What's the etiquette rule?

[RosieC]

I've been playing with that too since seeing this. Really cool option.

[silken]

Originally Posted by RosieC

I've been playing with that too since seeing this. Really cool option.

Me too. I found one of mine being used by someone in Russia. It appears to be on a Russian forum so I had it translated. Not much there to know why they are using it but they have left my name and copyright info on it so I don't know if this makes it better or what!

[Rivka]

DH is a photographer, so it has been really annoying to se where his stuff is. i wish he would be better at marking his work.

[RosieC]

Just a note on this reverse search. It doesn't show results from pages that are not searchable.

For example my Flickr account has an option in the flickr settings which stops the images from showing in a search, this also appears to stop them showing in a google search and images I know are on that site don't show in a reverse search.

[smweaver]

The copyright owner for the photograph that Norman's Orchids is currently using to sell their plants of Dendrobium speciosum has informed me that their photograph has also been stolen by Norman's Orchids and they've sent a letter to the company to demand its removal. It may not matter, but I did send a complaint to the Better Business Bureau of Montclair, California (where, according to the orchids.com website, Norman's Orchids is domiciled) to inform them of the company's ongoing copyright infringement activities.

[Rivka]

this makes me so mad about Orchids.com, they screwed me over twice and completely ignored by complaint i bothered to write out the second time (at the time i had chalked the first bad oder up to me being a novice and semantics, the second was clearly bad and put he first into perspective as wrong too)

they were smart and have an amazing URL and i hate to think of how many novice folks are wronged by then each day because of this popular url and hobby.

that they steal pictures to make themselves look good is even more infuriating. It also accounts for why the orchid i bought from them bloomed and looked NOTHING like the picture! the picture they stole was probably mislabeled and the didnt even bother to notice

[DavidCampen]

On a related note, I was doing Agdia Immunostrip virus testing on plants as I worked with them and I tested Blc. Pamela Finney 'Victory' that I purchased June 2011 from Orchids.com - it gives a strong positive for Odontoglossum Ringspot virus. Into the trash it goes. A shame, it is growing well and shows no ill effects from the virus. I have run a dozen or so of the Agdia Immunostrip tests on my plants and this is the 1st positive that I have gotten.

[DavidCampen]

Darn, I just tested 4 more plants that I purchased from Orchids.com and two of them test positive for virus.

A Phalaenopsis schillerianna var. purpurea 'Ma #2' tests positive for Cymbidium Mosaic Virus. I bought this plant at the same time I bought the Blc. Pamela Finney that tests positive for ORSV. Between these 2 plants that is $100 down the drain.

A Phalaenopsis violacea var. sumatrana purchased from Orchids.com also tests positive for ORSV.

I have a Phalaenopsis luddemanniana and Cattleya skinneri from Orchids.com that test negative for those viruses.

Time to order more Agdia test strips.

[escualida]

David that's terrible I'm so sorry... I've bought a few plants from them and would love to be able to test them. Where do you buy the strips and is there a specific type for orchids?

[DavidCampen]

Here is the order page for the Agdia test strips:
https://orders.agdia.com/InventoryD....K+13300&loc=IN
5 tests for $32.50 or 25 tests for $120. I buy the 25 test pack. The curious thing when I ordered more last night was that I could not find this test kit listed in their products page:
https://orders.agdia.com/inventory.asp?CatId={DCCEF7A8-0167-4EBB-AA0E-A9218FCFCCF2}
I had to use Google to find the order page for this test kit. So I will find out Monday if it is actually still available.

Another test option people use is Critter Creek Laboratory:
2007 Price List

Edit:
The Agdia Immunostrips are backordered for about 5 weeks. Also, the part number is now 13301.