PinPics New Ownership Informational Discussion (as well as requests on what you would like to see available in the new site launching later in 2021)
This is one of the reasons I've been a long time advocate of any new database using Keyword Tagging approach, instead of relying on Users for properly spelling something, or including all the characters on a pin, or listing all the movie associations. One of the benefits of a database system is the data integrity that comes from storing information as numbers in fields instead of just "text." It has to be correct once, and then everyone else selects from a dropdown or autofill. Keyword tagging also helps with things like searching for Si or Am or Nana or bringing up on the Chip (chipmunk) pins vs Chip (the teacup) or pulling up all "Walt Disney World" pins that SAY "Walt Disney World" on them instead of every pin that was ever released at Walt Disney World.One of my big pet peeves about searching in pinpics is spelling errors. For example there are some listed as Pinocchio (correct) and some listed as pinnochio. I wish there was an easy way to suggest an edit while I’m searching (almost like a Wikipedia thing where I could just update it as I go).
Thank YOU so much BellesEnchantedRose! We really appreciate your message. We look forward to getting to know all of you that care so deeply about PinPics and what it represents to the Pin Community!Hi!
Thanks so much for being transparent and willing to hear our ideas!
I’d just like to echo my previous thought that after a year of inactivity accounts should go into “sleep mode” and be invisible on W/T and owns ratios. This will help traders have more realistic expectations.
I also want to apologize if you get any cold unwelcoming responses, we should all be understanding that you are the NEW owner and any previous frustrations should not be projected toward you.
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We love this idea as a feature in the App! See great things come from the community! Thank you so much Justin_BieberI heard you were making a pinpics app!
I suggest a matching app similar to Tinder (Pinder?)
We could swipe left or right until we get a trading match
it would make trading very fun
Good luck with the new site!
Thank you Hope! I loved reading your post. There are several features here that you have listed that make a lot of sense. As I said our first MISSION is to get the current site fixed.....the Login etc. I know how frustrating it is. My husband has been in Pin Pics everyday researching and taking pictures of pins for about 3 years.......thousands of pictures. He knows the struggle of the current search functions. As we start to incorporate the features for the new site - we will be mindful of all of the ideas from the Community.This is one of the reasons I've been a long time advocate of any new database using Keyword Tagging approach, instead of relying on Users for properly spelling something, or including all the characters on a pin, or listing all the movie associations. One of the benefits of a database system is the data integrity that comes from storing information as numbers in fields instead of just "text." It has to be correct once, and then everyone else selects from a dropdown or autofill. Keyword tagging also helps with things like searching for Si or Am or Nana or bringing up on the Chip (chipmunk) pins vs Chip (the teacup) or pulling up all "Walt Disney World" pins that SAY "Walt Disney World" on them instead of every pin that was ever released at Walt Disney World.
Similar thing, but a field for Series. People want a quick way to find all the pins in a series, and while trying to normalize the name helps, typos or missing one entry where someone did it wrong leads to duplicate listings.
In general, "more fields" would be useful because we're still just stuck with the ones that were created in the super early days before people knew what they wanted, but now people want a lot more information to help determine authenticity (especially for 'back of pin' type info) and what was "common knowledge" in ye olden days doesn't seem to be common knowledge so seeing a field with one of several different enamel types, or one of several back types (not having a Mickey waffle doesn't mean a pin is fake) could take the edge off the uncertainty. These odd looking things aren't really odd, but expected.
Also some fields were 20 years ago designed as "one to one" fields when a "one to many" relationship is the reality for many pins. Origin / Price / Release Date / UPC
Old Pinpics had an alternative interface that allowed you to bulk add pins to your Owns/Wants/Trade instead of adding each one at a time. It was most useful when you returned from vacation with 30 new Hidden Mickey pins. You could quickly check them off, click save, and that was it. Also, post-pin event you could remove 50 trader pins from your trades list in the same way. And general thoughtfulness of how all the different processes works if multiplied by a 100 or 1000. Lots of mouse clicks can turn updating into a chore. It's one thing to update a handful of pins when completing a mail trade. It's another when you go 15 months without being able to retrieve your pins from your Dad's house and you have stuff from multiple sources and then you have like 500 pins you need to add...
Also, it would be nice if the new Owners could post a bit of a personal pin history. Like I said in the other thread, with everyone so scattered between social media platforms we are likely strangers to them, and they are strangers to many here.
Hi GuruGuy128!Also some of the Pics on there are pretty low quality
Hi Figment919!Suggestion. As a long time Wall Street'er involved with MANY large projects in the past may I make a suggestion. List your Goals and Objectives, with time frames, and manage expectations. Leaving everything opened ended just results in failure. Let folks know what you are planning on doing, the time frame, and how to measure if you are successful or not.
Otherwise, you will be all over the place with no measurable accomplishments.
Echoing these suggestions, I like to make lists from my Wants list of specific characters/movies, and that function has been broken for a while alsoWelcome Molly, Joe & Mallory,
Getting the database updated to facilitate trading and getting Collections updated is the top priority after fixing the log-in problem.
Otherwise, to emphasize previous Suggestions:
1. Return ability to search within your pins by character, movie, catagory, etc. It's impossible to search through 23 pages of my Collection to see which Tigger or Cinderella pins I do have.
2. Put inactive accounts in "sleep mode".
Thanks for opening this dialogue and Good Luck with your purchase of PinPics!
Not to mention the watermarks that were added to all photos. Most of the photos came from members of the community.I’d love to see AP/PP be a subsection of the pin and not it’s own pin#..
As for pictures- it’s be nice if you could self update pictures (it was an option originally) but was removed and often great pictures were replaced by crappy ones after ownership disputes..
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