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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Groups (50)
- Trifca 1 photo, 21 members
- Dazed and Confused - New Photographer Search 124788 photos, 10775 members
- = World Through My Lens = 1123 photos, 238 members
- Say NO to faves in your Flickr profile! 12 photos, 23 members
- street-photographers.com 441 photos, 196 members
- Insolitus Portraiture 330 photos, 73 members
- Canon PowerShot 34 photos, 15 members
- Gatti, Gattini, Gattoni / 36TH CONTEST vote!!! :-) 33694 photos, 2766 members
- Photographers' Rights. 151 photos, 2803 members
- Grupo FriendS de Fotografia (Fotoclube Brasil Virtual) 4695 photos, 1442 members
- We want Flickr with a DARK BACKGROUND!! (NOT PHOTO) 15 photos, 13677 members
- Clube FotoRio 18831 photos, 1136 members
- Flickr 64 Challenge - Round 2 threads are up, post by Thursday! 1396 photos, 479 members
- polaroid cats & flowers 200 photos, 64 members
- Micro-Nikkor 60mm 2.8 6516 photos, 675 members
- Photographers Wanted – No Badges 1961 photos, 140 members
- GIANT T--REX 347 photos, 151 members
- Cats Are My Friends =^..^=Friend of the month (OCTOBER CONTEST ) 48598 photos, 3125 members
- STILL LIFE in LIGHT PAINTING 4956 photos, 701 members
- Armed with Torches (Light Painting) 1205 photos, 320 members
- Painting ... with Light 3723 photos, 525 members
- 500x500 77351 photos, 3432 members
- Timing! 1211 photos, 414 members
- The Interior Castle 400 photos, 57 members
- Time for a Nap 695 photos, 207 members
- *Karma* 445588 photos, 13414 members
- through a glass, darkly 16820 photos, 3125 members
- What's on your shelves? 1687 photos, 461 members
- BEER 30759 photos, 6918 members
- Dreamy Landscapes (Editors' choice) 903 photos, 255 members
- Pará 4995 photos, 313 members
- All Cats--No People 86480 photos, 14404 members
- People - 人 2349 photos, 123 members
- Fishing Envy 10496 photos, 4247 members
- Canon DSLR User Group 709430 photos, 52069 members
- Action Cats (Read Rules First) 7289 photos, 1488 members
- Multiple Cats 7290 photos, 1534 members
- Cat Fight! 1294 photos, 304 members
- Addicted To Fridges 303 photos, 149 members
- Cats We Love ~ Comment After Each Posting 16249 photos, 2391 members
- Word of Mouth 5020 photos, 523 members
- Belém 8544 photos, 610 members
- Buffalos, bisons of any kind. 1785 photos, 432 members
- Musée du Louvre * 2. Islam, Sculpture, OA, Peinture, AG, Palais 913 photos, 185 members
- Paris B&W (rules apply) 21750 photos, 4483 members
- Aldeburgh 360 photos, 58 members
- Disposable Love 1886 photos, 370 members
- Bem Belém, bem Pará 14384 photos, 628 members
- vultures 1866 photos, 541 members
- Urban Landscape 10157 photos, 724 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













