rff…this could be a much nicer place to be...

[bwcolor]

Joe:

I found your forcing a member to change their tag line to be far more disruptive than the tag line. We are moslly adults and I think that this was best ignored. Should someone make personal attacks would be another matter. That said, as members, we can express our displeasure with a person taking a topic off on a negative tangent. There are a few very confrontational members and I ignore their post. On the whole, moderation has been good and transparent. We don't want to devolve into dpreview forums.

 

[Michael Markey]

This used to be a friendly place for enthusiasts of rangefinder and other direct view users to hang out, but it's morphed into a more general photography site with a lot less focus.

When we were mainly discussing Rangefinders there was a common bond between members and less cause for disagreement.

As you say ,now that its morphed into a general photography site it seems to have brought with it a greater divergence of opinion .

 

[KM-25]

There are a few very confrontational members and I ignore their post.

I become that guy and what has really worked to prevent it is to limit my time here, because great photos rarely happen while you are on forums posturing. The other thing is to ignore the gear posturing by those who have zip for talent and for me especially, the threads that end up bashing pros.

Forums are tough, you can't be candid like you can in person and the fact that you even can be moderated makes it one of the toughest means in which to communicate in modern history...it's fairly dysfunctional which is why I try to limit my participation.

It's a great resource for information, buying and selling gear, etc. that is what keeps me coming back...

 

[Darthfeeble]

Always remember and don't ever forget.... Trolls feed on attention, withhold that and they wither.

 

[Michael Markey]

Agreed. I noticed that Chris Crawford hasn't been here in a while. That's a shame. I learned a ton from him. But I could see him slowly getting more and more annoyed with the gear debates. He is a working photographer, as are many others here, and to him a good photograph is more important than the color of a re-skinned Barnack or whatever.

When the good contributors leave, this place suffers immensely.

Yes ... agreed Chris leaving was a big loss to the forum.

 

[35photo]

Not to mention the people who take great delight in dropping into a digital based thread to point out how much better film is! 😛

Yeah, pretty bad, its like hey that's all you got? Give me something intelligent or don't say anything at all..

 

[Livesteamer]

A good reminder to us all. Thanks to the moderators and all the members who help make this a great site. Joe

 

[dcsang]

This place would be so much nicer if we just had mods that were nice.. I wonder which mod is considered the best mod? 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀

Cheers,
Dave

 

[anjoca76]

OK, enough small talk. Time to go troll some threads and start a black vs. chrome poll...

 

[back alley]

This place would be so much nicer if we just had mods that were nice.. I wonder which mod is considered the best mod? 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀

Cheers,
Dave

i'm as nice as i can be…but i have the potential to be so much nastier…some days it's not easy.

 

[Sparrow]

This place would be so much nicer if we just had mods that were nice.. I wonder which mod is considered the best mod? 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀

Cheers,
Dave

A wonderful mod is back alley
I know cause I'm keeping a tally
keeps us in place
often with grace
and unlike some others quite pally​

😀

 

[back alley]

ha! where's the like button?

 

[burancap]

Polls, trolls, and @holes...

Sorry if I ever fell into the latter two with anyone. It was either a topic *I think I feel* passionate about, or I was just drunk.

P.S. I miss Mr. Crawford too.

 

[Bille]

P.S. I miss Mr. Crawford too.

Still a regular member here or not?
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/member.php?u=12052

 

[back alley]

chris is still a member here…nothing has changed.

 

[Johnhw]

Thanks to joe and all mods for the work. I don't post much but read often. And someone pm Chris and get him to give us an update.

Keep shooting!!

 

[hendriphile]

It's an Internet thing really. You want to see it *real* bad?!? Go to any prolific amateur astronomy forum and talk either about telescope mirrors or worse, eyepieces. I can't believe the gear snobs who look down their noses if you don't own a $5,000 Zambuto mirror and pair it with a case of Televue eyepieces...and yet they use this stuff in a light polluted backyard in New Jersey, lol!

It's far worse other places and besides, just do like I do and if it gets to you, bail for a few months and get back to making great pictures...

...then you're probably familiar with the Questar user who is so often told, "It's junk! You can get better image quality for 1/3 the cost!"

 

[hendriphile]

Love the site. I'm computer semi-literate but was always able to upload images... but during the past year there's been a sea change, and despite consulting the usual on-site help sources I can do nothing except post a link to my photobucket page. Any way to make the process simpler?

 

[burancap]

chris is still a member here…nothing has changed.

Oh my. That is great news! Thanks!