I am a Gallery Host. How do I Delete photos from my Albums?
NOTE: This answer describes Deleting by a Gallery Host.
So, you have found some inappropriate or undesirable photos in your Albums?
Sorry to hear that!
You actually have three methods that a Host can use to Delete Photos !
INDIVIDUAL DELETE, BULK DELETE per Album, and BULK DELETE per Submitter.
HOW TO USE INDIVIDUAL DELETE:
Individual Delete will allow you to delete one photo at a time.
You may delete either your photo or a Member's photo.
WARNING: DELETING IS PERMANENT, and cannot be reversed!
1. Sign In with your Username or Email Address and Password.
2. Navigate to your Gallery's Album that contains photos you wish to Delete.
3. Verify that the Album is either Open, Closed or Judging State.
NOTE: If a Contest Album is in Completed or Recorded State you will not be able to Delete photos at this time. You may change the State of a Contest Album, if desired, via the Contest Management List.
4. Access a photo's Detail page by clicking on the Thumbnail, Scroll or Hybrid View image.
5. Then Click on the Delete (RED trashcan) button.
6. You will be asked why you are deleting. Please indicate why.
Either Routine Delete or to Report Abuse.
Just a Routine Delete: Select this if delete is nothing important because you are just cleaning up your Gallery!
or to Report Abuse: Select this if you want to report the photo to the Site Moderator because the photo is inappropriate and does not follow SnapBraggin Content Guidelines.
PLEASE BE AWARE: that when photos are deleted for reason: Report Abuse, this will cause a Demerit to be issued to the photo's owner. When enough demerits are collected, the user will lose access to the SnapBraggin site.
PLEASE GIVE DEMERITS ONLY FOR SERIOUS VIOLATIONS!
7 . Because Deleting a photo is permanent, you will be asked to supply your password.
Type your password (Case Sensitive) into the box.
8. Then click on the Say Goodbye button.
9. or Click on Cancel if you change your mind.
HOW TO USE BULK DELETE per Album
This bulk Delete tool allows you to delete any or all of the photos that are in one specific Album in your Gallery.
You may use this bulk Delete photos tool (to delete your Photos or your Members' photos) while the Album is Open, Closed or Judging state.
WARNING: DELETING IS PERMANENT, and cannot be reversed!
1. Sign In with your Username or Email Address and Password.
2. Navigate to your Hosted Gallery's Album that contains photos that you wish to Delete.
3. Verify that the Album is either Open, Closed or Judging state.
NOTE: If a Contest Album is in Completed or Recorded State you will not be able to use the Bulk Delete Photos tool at this time.
You may change the State of a Contest Album, if desired, via the Contest Management List.
4. When on your Album's Home page, select Delete photos (via the Host Tools button or menu link.)
5. Highlight the photos that you wish to Delete.
Click to highlight each thumbnail.
or Multi-select either by dragging the mouse across the thumbnails or by holding the Control key and clicking on the thumbnails.
or use the Select All or Select None buttons
NOTE: You may hover your cursor over the thumbnails to read the Photo Titles.
6. When you have highlighted the desired photos, Click on the Delete Selected Photos button
7. You will be asked why you are deleting.
Please indicate why: either Routine Delete or to Report Abuse.
NOTE: A Demerit will be given to the owner of any photo that you Delete to "Report abuse." When enough demerits have been given to a SnapBraggin User, that User will be banned from accessing the SnapBraggin website.
PLEASE GIVE DEMERITS ONLY FOR SERIOUS VIOLATIONS!
8 . Because Deleting a photo is permanent, you will be asked to supply your password.
Type your password (Case Sensitive) into the box.
9. Then click on the Say Goodbye button.
10. or Click on Cancel if you change your mind.
HOW TO USE BULK DELETE per Submitter
This bulk Delete tool allows you to delete any or all of the unwanted photos that are owned by one Submitter.
The photos can be scattered around in various Albums in your Hosted Gallery.
A Submitter is the User who uploaded the photos to SnapBraggin.
The Submitter can be:
you (the Host)
a Member of your Hosted Gallery
Member Submitters are listed in the Per Submitter chart as: Is Member? True
or a Former Member of your Hosted Gallery.
Former Member Submitters are listed in the Per Submitter chart as: Is Member? False.
A Former Member is a Submitter who left their photos behind when they Ended their Membership in your Gallery. (Note, that you can opt out of allowing departing Members to leave their photos behind. To opt out, access your Manage This Gallery - Gallery Membership Settings page and set the Allow Abandoned Photos option to NO.)
WARNING: DELETING IS PERMANENT, and cannot be reversed!
1. Sign In using your Username or Email Address and Password.
2. While Visiting your Hosted Gallery's Home page, select Manage This Gallery (via the Host Tools button or menu link)
3. On the Gallery Management page, click the Housekeeping Menu button.
4. Click on Manage Photos Per Submitter
5. Find the Submitter's information in the chart, then click on the applicable Chores button.
6. Click on Delete Photos.
7. Highlight the photos that you wish to Delete.
Click to highlight each photo.
Or Multi-select, either by dragging the mouse across the thumbnails or by holding down the Control key and clicking on the thumbnails.
Or use the Select All or Select None buttons provided.
NOTE: You can hover your cursor over the thumbnails to read the photos' Titles and source Albums.
8. When you have highlighted the desired photos, Click on the Delete Selected Photos button
9. You will be asked why you are deleting.
Please indicate why: either Routine Delete or to Report Abuse.
NOTE: A Demerit will be given to the owner of any photo that you Delete to "Report abuse." When enough demerits have been given to a SnapBraggin User, that User will be banned from accessing the SnapBraggin website.
PLEASE GIVE DEMERITS ONLY FOR SERIOUS VIOLATIONS!
10. Because Deleting a photo is permanent, you will be asked to supply your password.
Type your password (Case Sensitive) into the box.
11. Then click on the Say Goodbye button.
12. or Click on Cancel if you change your mind.
