PBase.com: The Future

For PBase to continue to support the already existing community and garner new users, some new features will need to be implemented.

Printing Service
Already in beta, the printing service will enable users to buy framed or unframed prints of their own and eventually other users' works. This way, instead of just saying that you like someone else's work in a comment or vote, you can buy their works to show support.

Popular Galleries and Images Policies
After extensive debate on the forums, PBase is working on a system that will serve the needs of users that are ok with and support nude photography and those that do not (or atleast don't want to see it on the public areas of the site). One interactive suggestion that has been brought up is a tagging system that will enable users to vote on a gallery as being "innappropriate" for the public areas. Once a gallery or image garners enough of these votes, they will be removed from the public areas for users that elect to have only appropriate material.

This system will bring users together in a common goal of making PBase the way they want it to be. For those that are ok with nudity, they will see it and for those that do not, they won't. In either case, users will aide administrators in cleaning up the site. These are just suggestions and users and PBase administrators are considering other options in this debate in order to ensure the happiness of the most users.

Improved World Database
PBase plans to provide a more extensive world database so that users can look up photos from their area or another part of the world that they are interested in.

Camera Database Changes
Like many other areas of the site, PBase plans to do some changes on the interface to make if more user friendly. One project that I am working on is the camera database where users can find sample images from thousands of different cameras and leave comments or reviews detailing their experience with a certain item of equipment. We are going to make the layout a little easier to navigate and make sure that valuable comments show up on the pages first.

These are just a few of the changes that can  sustain and encourage the community present on PBase. As this community grows, it will be necessary to take on more of these projects to compete with other sites and keep users interested and excited about the services they offer.