I would like to know how I can delete my Gallery? Petra

I could not find a simple way to do it when I deleted mine and I did not want to lose anything so I did so individually, checking I had a local copy and downloading if not, then deleting From what I remember it was close to 300 images but I managed to delete the lot in about three hours spread across two nights. A bit of a pain but you only have to do it once.

@Raindroptheelf-- I just sitemailed you! Please read it when you get a min.

so, is this some kind of secret? Can you not just post the steps so that anyone who wishes to do so, can? or has 'rosity also decided it wants more influence over the lives of it's customers, to the point that they can't actually delete anything of their own content without permission?

No, Structure. Hope may have wanted to talk to her personally without the forum. We do like to reach out to our members and work with them one on one. If you wish to know how to delete your gallery I can explain. :)

In fairness Hope did contact me when I deleted my gallery and that was outside the forums. Hope was one of the few that made me feel 'wanted' here and clearly did not want me to delete my gallery. The fact that Hope is interested enough to want to talk to someone before taking this step is one of the few good things going on at present.

For me it did not make any difference but then I had given up on Rendo in more ways than just the gallery. My gallery had been built over a number of years and had something close to 300 images, deleting them all was a big step for me but after all the changes here it was/is no longer a place I wanted to be home to my renders or a place where I spend any money.

Sadly I am not surprised to see others wanting to delete their work and I was certainly not the first. Despite Hope's best efforts I feel the trend will continue as the site is now close to free fall. If, at some point, the site does disappear in a whimper rather than a bang at least Hope will have at tried to turn the tide. I wish her luck.

I have been a member here since 2001, in that time I have seen Renderosity go from being a place for artists, to a place for vendors, to a place for forum trolls, and finally, to what more resembles a mortuary. I have lost interest in the galleries, being disabled, the constant scrolling for me was painful. I have contributed a lot in the way of freestuff, and now I am relegated to the cybertrash can. I don't wish to delete my account, but I do wish to delete my gallery and I am not going to do it picture by picture because hey, that will cause me more physical pain. I may at some point, want to delete my freestuff also; again, not item by item because - pain. I should not need to have to ask for instructions on how to do this, they should be there where I can find them without having to explain why to anyone. The recent decision of DAZ to move closer toward a closed system and push out poser content altogether will have done no favours to sites like renderosity, especially when the system closes completely and new content MUST be purchased through DAZ; coupled with the damage done here with the recent updates; and the lack of any kind of consideration for it's user base's concerns ("we are working on it" is quite old now). The time has come for me to start the process of transitioning away. so, with that in mind, KimberleyC, that is a yes. Thank you

@Structure-- I'll contact you via sitemail.

Why not just post the steps as was requested by Structure and as Kimberley offered to explain?

@keppel -- I will contact you via sitemail ;) (JK i won't actually be contacting you)

There are threads like this all through forums now, someone asks a question and then it's taken behind closed doors. The threads should just be deleted as they provide no real useful function for any new readers.

Razor42 posted at 6:03PM Sat, 31 October 2015 - #4236112

@keppel -- I will contact you via sitemail ;) (JK i won't actually be contacting you)

There are threads like this all through forums now, someone asks a question and then it's taken behind closed doors. The threads should just be deleted as they provide no real useful function for any new readers.

Well they do provide one function, they highlight the fact that a number of people are deleting their galleries and, when all is said and done, if you want to delete you gallery you can. They may not be forthcoming with fast way but that will just make some more determine to delete anyway. Mine was around 300 renders and even with me downloading a copy before deleting it was only a few hours spread over a couple of nights. I have only seen a couple of post with others giving details but even those add up to close to 1000 images that span around 30 years in total. That is 1000 images that will never come back to Rendo and it will take a while to replace them, a long while with the state of the galleries and the pedestrian speed of the site at present. Someone somewhere must be happy about this......oh hang on yes someone is, it's me.

Maybe to you guys it seems like it's a matter "behind closed doors," but I'm private messaging members deleting their gallery because I want to talk to you one-on-one. There's nothing private about it, rather it's because I care and want to discuss what's going on with you. If you'd like to be contacted, I would be more than happy to chat one-on-one. Thank you so much!

hopeandlove posted at 10:46AM Mon, 02 November 2015 - #4236422

Maybe to you guys it seems like it's a matter "behind closed doors," but I'm private messaging members deleting their gallery because I want to talk to you one-on-one. There's nothing private about it, rather it's because I care and want to discuss what's going on with you. If you'd like to be contacted, I would be more than happy to chat one-on-one. Thank you so much!

I think the suggestion of secrecy was more about the lack of information about how to delete your gallery without having to do it image by image. The fact that you care enough to chat with someone I see as a plus practically as, while it may not have an impact on the wider scheme of things, deleting a gallery you have built over a number of years is a big decision, at least it was for me.

