I know your point - but I don't recall any annoucement of your appointment to the position of The Forum Etiquette Policeman - you picked the wrong thread to make your comment. Don clearly did not mind. And I was very clear when I said that I took the liberty to illustrate what I was suggesting - not that I thought my edit was better - and using it as a means of lending a little clarity to my explanation. It's my style. If someone is uncomfortable with it they are encouraged to let me know - I will not be offended. In this case, Don was more than ok with it, and the other edits that others made as well.

Trust me, I will never never ever take one of your pictures, edit it "re-post it, and say "here is a version of your photo that I like better" - I wouldn't waste my time. You really should try being constructive instead of playing the policeman. We are a visual people, and we tend to respond best to visual illustration than verbal explanation. BTW, there is no forum rule that addresses editing other people's work for editorial/educational purposes. So you are seriously off topic here, and doubling down is not going help you to make your point.

Here is the forum rule. Many here break it to the point it is becoming accepted practice and that has been bothering me probably because it has happened to me a few times and I didn't always say something,. Many are considerate enough to ask first. What if the OP didn't want it? We didn't know or ask him ahead of time. It was just lucky he said he didn't mind after the fact, but at the time had no way of knowing what his wishes were:

Please do not edit and re-upload other people's pictures without their explicit permission. In other words, you may not open someone's topic, download an image, edit it (that includes adjusting settings, cropping, adding/removing visual elements, etc.), re-post it, and say "here is a version of your photo that I like better" unless they specifically ask for it.

Here is the forum rule. Many here break it to the point it is becoming accepted practice and that has been bothering me probably because it has happened to me a few times and I didn't always say something,. Many are considerate enough to ask first. What if the OP didn't want it? We didn't know or ask him ahead of time. It was just lucky he said he didn't mind after the fact, but at the time had no way of knowing what his wishes were:

Please do not edit and re-upload other people's pictures without their explicit permission. In other words, you may not open someone's topic, download an image, edit it (that includes adjusting settings, cropping, adding/removing visual elements, etc.), re-post it, and say "here is a version of your photo that I like better" unless they specifically ask for it.