astrosecret
Recovering rollei snob
Interesting description, I don’t recognize this at all. But have to admit am not following these genres much, RFF being only place, and even here its mainly gear related discussions
yeah... most of this conversation is going above my head... have a job in the industry and don't really have to engage online with people who should otherwise be on twitter/mental institution. i never noticed anything other than talk about gear / function here but i don't spend all day online. i think some people need to get out and shoot. Unfortunately the majority of the internet, including websites i've loved and frequented for their on-topic content since i was a kid getting into film, seem to have become indistinguishable from the comments sections of various news sites. sad really, the way ego and opinion has taken over. But I guess not surprising as it is a simulacrum of the type of pettiness that is performed publicly in the political and entertainment world. we crave op eds and cultural commentary now that most of our basic needs have been taken care of by rapid liberalization of first world economies.
giganova
Well-known
Good luck in your future adventures, Helen!
jawarden
Well-known
Best of luck, Helen. Do keep photographing and find someplace to share your ideas and images.
I appreciate Helen, Huss and Ko.Fe, and hope to see them around, if not here then elsewhere.
I appreciate Helen, Huss and Ko.Fe, and hope to see them around, if not here then elsewhere.
Ciao Misunderstanding
Ciao Misunderstanding
for those who missed it, in this long thread
Helen's outrage about Frank being allowed to sell again in the classified was her own misunderstanding.
He was not allowed to place ads or use this site again. Neither was Frank unbanned, nor allowed to re register.
In fact the classifieds which upset Helen so much were placed by Frank using another ID -- BART BART with SAME Avatar and pics as he was banned under, BLACK BART. Those ads have since been deleted, and BART BART banned. Both IDs looked almost alike, and could easily be mistken for each other.
Thinking that I had allowed BLACK BART back, without even checking with me or taking a look at the memberships (which she could have as a mod), Helen started this Ciao thread.
Helen also knew Huss and KoFe were banned temporarily. Yet she writes as though their bans were permanent -- knowing they were not.
Helen writes about Ned being rude in the past, but Ned never did anything ilke this CIAO post in an effort to upset the membership.
Apparently Helen might be a tad stressed, like most everyone else in these difficult pandemic times. I wish her well.
Stephen
Ciao Misunderstanding
for those who missed it, in this long thread
Helen's outrage about Frank being allowed to sell again in the classified was her own misunderstanding.
He was not allowed to place ads or use this site again. Neither was Frank unbanned, nor allowed to re register.
In fact the classifieds which upset Helen so much were placed by Frank using another ID -- BART BART with SAME Avatar and pics as he was banned under, BLACK BART. Those ads have since been deleted, and BART BART banned. Both IDs looked almost alike, and could easily be mistken for each other.
Thinking that I had allowed BLACK BART back, without even checking with me or taking a look at the memberships (which she could have as a mod), Helen started this Ciao thread.
Helen also knew Huss and KoFe were banned temporarily. Yet she writes as though their bans were permanent -- knowing they were not.
Helen writes about Ned being rude in the past, but Ned never did anything ilke this CIAO post in an effort to upset the membership.
Apparently Helen might be a tad stressed, like most everyone else in these difficult pandemic times. I wish her well.
Stephen
JeffS7444
Well-known
Two words to summarize why I don't want to do that: Data Aggregation.
By itself, the content of what I post to RFF is of no great consequence, but RFF isn't an isolated island: if combined with unrelated activities such as search engine history, online purchases, activities on other sites, I expect that a moderately good aggregator could amass and infer a far more detailed picture of myself than I'd knowingly share, and I'd have no control over how the data was used. Would you knowingly tell the world that you owned some expensive toys, tell them your physical location to within a few meters, share your biometric data, and when you were not going to be home?
Jamie Pillers
Skeptic
That's a problem that needs to be dealt with as well. Congress is beginning to pay attention to this internet behavior. Hopefully privacy will win the day. Today, as users, we keep winding ourselves in knots to protect ourselves on the web. I think you can see that this is an unwinnable situation unless we stand up and do something about it. Write your congressman!
JeffS7444
Well-known
I don't think you can throw out that bath-water without also tossing out the Facebook/Google/Twitter/Instagram/Spotify/etc/ baby too! Nor can you readily retrieve what's already out there.
On a tangentially-related note, at my previous IT job, we had a meeting with a firm that wanted to sell us a pricey network security product: They were using Apple notebooks and iOS devices exclusively, and when I inquired whether they used "smart" devices like Alexa-enabled speakers in their own homes, they looked aghast at the thought!
Phil_F_NM
Camera hacker
"A little compassion and empathy would go a long way here."
Helen's husband passed away a year ago and this must be a very stressful anniversary, especially since we are all physically and socially isolated. I only hope she remains safe and reaches out to someone when she needs.
Phil Forrest
Helen's husband passed away a year ago and this must be a very stressful anniversary, especially since we are all physically and socially isolated. I only hope she remains safe and reaches out to someone when she needs.
Phil Forrest
I agree that is very confusing. Misunderstandings are very common and cause a lot of stress unfortunately.
I was under the impression Bart Bart was banned from the Nazi related comments in this post: https://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=171656
That post was just a month after George Floyd and BLM strengthening. I remember feeling quite upset Bart Bart was around.
helen.HH
To Light & Love ...
