In the 1980s, the German Mag "Color-Foto" Ranked ~ fifteen 50mms. #1 Shocked the Photographic Community

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Grammar corrector? Why would you ban that? But AI is also a summarizer; again, why would you ban that? I used AI as a summerizer here. As far as accuracy? Up to the reader to decide. It is unreasonable to believe that one can link to an archive of a 40+ year old consumer gernam photo mag. However, there is such a thing as corraborated anecdotal evidence. "Evidence" being the key word here. Why would unrelated individuals recall that some rather obscure 50mm lens placed first in bench tests in a geerman photo mag? It is remembered precisely because the result was unexpected. I could see banning AI slop spam. Sure. But here, I used AI as part of a post to summarize many links of internet content about this item. I say that is -- or should be, inbounds.

I don't recall suggesting banning grammar correction, where are you getting that from?

As far as summarization, you must not have read the short answer, this is why we don't want or need AI summarization:

There is no solid, verifiable primary-source evidence (digitized or cited in reputable publications) confirming that specific Color-Foto test or its exact ranking. What you’re seeing is a persistent secondary claim that circulates in forums and enthusiast spaces—but it’s not well documented.

This looks like a classic case of a real test being partially remembered and then mythologized.

What is not confirmed:

• That it placed #1 overall
• That it “shocked the photographic community” (a typical AI exaggeration)
• That it definitively beat lenses like the Leica Summicron in that specific ranking

A few tells that the story has been embellished:

• Dramatic phrasing (“shocked the photographic community”) → typical of modern retellings, not technical journalism
• Lack of exact competitors list
• No methodology description (Color Foto tests were usually very detailed)
• Repetition across forums without independent sourcing

If you want to assume that this test actually exists based on AI that's your prerogative, but the forum doesn't exist for this purpose.

The forum is for human interaction, not propagation of unverifiable information which will only extend usage by LLMs to further mythologize...