The point I was trying to make was that making it difficult to delete a gallery is not going to have much impact if someone is determined to do so. Not that I am implying that there is any intent in making it difficult and accept it is just probably another restriction of the new site.

well, let me see, I posted on Fri, 30 October 2015, and had a short conversation in sitemail with Hope, and lo and behold, I have neither received the answer as to how to delete my gallery, nor to my last sitemail posted at 9:01AM Sat, 31 October 2015. (I believe I have waited a reasonable amount of time for a response). On top of the other issues, It is this kind of treatment which just pushes me as a user, further and further away from this site. There is nothing for me in the marketplace, (I don't use DS or Genesis-Anything). But, when there is not even the decency of a reply to a straightforward question, worse, being completely ignored, my resolve to remove parts of my account is greater than before, I would appreciate it if someone could just give me the instructions so I can get on with it. Thanks

i move ever closer to paddling in the same waters as you, A. the only way that -i- know how to delete a gallery is by using the little red trashcan icons that are next to each individual image, thus it would be image by image as someone else stated above... a slow & tedious process, to be sure, but which is prolly not too dissimilar to how you've been asking for assistance, yet have received no definitive answers... sigh...

there really should be a big red 'press this button to send the nukes' kind of option as there once was before the site changes...

Structure posted at 10:39AM Fri, 06 November 2015 - #4237118

well, let me see, I posted on Fri, 30 October 2015, and had a short conversation in sitemail with Hope, and lo and behold, I have neither received the answer as to how to delete my gallery, nor to my last sitemail posted at 9:01AM Sat, 31 October 2015. (I believe I have waited a reasonable amount of time for a response). On top of the other issues, It is this kind of treatment which just pushes me as a user, further and further away from this site. There is nothing for me in the marketplace, (I don't use DS or Genesis-Anything). But, when there is not even the decency of a reply to a straightforward question, worse, being completely ignored, my resolve to remove parts of my account is greater than before, I would appreciate it if someone could just give me the instructions so I can get on with it. Thanks

I'm sorry, I was under the impression Hope was talking to you regarding deleting images. Giana is correct, you will need to delete the images individually.

Giana posted at 9:38PM Fri, 06 November 2015 - #4237170

i move ever closer to paddling in the same waters as you, A. the only way that -i- know how to delete a gallery is by using the little red trashcan icons that are next to each individual image, thus it would be image by image as someone else stated above... a slow & tedious process, to be sure, but which is prolly not too dissimilar to how you've been asking for assistance, yet have received no definitive answers... sigh...

there really should be a big red 'press this button to send the nukes' kind of option as there once was before the site changes...

That is the way I deleted mine, it can be boring but you can always delete in small stages while you are waiting for a render to finish or something. Point is you only have to do it once and, knowing how hard it is to delete you just ensure you never make the mistake of having a gallery here again.

hornet3d posted at 12:11PM Sat, 07 November 2015 - #4237262

Giana posted at 9:38PM Fri, 06 November 2015 - #4237170

i move ever closer to paddling in the same waters as you, A. the only way that -i- know how to delete a gallery is by using the little red trashcan icons that are next to each individual image, thus it would be image by image as someone else stated above... a slow & tedious process, to be sure, but which is prolly not too dissimilar to how you've been asking for assistance, yet have received no definitive answers... sigh...

there really should be a big red 'press this button to send the nukes' kind of option as there once was before the site changes...

That is the way I deleted mine, it can be boring but you can always delete in small stages while you are waiting for a render to finish or something. Point is you only have to do it once and, knowing how hard it is to delete you just ensure you never make the mistake of having a gallery here again.

My thoughts exactly...

Giana posted at 3:18PM Sat, 07 November 2015 - #4237170

i move ever closer to paddling in the same waters as you, A. the only way that -i- know how to delete a gallery is by using the little red trashcan icons that are next to each individual image, thus it would be image by image as someone else stated above... a slow & tedious process, to be sure, but which is prolly not too dissimilar to how you've been asking for assistance, yet have received no definitive answers... sigh...

there really should be a big red 'press this button to send the nukes' kind of option as there once was before the site changes...

It is sad that there are so many people coming to this point, and so many that have been here and already removed their work. I agree on the one button for all the gallery, as there once was. As the numbers of customers drop, and keep dropping, one would think that perhaps, 'rosity would stop digging its own hole deeper and mount some kind of damage control operation. Alas, that is not likely to be the case any time soon. If history is anything to go by, it will just keep heading further into the abyss.

Does no one else get it?

With Daz going to DRM, Renderosity is going to become the next, big, DazStudio site!

Don't know why I didn't see it sooner.

