Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dear Peter and others Yes, I am planning to other places. Tina made some great suggestion. There is a singular fact that I know that those moderators do not know though. I am hoping that it will pan out. On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 7:06 PM, Peter Klein <boulanger.croissant at gmail.com> wrote: > 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! > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- "Some People Drive, We Are Driven" // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> richardmanphoto on Facebook and Instagram <https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto>