E.L.. Shapiro wrote:
Unless I am reading him wrongly, I think Bill is referring to the demeanor of the old posts not necessarily the content. In some cases, the gear and technology have changed but topics about aesthetics, basic theory, lighting, composition, and much more are still valid.
Frankly, as a long-time member, I am cutting down on my participation because of the protracted arguments that are ongoing.
Courticy, kindness, agreeing to disagree, clean debates, and comradery never goes out of style.
Seems folks here and everywhere are normalizing bad behavior.
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Ed, that's what I understood Bill to mean, too.
And. . . I agree with your comment regarding "normalizing bad behavior". I, also, find myself spending less and less time on The Hog. That's primarily due to two reasons: 1) time constraints; 2) the increasingly argumentative, condescending tone of the responses of some of the members. Over the last year or so, I find myself spending more time on Steve Perry's site as well as some of the Nikon-centric sites.
For the most part, I've learned an enormous amount - photographically speaking, as well as having made some solid friends here, and for that I will be eternally grateful.