I have often wondered, outloud a few times, whether or not these bullies really want a broader particiaption in a forum like this. To some extent this forum has been taken over by proponents of certain practices and they can be quite hostile to those who might take a more casual approach to life and photography. When I challenged the BTZS approach a couple of weeks ago I came away thinking I had taken on a cult. I shared this thought with a couple of friends who listen in but will not participate and they agreed. They will not participate because of the flames that are spit out much too often. These are very knowledgeable people who could provide a lot of info to people on this forum but they don't need/want the aggrivation of the way some people behave here. I have tried to point this out to some but they have ignored such information. It might be worth an experiment to see if these people are banned for awhile if the number of people participating increases.
I think APUG has done well to take a heavier hand in moderating their forum. Any forum is not a street corner and it is quite permissable to 'censor' if that is the word you want to use, posts which do nothing but vent personal animosities from long ago fights. They are over and done, either move on or stop posting. After the fights a couple of weeks ago it was said that name calling would expose the poster to banishment. Lets carry out that promise.
I will be careful in the future and take the attitude I am a guest in someone else's house and looking at them face to face before I say anything.
steve simmons
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