.com 825 photos, 269 members
- Insolitus Portraiture 372 photos, 75 members
- Canon PowerShot 38 photos, 15 members
- Gatti, Gattini, Gattoni / 36TH CONTEST vote!!! :-) 33915 photos, 2794 members
- Photographers' Rights. 155 photos, 2811 members
- Grupo FriendS de Fotografia (Fotoclube Brasil Virtual) 4744 photos, 1455 members
- We want Flickr with a DARK BACKGROUND!! (NOT PHOTO) 15 photos, 13782 members
- Clube FotoRio 19221 photos, 1146 members
- Flickr 64 Challenge - Game 13 threads are up, post by MONDAY 1454 photos, 505 members
- polaroid cats & flowers 215 photos, 65 members
- Micro-Nikkor 60mm 2.8 6668 photos, 687 members
- Photographers Wanted – No Badges 2258 photos, 142 members
- GIANT T--REX 348 photos, 149 members
- Cats Are My Friends =^..^=Friend of the month (NOVEMBER CONTEST 49502 photos, 3147 members
- STILL LIFE in LIGHT PAINTING 5088 photos, 716 members
- Armed with Torches (Light Painting) 1333 photos, 320 members
- Painting ... with Light 3903 photos, 539 members
- 500x500 80191 photos, 3510 members
- Timing! 1231 photos, 420 members
- The Interior Castle 400 photos, 58 members
- Time for a Nap 703 photos, 208 members
- *Karma* 453781 photos, 13524 members
- through a glass, darkly 17388 photos, 3191 members
- What's on your shelves? 1775 photos, 484 members
- BEER 30994 photos, 6986 members
- Dreamy Landscapes (Editors' choice) 950 photos, 264 members
- Pará 5078 photos, 314 members
- All Cats--No People 89845 photos, 14888 members
- People - 人 2398 photos, 124 members
- Fishing Envy 10609 photos, 4255 members
- Canon DSLR User Group 722907 photos, 52998 members
- Action Cats (Read Rules First) 7534 photos, 1493 members
- Multiple Cats 7459 photos, 1576 members
- Cat Fight! 1306 photos, 302 members
- Addicted To Fridges 305 photos, 150 members
- Cats We Love ~ Comment After Each Posting 17056 photos, 2448 members
- Word of Mouth 5218 photos, 537 members
- Belém 8636 photos, 614 members
Testimonials (10)
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Tampen says:
"I keep trying not to look at Jim's stream, on account of his deeply upsetting subject matter, so I suppose it's a tribute to his excellence as a photographer that I'm prepared to brave his frightening cat shots in order not to miss his wonderful portrayals of Rio and the other places he visits. There are also some fabulous portraits in his stream, and that impossible shot of the smoking stunt plane is for my money the best action photo that's ever appeared on Flickr. He's one of our finest, and though I shall bitterly regret writing this, I think he once posted a cat shot I liked, as well."
1st February, 2009
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Kiki J says:
"I've been following Jim's work from early fotolog days and he has been inspiring me and awing me with his photos ever since.
Mind you, it helps that the bugger lives in hotter, more photogenic country than I do. :P"1st May, 2007
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SteveFE says:
"I seem to have known Jim here for ever. Although transplanted to a different culture and climate, he still seems to retain a peculiarly gritty and dry wit that could only have originated in the rain-drenched North of the ould sod.
As a photographer, he's one of those versatile buggers who can do landscapes, portraits, macros and urban stuff with equal facility and style. A jack of all trades and master of most of them too."10th December, 2006
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sous les pavés, la plage says:
"Without doubt, Jim is one of those very rare persons that manage to elevate the very common "torch lit cat hunts bug on flower in dramatic storms" shot into a true work of art.
Before you set sail and take course to his stream, let me just very quickly tell you that he is topless all the time - I believe it will add to your viewing pleasure."9th March, 2006
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dooda says:
"Jim's personality somehow really shines through in his thoughtful photos. His thoughtful commentary that is given unequivically to all that ask truly is an example to all, and is a great example of his desire to serve photography and enthusiasts. Enjoy his photos, then go to deleteme and enjoy his sharp mind. You won't regret it."
1st October, 2005
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tarotastic says:
"I'm constantly impressed by the insightful, intelligent and reasoned comments that Jim makes. I consider him to be one of the most valuable assets of the Deleteme group! His photostream is also interesting and very diverse, as Jim seems to be well travelled and very interested in the world around him."
9th September, 2005
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kimberkit says:
"At DeleteMe (that highly controversial and nasty group of critics), I learned that Jim was always unfailingly kind, constructive, and quite brilliantly accurate with all of his critical commentary. Browsing through Jim's photostream, I learned that Jim is a brilliant and, more unusually, an incredibly diverse photographer. He not only captures landscapes and macros well, but does an excellent job on abstracts and the odd photo of his cat. One wonders how that's possible, but he does it."
8th September, 2005
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Jezmin says:
"When I grow up I want to be like Jim."
9th July, 2005
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Kalense Kid says:
"Jim is truly one of the greats in flickr. His wise and witty comments are inevitably accurate, and I have rapidly come to regard him as an authority with a keen and critical eye. His own photos are interesting and thoughtful.
Of course, this all makes his inexplicable love of Lomo even more puzzling...
But despite this odd quirk, Jim is a person I would really like to meet one day."7th July, 2005
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First Contact says:
"I met Jim in the controversial "deleteme!" group. His wise @rse, but mostly witty, comments didn't go unnoticed. I was forced to view his photos while dutifully casting votes, but I'm glad for it! This is how I discovered his photostream which contains tonnes of amazing photos. Go and see for youselves!"
20th June, 2005















