How do I send people to my photos on Flickratr?
Put the following code on your Flickr profile or blog:

<a Target="_new" HRef="http://flickratr.makeshift.com/default.aspx?Username=Flickr Username">
  <img src="http://flickratr.makeshift.com/Images/Logo.Link.gif">
</a>

How do images get into the Flickratr?
Image data is loaded when a user searches by another user or logs in with their account. Under both scenarios only public photos are imported; private photos are never read into the system.

Are my votes anonymous?
In part. Every vote is recorded as a means of ensuring that you are not shown repeat photos so the data is collected; this data is not, however, rendered on the site currently. In the future, we may expose lists such as "favorite photos" but this would only be available to you as an authenticated user.

Can I see the votes for my photos?
If you filter by your user name you will see the current vote associated with each photo. You will only see the photos you haven't voted for, however, and in random order. In the future, the site will be upgraded to provide a report of photo ratings so that you can see which pictures people enjoy most.

What is the basis for ratings?
This is up to each user. It may be photographic quality, humor, attractiveness. The Flickratr does not attempt to qualify voting data as while that information would be of interest to photographers it would also require more time per photo than most people are willing to commit.

Can I be removed from the Flickratr?
Not currently and, well, it's unlikely. All public photos are available for reference on Flickr, just as any public content may be evaluated by a search engine. If you have a damned good reason to have it removed, contact me and I'll see what I can do.

Can I sort by Flickr tag? Group?
No, not yet. In the future I'm sure it'll support groups although tags may be another nightmare altogether; that's a lot of extra data to sort by.

Can I report my rating back into Flickr?
Maybe. Since it's not baked into Flickr it would have to be implemented as a tag. This isn't very secure (e.g., you can change your vote) but may be of value to people. If this is built, it'll obviously be a feature people sign up for and authorize specifically.

How is Flickratr built?
Flickr offers a public Application Programming Interface (API) for developers to use. The Flickratr uses the Flickr.NET implementation of this which exposes the API to Microsoft .NET developers in an object oriented and strongly typed fashion.

Can The Flickratr do...?
If you have suggestions, feel free to send them to me [jeremy at makeshift dot com]. Since this project is being done in my spare time and isn't making a profit, however, it may be a while until features are implemented.