LaC said:
Posting both images in the pair was right. Considering that other people might want both was right. Pointing out in the forum that only one had been accepted was also ok. You were doing great that far.
Then why did you suddenly change your mind and delete one of the pictures? By deleting your submissions before they expire, you're denying other mods the chance to see them and decide whether they should be approved. You're also denying other people the possibility of uploading them, since from now on that picture will be blocked by the duplicate-rejection system.
Thank you for your input but a few factors went into changing my mind.
Earlier in this thread, it was stated that there isn't an influx of images waiting to be approved; if something doesn't get approved, it's because the mods didn't give a shit about it. It was also stated that there an _ample_ amount of mods and that what they want uploaded is what makes the cut. Not to mention their collective[?] distaste for semen, which I personally agree with but can look beyond in the case of the image in question.
Well now; ample pairs of eyes? Check. More than enough time [nearly 72 hours' worth; down to the wire]? Check. Mod-pleasing status? Unconfirmed, but looking grim. Also, and this may be presumptuous but, until 4 hours ago, this thread remained stagnant while others in the forum were bumped by moderators and admins themselves since the time of my previous post. From all that, I gathered this little old life-goes-on issue of mine was being passed over.
Heh, no sweat. This was a 'Good Samaritan'-type upload anyway; the one I preferred already made the cut so if the black suits ain't feelin' this one, screw it. Far be it from _me_ to have dominion over what gets auto-approved, much less suggest my that my inferior upload be accepted, right? So I saved the ugly, steadily-drowning kitten from its watery grave. Well, more like I put it out of its misery but let's not dwell on that. Point is, yes, I deleted it for the sake of my Posts/Deleted Posts ratio along with the reasons stated above. Apparently nothing of value was lost.
Meanwhile, alot of Nothing-Of-Value is gained; WTF-inducing pictures hop-scotch over this weeding process, with their /facepalm-inducing quality and and their _whopping_ THREE unthought-out tags [one of which is "tagme"; lazy cocks], making them vague and indistinguishable from all the other vague and indistinguishable submissions forever lost in the sea of vague, indistinguishable-ness. Pissed into an ocean of piss. Until some lurker with OCD like me clicks on it and just _can't_ leave it be until its possible dupe/parent/child is found, handled accordingly, and its tags reflect every minute detail visually presented by the artist/author. All because someone who invited someone invited someone who invited someone. And he invited 2 more.
So if you were correct about the deleted submission being 'gone forever', which sounds strange to me, I'm guessing Danbooru will be that much better off without it.