Sadly I foresee 3d hobbyists being forced out of 3d "community". I fully understand these are businesses but the changes happening at both shops will drive a lot into other shops (possibly good time for independent or smaller niche shops to open, grow and capitalize on this customer shift). I've spoken to several friends who have been into 3d art creation for 10 years or more. They are sick of the treatment by both major shops and are all considering leaving 3d art all together. I tried to suggest Blender and creating one's own content but as hobbyists they were more interested in keeping things as they were, happily spending money on content and figures (that worked together without DRM). Now I'm not saying they number 10,000 friends. I'm saying it's a sampling of things happening to a community.

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Kazam561 posted at 11:00AM Wed, 11 November 2015 - #4237986

Sadly I foresee 3d hobbyists being forced out of 3d "community". I fully understand these are businesses but the changes happening at both shops will drive a lot into other shops (possibly good time for independent or smaller niche shops to open, grow and capitalize on this customer shift). I've spoken to several friends who have been into 3d art creation for 10 years or more. They are sick of the treatment by both major shops and are all considering leaving 3d art all together. I tried to suggest Blender and creating one's own content but as hobbyists they were more interested in keeping things as they were, happily spending money on content and figures (that worked together without DRM). Now I'm not saying they number 10,000 friends. I'm saying it's a sampling of things happening to a community.

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It will be interesting to see what the introduction of DRM and the release of an undated version of Poser will do, not that it would bring me back to buying at Rendo under any circumstances.

I think the flamewars over the past four or more years has done a lot to put users off 3D art as has the endless insistence that Poser should support Genesis (often by people who do not use Poser). Rendo's inexplicable drive to force customers away is just another nail in the coffin.

For me I am more than happy with my move to using Dawn and while there is not the same degree of new content at Hivewire3D, what there is is enough to keep me interested. That and all the content I have purchased over the years, some of which has yet to be used.

Kazam561 posted at 11:53AM Wed, 11 November 2015 - #4237986

Sadly I foresee 3d hobbyists being forced out of 3d "community". I fully understand these are businesses but the changes happening at both shops will drive a lot into other shops (possibly good time for independent or smaller niche shops to open, grow and capitalize on this customer shift). I've spoken to several friends who have been into 3d art creation for 10 years or more. They are sick of the treatment by both major shops and are all considering leaving 3d art all together. I tried to suggest Blender and creating one's own content but as hobbyists they were more interested in keeping things as they were, happily spending money on content and figures (that worked together without DRM). Now I'm not saying they number 10,000 friends. I'm saying it's a sampling of things happening to a community.

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I am in full agreement with you. I haven't been into 3D for 10 plus years, but I have been doing this since January 2010. I fell out of love with Daz last year, as I got fed up with how loyal customers were treated and having to jump through hoops to purchase things. Since August last year, my spending has been almost exclusively done here. In fact if anything, my monthly spending actually increased. With all the changes that have happened here, I started falling out of love with 3D altogether. September 2015 has been the first time since January 2010, I didn't spend anything, anywhere. This was repeated again in October. For a content junkie like myself, who normally spends an average of $300 a month, this is not good.

kimreb55th posted at 12:36PM Wed, 11 November 2015 - #4238019

Kazam561 posted at 11:53AM Wed, 11 November 2015 - #4237986

Sadly I foresee 3d hobbyists being forced out of 3d "community". I fully understand these are businesses but the changes happening at both shops will drive a lot into other shops (possibly good time for independent or smaller niche shops to open, grow and capitalize on this customer shift). I've spoken to several friends who have been into 3d art creation for 10 years or more. They are sick of the treatment by both major shops and are all considering leaving 3d art all together. I tried to suggest Blender and creating one's own content but as hobbyists they were more interested in keeping things as they were, happily spending money on content and figures (that worked together without DRM). Now I'm not saying they number 10,000 friends. I'm saying it's a sampling of things happening to a community.

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I am in full agreement with you. I haven't been into 3D for 10 plus years, but I have been doing this since January 2010. I fell out of love with Daz last year, as I got fed up with how loyal customers were treated and having to jump through hoops to purchase things. Since August last year, my spending has been almost exclusively done here. In fact if anything, my monthly spending actually increased. With all the changes that have happened here, I started falling out of love with 3D altogether. September 2015 has been the first time since January 2010, I didn't spend anything, anywhere. This was repeated again in October. For a content junkie like myself, who normally spends an average of $300 a month, this is not good.

I used to spend around the same here each month, month after month for years however, for me, it has been a good thing. I has made me re-evaluate what I wanted and what I needed. I still spend a Hivewire3D, buying what I need or something that will stretch my skills, like dynamic clothing, so I am still creating art. What I have saved here since October allowed me to add a Blue Ray player to my recent purchase of a 55" smart TV and still have enough left over for some BR movies, for the times when my ideas dry up, which they often do. Without Rendo's drive to oblivion my TV would have had to wait until early 2016 let alone the player. Rendo's changes have been a win, win situation for me so far.