Dear Stephen / Head Bartender
My post number 60
Clearly states Ko. Fe and Huss are banned for a month
You chose not to show that in your post above...
Please include all facts while you Shane me
Also I sent you a Email re: Ned
and you never had the courtesy to respond Back.
You only respond when it meets with your agenda
That’s cool , it is your site
But I do not have to stay.,,
Yes, You are correct re: BartBart’s re: ads in the Classified
I should have questioned You , Is this member banned... Hiwcone they have two ads in Classifieds ?
I was not trying To ‘disrupt’ the community
Saying goodbye To twelve years here working as a Mod, to lots of Friends online , people I have met thru their travels to NYC,
My work as a mod here and my disappointment in You
You prefer to see me as stressed a dramatic ... Perfect ~
Thank You
Best~ H
My post number 60
Clearly states Ko. Fe and Huss are banned for a month
You chose not to show that in your post above...
Please include all facts while you Shane me
Also I sent you a Email re: Ned
and you never had the courtesy to respond Back.
You only respond when it meets with your agenda
That’s cool , it is your site
But I do not have to stay.,,
Yes, You are correct re: BartBart’s re: ads in the Classified
I should have questioned You , Is this member banned... Hiwcone they have two ads in Classifieds ?
I was not trying To ‘disrupt’ the community
Saying goodbye To twelve years here working as a Mod, to lots of Friends online , people I have met thru their travels to NYC,
My work as a mod here and my disappointment in You
You prefer to see me as stressed a dramatic ... Perfect ~
Thank You
Best~ H
Your OP Ciao post suggests permanent banning.
You knew otherwise when you wrote it.
Your email about Ned seemed rhetorical, just an attack on Ned that needed no response.
Good Luck Helen,
Stephen
Larry Cloetta
Veteran
I need to start this post by saying that I don’t have an agenda, or a “point” I am trying to make by asking what I am about to ask.
I never saw the posts in question by Bart Bart, either in the thread mentioned or any other ones. And it isn’t possible at this point to go back and evaluate it myself, as all his posts have been deleted, near as I can tell.
My question is, did this person claim to be a “Nazi”, or admit that he thought he was somehow an actual Nazi, or was this just a label applied to him by others?
I’m just curious, as the answer to that would help me understand some of the discussion here a bit better.
helen.HH
To Light & Love ...
If you Please Stephen
A permanent Ban is fine by me
I guess that’s the most ‘big’ thing you can do
No worries... Ciao
A permanent Ban is fine by me
I guess that’s the most ‘big’ thing you can do
No worries... Ciao
You are absolutely correct - I have not seen Bart Bart refer to himself as a Nazi. Of course posts can be edited, so you have to have faith this is accurate, from post 24:
"Originally Posted by Bart Bart View Post
I don't think Germans should be ashamed of their past. The German working class had plenty of hardships after WW1, another unjust war (aren't they all?) Adding the threat of Communist revolution, absurd usury, and moral decay during Weimar, I don't see why they were wrong?"
His instagram page was very aggressive, I remember the recent post was of him giving a speech while pretending to shoot his gun. I think he was banned from IG too. That with the "germans shouldn't be ashamed of their past" in a nazi image related post lead me to believe there was sympathizing.
What was the exact reason of that person being banned? Not sure.
rhl-oregon
Cameras Guitars Wonders
Stephen:
thanks for your backstory and perspective. It is unsurprising and clarifying.
I wonder whether for purposes of clarification it might warrant reposting as a new thread in this forum.
This one has had a great many views, and is saturated with reactions, opinions, expostulations, testimonials and rationales, rational and adversarial—your explanation has special relevance to this thread’s initiating (igniting?) circumstance, and should not risk getting buried in the 6th page.
thanks for your backstory and perspective. It is unsurprising and clarifying.
I wonder whether for purposes of clarification it might warrant reposting as a new thread in this forum.
This one has had a great many views, and is saturated with reactions, opinions, expostulations, testimonials and rationales, rational and adversarial—your explanation has special relevance to this thread’s initiating (igniting?) circumstance, and should not risk getting buried in the 6th page.
X
xavyr
Guest
ah, dear me.
"And I, for winking at your discords, too
Have lost a brace of kinsmen."
"And I, for winking at your discords, too
Have lost a brace of kinsmen."
ah, no
maybe not today,
maybe not tomorrow,
or even next month
but some day
(ok, so I am a huge Casablanca fan)
I hope you will reconsider your unfounded rage
and be happy to contribute here again
robert blu
quiet photographer
@ Helen:
I understand you have been very disappointed, and you have taken your decisions.
I have no desire to enter the discussion between you and Stephen. I'm not entitled.
And of course I have no right to judge, evaluate your decision. It's your decision and I accept it.
But please consider that leaving RFF you punish all the friends here who like your work, your photos and the way you write.
robert
I understand you have been very disappointed, and you have taken your decisions.
I have no desire to enter the discussion between you and Stephen. I'm not entitled.
And of course I have no right to judge, evaluate your decision. It's your decision and I accept it.
But please consider that leaving RFF you punish all the friends here who like your work, your photos and the way you write.
robert
KM-25
Well-known
As wildfires rage outside, a massive heat dome persists over the Siberian arctic and a global pandemic evolves into a pre-extinction event, I shall retreat to the 61 degree cool of my darkroom.
Anyone have any "Titantic" brand brass polish?
Anyone have any "Titantic" brand brass polish?