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this has been going on for a while and i'm thinking now is as good a time as any to talk about it...
maybe it's time we all look in the mirror.
there seems to be a fair bit of thread hijacking going on.
start a thread about beer and optics get pushed down our throat.
start a thread about the philosophy of street shooting and some fool wants to talk about camera bags.
and then there are the threads that people love to hate, wrist straps, what colour should my re-skin be, how many 50's should i have, how do i spell opening and will that camera back stay closed with that cheap piece of plastic as a latch!!?
and lately, we have fallen into the ever stagnant debate, my camera is bigger/better/smaller, more german, japanese than your tiny little...
we have nurtured quite a few editorial writers here also.
those who feel it is their moral obligation to tell me how stupid i am for caring about cameras, bags, straps, film, lenses, import or domestic!!
well folks, maybe it's time to look in the mirror.
maybe try to quick start that tiny shred of insight you might have left and realize that maybe, just maybe, someone out there/here is fed up with you too!!
fed up with with your moralizing, fed up with the rudeness, the pomposity, the arrogance etc.!
like momma used to say, 'if ya gots nothin' good to say, keep it shut boy!"
i would like to return to the gentler days but that may not happen.
what will be happening is that i'm going to start editing/deleting posts.
and please don't start on the freedom of speech thing cause we ain't got no constitution or bill of rights here.
just 3 mods and owner.
btw, this is directed at no one in particular, so for those morally superior types out there all ready to condemn someone, well, this just might be about you too!
joe
maybe it's time we all look in the mirror.
there seems to be a fair bit of thread hijacking going on.
start a thread about beer and optics get pushed down our throat.
start a thread about the philosophy of street shooting and some fool wants to talk about camera bags.
and then there are the threads that people love to hate, wrist straps, what colour should my re-skin be, how many 50's should i have, how do i spell opening and will that camera back stay closed with that cheap piece of plastic as a latch!!?
and lately, we have fallen into the ever stagnant debate, my camera is bigger/better/smaller, more german, japanese than your tiny little...
we have nurtured quite a few editorial writers here also.
those who feel it is their moral obligation to tell me how stupid i am for caring about cameras, bags, straps, film, lenses, import or domestic!!
well folks, maybe it's time to look in the mirror.
maybe try to quick start that tiny shred of insight you might have left and realize that maybe, just maybe, someone out there/here is fed up with you too!!
fed up with with your moralizing, fed up with the rudeness, the pomposity, the arrogance etc.!
like momma used to say, 'if ya gots nothin' good to say, keep it shut boy!"
i would like to return to the gentler days but that may not happen.
what will be happening is that i'm going to start editing/deleting posts.
and please don't start on the freedom of speech thing cause we ain't got no constitution or bill of rights here.
just 3 mods and owner.
btw, this is directed at no one in particular, so for those morally superior types out there all ready to condemn someone, well, this just might be about you too!
joe
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in the 'something different' section, they are most welcome.
nice to 'see' you again.
joe
nice to 'see' you again.
joe
Grober
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The site is too confusing and difficult for newbies to figure out and quickly navigate.
Is there a tutorial somewhere?
Is there a tutorial somewhere?
erikhaugsby
killer of threads
Grober said:
No offense, but is this a hijacking-in-progress of a thread about inappropriate hijacking?
If you want something (to learn, to talk about, to be enlightened about), post a new thread in the General Discussion thread.
JimG
dogzen
"there seems to be a fair bit of thread hijacking going on."
I would like to plead guilty by reason of insanity. JImG
I would like to plead guilty by reason of insanity. JImG
ClaremontPhoto
Jon Claremont
I agree with the original post.
Go Joe Back Alley.
Go Joe Back Alley.
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that's funny bill!
but now i see that you are getting my point, self management!
joe
but now i see that you are getting my point, self management!
joe
bmattock
Veteran
back alley said:
I thought I could throw myself out - I don't need no help!
Best Regards,
Judy Finkle
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makes my job easier!
nomade
Hobbyist
Talking about looking in the mirror here's a nice story, it was an email i got this morning
A man feared his wife was not hearing as well as she used to and he thought she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called the family Doctor to discuss the problem. The Doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
Here's what you do," said the Doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her, and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response.
"That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens." then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?" No response. So the husband moves to closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?" Still no response. Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife and asks, Honey, what's for dinner?" Again he gets no response so; He walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's for dinner?" Again there is no response. So he walks right up behind her "Honey, what's for dinner ?" ;»James, for the FIFTH time I've said, CHICKEN !»
Moral of the story:The problem may not be with the other one as we always think, could be very much within us..!
Let's start our day by looking at the person in the mirror
A man feared his wife was not hearing as well as she used to and he thought she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called the family Doctor to discuss the problem. The Doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
Here's what you do," said the Doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her, and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response.
"That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens." then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?" No response. So the husband moves to closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?" Still no response. Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife and asks, Honey, what's for dinner?" Again he gets no response so; He walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's for dinner?" Again there is no response. So he walks right up behind her "Honey, what's for dinner ?" ;»James, for the FIFTH time I've said, CHICKEN !»
Moral of the story:The problem may not be with the other one as we always think, could be very much within us..!
Let's start our day by looking at the person in the mirror
BrianShaw
Well-known
Ya..........
Fred
Feline Great
Joe,
I very nearly left the forum sometime ago for resons not altogether that different. after a small 'chat' with yourself I stayed, and am very pleased I did. I stopped biteing at posts that were designed to create friction within the community and chose to treat such threads as noise. I appreciate that your position as moderator is to try and keep the toys well and truely in the pram so to speak and therefore do not have the luxury of the rest (-2) of us of just ignoring stuff. All I say is, well just carry on doing exactly what you've been doing for the last year (that I've been here). It works very well, thats why the others and I drop in. It's a difficult task Joe but one that you are very good at.
Feel free to delete this post, I will not take offence
I very nearly left the forum sometime ago for resons not altogether that different. after a small 'chat' with yourself I stayed, and am very pleased I did. I stopped biteing at posts that were designed to create friction within the community and chose to treat such threads as noise. I appreciate that your position as moderator is to try and keep the toys well and truely in the pram so to speak and therefore do not have the luxury of the rest (-2) of us of just ignoring stuff. All I say is, well just carry on doing exactly what you've been doing for the last year (that I've been here). It works very well, thats why the others and I drop in. It's a difficult task Joe but one that you are very good at.
Feel free to delete this post, I will not take offence
Trius
Waiting on Maitani
joe you're one of the best mods i've ever seen, so if you see the need to nip & tuck, please do so
i learn a lot from you including how to refrain from using capital letters even when i know better
trius, aka niagara wineo
i learn a lot from you including how to refrain from using capital letters even when i know better
trius, aka niagara wineo
BrianShaw
Well-known
I Like Capitals... And Ellipses; But My Favorites Are Semi-Colons And Exclamation Points!
jan normandale
Film is the other way
......okay I'm in.
Trius
Waiting on Maitani
greyhoundman said:I avoid mirrors.
You dog, you.
greyhoundman said:Nothing to see. I don't cast a reflection.
Ah, a vampire, but let us all keep in mind that this is a simple request Joe is making. It has nothing to do with anything other than the posts that are made and showing respect for each other.
BrianShaw
Well-known
I had garlic bread with my spagetti dinner. Mea Culpa!
Respectfully submitted ,
Respectfully submitted
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Todd.Hanz
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back alley said:
too bad, I miss the gentler days
Todd
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Todd.Hanz said:too bad, I miss the gentler days
Todd
me too...
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