I see the same people on the "featured list with 2 or 3 sets being featured. I have had 2 featured since I joined, do you have to be in contest or something to have your set featured? I feel like I will never be good enough. It's very discouraging to see people with the same kind of set have 2 or 3 each week or even each day?
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@funkyjunkygypsy has anyone from urstyle given you an answer to this question? I look again today & see again the same folks. Thank you for your help. After my name it says INDESIGN in the box. Is that a reason
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@shoaleh-nia Thanks for sharing the "get inspired" link...love browsing this section and it's how I discover new users and their work. xx
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A featured set must receive at least 5 likes within 24 hours to be considered for featuring.
Points are awarded for:
- Each like received
- Unique comments under the set
- Extra points for including products from URSTYLE, available under the shop tab or directly in Create mode (note that fewer points are awarded for using only self-uploaded products)
- New users (those who created an account less than a week ago) will receive a bonus.
More followers at URSTYLE means more likes and comments under your sets.
I am planning to add more items to the Shop tab and make some adjustments to the algorithm in the near future.
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@admin Thank you so much for all your support and hard work!
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@mahvelus-24-7 You're welcome sis!
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@mahvelus-24-7 You can also find all users here: https://urstyle.fashion/users
including:
Online
https://urstyle.fashion/users?section=online
Top Posters https://urstyle.fashion/users?section=sort-posts
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@sustainablejaney See admin's reply above which states:
A featured set must receive at least 5 likes within 24 hours to be considered for featuring.
Points are awarded for:
- Each like received
- Unique comments under the set
- Extra points for including products from URSTYLE, available under the shop tab or directly in Create mode (note %(#2a41d4)[that fewer points are awarded for using only self-uploaded products)
- New users (those who created an account less than a week ago) will receive a bonus.
More followers at URSTYLE means more likes and comments under your sets.
I am planning to add more items to the Shop tab and make some adjustments to the algorithm in the near future.
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@funkyjunkygypsy Thank you so much now I know why. I still don't think it's right to have one person have 3-5 sets on there. It's a messed up algorithm.
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@sustainablejaney Polyvore wasn't a #selling site, I guess welcome to the world of capitalism & not a artistic venue.
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@sustainablejaney No, they sold themselves ;D and now another popular Polyvore-like site is going to be sold. I know that because the same company asked us about the possibility of buying URSTYLE, but I did not agree.
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@admin Thank you so much for not selling URSTYLE!! I appreciate all you do to keep the site up and running. You must put a lot of work into maintenance, updates, and other things we don't know about. You have created a great website! I hope it continues for many years, and I wish you success in all your future endeavors.
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@admin Thank you so much for clarifying how this works since I only had part of it right.
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@admin I'm so glad you didn't sell URStyle since it's a fantastic website that I enjoy so much. I presume that you do generate revenue from advertising & have noticed a big uptick in ads on the site that often lead me to discovering some fabulous sources of fashion items for my sets.
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Aw don't worry I'm pretty sure you'll get more sets featured, I was a little discouraged that a lot of my Halloween sets didn't get featured but a few of my fashion sets did get featured and it made me happy. So I could understand. You'll get better keep trying.
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@admin, so you aren't a business? And you made a point that your are different ;D? How?
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@funkyjunkygypsy I think all of the Sets that show up in the "Get Inspired" section are all of the sets made by all URSTYLE members in chronological order of when they are published. When you publish a set it immediately shows up in the "Get Inspired" section. I once published 3 sets in a row and they showed up one after another in this section.
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@sustainablejaney hey I like it very much when multiple of my sets get featured what's wrong with that. You're not that good I saw your sets. Don't be upset I'm just being honest.
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Funny how this topic showed up recently as I was just about to ask the same question myself but was afraid to ask. I also feel that the same people do get chosen over and over while others rarely get picked. And many sets that do show up meet the Algorithm Rules and are Fabulous Sets! So they are well deserved!!! However, many that do get chosen either do not have a high like count, have no or little comments, do not use any items from the shop and/or they are not from new members either. Some of those sets are really Fabulous too and some are OK but need improvement but these sets really don't meet the Algorithm Rules 100%! Maybe in some of these sets the user used a lot of items from the shop that helped the sets get to the Featured Page. Many of those items on the Shop Page are linked to old expired web pages or links to fashion items from a few year ago so they are not the latest fashion styles nor can you buy the items. With these observations, I hate to say it but the Algorithm kind of sucks and I'm not sure it works all of the time or is too arbitrary in how the sets are chosen. It's the main reason why I made this set over a year ago:
This year, I made a lot of sets for Halloween and not one set got featured. I thought they were really good, I spent a lot of time making them and had fun doing so! They did meet most the Algorithm criteria with the exception of maybe not using enough items from the shop but I did use several items from there. However, not one showed up and I am disappointed but not surprised because even on Polyvore where actual people picked the top sets, I only got 3 tops sets over 5 years being there while others got endless Top Sets each week. Who knows why, maybe they just didn't like how I made my sets??? Now I don't expect all of my sets to show up on the Featured Page but at least one or two a week would be nice. Seems fair but nothing is fair in life! Oh well, it won't stop me from making more sets in the future! As a comparison, I also make sets on TrendMe, Combyne, and ShopLook but not as many as I have on here and I feel I have been featured a lot more often on those three websites with less sets made than on here. I have gotten quite a lot of Top Sets on Trendme and I placed in the Top 3 winners in 2 official contests on Shoplook picked out by real people not a computer!!!
I have had a few of my sets on the featured page but it's weird as to the ones that have gotten chosen. The ones that got featured where not the best I made nor had the highest likes count or a lot of comments. I read over the Algorithms steps and my sets usually meet the criteria within the 24 hour limit from publishing rule with the exception maybe not of using enough items for the shop. I do use some but I use a lot of stuff I imported myself or by other users. I don't particularly like the items provided by URSTYLE as they are old fashion items (most of the links are dead, 404's or items not found) and there are a lot items with body parts in them or on mannequins which I really don't like to use in my sets.
So my point is to say let's not get too caught up in being in the Featured Page as it is determined by an Algorithm that I don't think works all that great and is chosen essentially by a computer and not an actual person or a group. It would mean more if an actual person(s) picked the sets. That's why I am more happy when I place in a group contest because an actual member of the website liked what I made no matter how many likes I got, comments I had or what items I used! They valued my style, hard work and creativity and that is more satisfying then showing up on the Featured Page!!!
Hugs, Diana XOXOXOXO
P.S.: I'll be making a set with all items from the URSTYLE Shop! Lets see if it make it to the Featured Page! My guess is NOPE!!!
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@minerva that might be the most insecure most childish thing I have ever read on a site like this coming from the goddess of wisdom, let's us see your true colors. "YOU'RE NOT THAT GOOD, I SAW YOUR SETS" said @Minera, I'm not upset, I am embarrassed for such a poor, sore winner. I feel pity. Greed can even get to the gods.
