Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/08/25

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Subject: [Leica] Words and Images that got me banned on LFPF
From: boulanger.croissant at gmail.com (Peter Klein)
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2016 19:06:42 -0700
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Richard:  I guess you can post photographs of rocks and ferns.  Just don't
mention that the ferns are endangered or that the rock is shale oil...   :-)

I saw your post, and the thread reacting to the moderators' decisions.  I
don't think the moderators are themselves bigots. They just "don't want no
trouble" in "their" sandbox. In their minds, all red-flag issues are
equally troublesome, and anyone who creates controversy is a problem.  Like
the "no excuses" teacher, they punish the kid who was bullied, while the
real bully gets off with a reprimand. And then, when
their authority and/or fairness is questioned, *that* becomes the real
issue for them. It ain't fair, but it's how some people operate.

Wise moderators make use of cooling-off periods rather than than banning
people. That doesn't seem to be the case there.

My advice:  Go elsewhere.  Your interest seems to be part artistic, part
documentary and part consciousness-raising. The latter two don't seem to
fit that forum. Their loss. There are more congenial places.

--Peter

On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 6:15 PM, George Lottermoser <
george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote:

> Sounds like you've got a good start for the "Open Minded Large Format
> Photography" Group.
>
> a note off the iPad, George
>
> On Aug 25, 2016, at 7:57 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Ha ha, no less than six people have been banned now in questioning the
> > moderators!
>
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