i love political debate and even though i don't live in the states anymore i follow the political scene closely.
my fear for this site is what has happened to other sites that i used to enjoy going to. people getting down right nasty with each other, trying to change each other's mind/opinion about who/what is right!
i stopped going to these sites and some i just drop in on occasionally but it's not the same.
there are sites that pertain to politics and i think the debates are best kept there.
we are here for our love/enjoyment of rangefinder cameras and i would really like to keep it that way.
While the site was down visited another forum that I quit and removed all of my stuff from. They were up to the same old crap and I certainly was convinced that sites such as this are best left apolitical. Enough people thrive on annoying others from the safety of their keyboard and hide behind the anonymity of the Internet.
A well moderated and focussed forum seems to be the best answer to maintaining an enjoyable site and friendly place.
Apolitical is nice. Unfortunately street photography can be considered photojournalism where photos of demonstrations are concerned and by their very nature are political and cause strong emotions to surface. The issue of what can and can't be photographed is another that is closely related and brings on heated debates. It is a tough act to balance to stay between a sterile enviroment and a vicious one. Looks to me like it has been done here without becoming too sterile or too vicious. I really hope this balance remains as I am enjoying it here.
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