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cheryl_133782
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Just a thought
Dec 6th, 2010, 8:14pm
 
I was thinking about the problem that has regularly been mentioned and griped about on more than a few occasions but personally it doesn't bother me.  
 
When the same image appears over and over on the same page 10's to 100's of times with just a different word or age on each card.  
 
Well my idea is and I don't know how challenging it would be for the programmers but if GCU had something like a "shake up" button on each page and then if the customer doesn't like any of the cards on that page they hit the shake up button and it gives them a random showing of cards still within that category. I don't know of any other site that has something like this and it can add a fun element to the site.
 
Well, maybe it's just a crazy idea but one I thought worth sharing.
So what do you all think?
 
I'll go back to daydreaming now.  Grin
 
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Reply #1 - Dec 6th, 2010, 9:43pm
 
Hi Cheryl, I for one think that is a very good idea! I remember when I first joined gcu, how annoying it was when I would scroll thru cards and have to look at so many of the same designs (nothing against the artists, as I know why it is done) and thought that the customers must really get turned off to that. I think that your idea would benefit everyone! Grin cat
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Reply #2 - Dec 6th, 2010, 10:32pm
 
I agree, I've tried to find my own cards in a category & there must have been 3 pages full of cards like that - very annoying.  Can't imagine a customer making it all the way thru to page 10 or 12 to see mine, if they think its just more versions of the same few cards.  
 
I don't think any one artist should dominate a whole page - mix it up so more artists get a chance at being seen.  Someone needs to insert a code for randomness in the page selections.   (We're learning it in Flash class, this is an excellent example of the situation to apply randomness to)
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Reply #3 - Dec 7th, 2010, 7:38am
 
What a fun idea! I am someone who uses the same image over again for any categories it fit`s, but I don`t upload in design batches, I upload in category batches, so the repeat designs don`t show up in one go and the page has a variety of designs! I think it looks awful when a page is full of the same card front, and wouldn`t want my shop to have that look to it!
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Reply #4 - Dec 7th, 2010, 8:45am
 
That is certainly better than the current system.
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