WTF is going on with GlamourFinder?

[The Toybox]

Does anyone know WTF is going on with that big piece of sh*t site GlamourFinder?

First my lovingly tended, beautifully updated profile gets suspended for two weeks because I send a message to a model I'M ALREADY SHOOTING WITH asking her a question, which apparently "didn't include an offer of a shoot"; and then after being restored, it's deleted together because I'm "too involved in model promotion" - not on the GlamourFinder site itself, but in general.

Are there any photographers who don't do a bit of promotion for the models they shoot with most regularly?

And, more worryingly, isn't it a bit creepy that the site owners are reading all your internal mail, and looking around the internet to see what else you're doing? It would be one thing banning you if they find you're doing nothing - but now they're banning you if they find you're doing something.

And so, another site which used to be halfway OK bites the dust.

So if you're thinking of joining or continuing to use GlamourFinder, remember;

- they read all your mail
- they search for information on you to find out what you're doing
- they make arbitrary rule changes and suspend or delete your profile even (or especially) when you're in the middle of negotiating shoots, which will make you look unreliable.

Let's see if we can get the membership reduced a few tens of percent shall we?

[Twingo]

Surely as soon as you started negotiating you should have took it to your personal email accounts, regardless of the site in question.

Regarding the reading of internal mail or private messages, i think thats disgusting, there should be some level of privacy and it should only ever be used when one side has flagged it up as inappropriate/threatening etc

[The Toybox]

GlamourFinder now bans the sending of direct e-mail or website contacts, since that "subverts the site". In other words, you have to communicate through them so they can read all your shoot details, location, content, payment, personnel etc, or they'll delete you mid-negotiation - making you look well dodgy

[Nob3y]

I sent a message to two models,one was kim.
Both have"content share" on their profiles.
I got barred for three days for asking for a shared content shoot!!

That site is turning to shit...fast !!

And now knowing they read ALL your private messages is not nice.

[Nob3y]

I am thinking of using AIR instead or going back to net-model.

[Nob3y]

Barring me like that really gave me the fucking hump.

When I complained and pointed out their error all I got back was a snotty reply.

[The Toybox]

GlamourFinder have gone mental.

Let's all leave. AIR will appreciate the support.

[Nob3y]

As I said,I am really thinking about leaving there.
I been there a good few years with no problems...until now that is.

Maybe it has new owners ?

Should also be re-named to Glamourloser !!

[Nob3y]

Yes even a model you know well and chat too about normal things is not allowed anymore.

I think I will start removing things from my profile over the weekend.