*** CHANGES in the Coffee Corner ***

[Christopher Sanderson]

....
I've always thought of the LL forum, which is the only forum I have regularly posted in, as like a meeting place in either a pub or my kitchen.  It's a place to exchange views, seek and offer advice etc.  I think the discourse should follow the same sort of etiquette.  Friendly, sometimes probing, but always with good humour.  It's okay to disagree - but say that and move on without banging on over and over the same point.

Alas, 'etiquette', 'Friendly' & 'good humour' became qualities in very short supply.

Neither Kevin nor I have the time or inclination to read all posts in order to properly moderate for the absence of these qualities. The result is the arbitrary and swingeing deletion of whole threads. This will continue for the foreseeable future. Thus while the Coffee Corner may contain non-photographic threads, those that inflame will be deleted.

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

Beautifully expressed, Jim. Thanks for posting that.

(But: It's OK to post photographs of coffee, isn't it?      )

Eric

[degrub]

only if they are Italian espresso pictures ! 

[Christopher Sanderson]

only if they are Italian espresso pictures ! 

and no flaming Sambuca!

[RSL]

It might also be worth mentioning that Michael was considerably more strict on these points than Kevin or Chris have been.

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

It's good to see talk about coffee in the Coffee Corner.
Perhaps we need an Absinthe Corner for those who want to live more dangerously.   

[TomFrerichs]

It's good to see talk about coffee in the Coffee Corner.
Perhaps we need an Absinthe Corner for those who want to live more dangerously.   

With a wormwood and gall subsection for the chronically despondent?

Or a Parisian artist subsection for the artsy Bohemians?



Tom

[Slobodan Blagojevic]

LuLa is starting to remind me of my alma mater (Univ. of Chicago), known to students as:

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

LuLa is starting to remind me of my alma mater (Univ. of Chicago), known to students as:

I hope you are still having fun, Slobodan. If not, maybe you need to put some additives in your coffee.   

Eric

[TomFrerichs]

LuLa is starting to remind me of my alma mater (Univ. of Chicago), known to students as:

Slobodan, I think your post should be moved to the "Wormwood & Gall" section.

Tom

[Ray]

Sounds to me as though the Coffee Corner is now expected to reflect only the completely trivial comments that one often gets from a boring group of so-called 'normal' people;  comments like ,"Ooh! Isn't this coffee delicious", "I like this cream bun. I think I'll order another one of these". "I like your shirt by the way. Where did you buy that?"

All serious discussions on major issues that affect us all and possibly the future of our species, that one might expect from a group of intelligent people sitting down for coffee, is now banned, it seems.

[Slobodan Blagojevic]

When you close one venue for people to vent, the pent-up emotions explode in unexpected places. Latest example: one fine gentleman went ballistic on another fine gentleman over... get this... color theory charts  (the medium format forum). I felt like I was reading a CNN article on the 45th.

[Otto Phocus]

Perhaps we need an Absinthe Corner for those who want to live more dangerously.   

I understand that absinthe makes the heart grow fonder.

[KLaban]

Sounds to me as though the Coffee Corner is now expected to reflect only the completely trivial comments...

Can't help thinking the mods would have done better banning +1, nice, wow and the like.

[Alan Goldhammer]

LuLa is starting to remind me of my alma mater (Univ. of Chicago), known to students as:

My alma mater, University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) is more commonly known as U Can Study Buzzed.  Alas, I don't think anyone made nifty T-Shirts up.

[Alan Goldhammer]

Sounds to me as though the Coffee Corner is now expected to reflect only the completely trivial comments that one often gets from a boring group of so-called 'normal' people;  comments like ,"Ooh! Isn't this coffee delicious", "I like this cream bun. I think I'll order another one of these". "I like your shirt by the way. Where did you buy that?"

All serious discussions on major issues that affect us all and possibly the future of our species, that one might expect from a group of intelligent people sitting down for coffee, is now banned, it seems.

Can we start a 'new' climate change thread that only focuses on research that is being published?  What if you and I write a preface to the thread stating something like that and that any deviation will result in the thread going away?  there is a new report from some of your countrymen (University of Melbourne) predicts a 1.3m rise in sea levels unless coal burning power plants are phased out. 

[Rob C]

Can't help thinking the mods would have done better banning +1, nice, wow and the like.

Me 2; +1

Rob

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

Can't help thinking the mods would have done better banning +1, nice, wow and the like.

Wow!
+1.
Nice!
...
the like.

[Rob C]

I do think, though, that politics and religion are not really suitable subjects for this website. I say this, because despite being fringe matters (regarding LuLa), they also stir up deeply felt emotions, and these can easily spread across into the photographic part of the conversation, creating unspoken, subliminal attitides that really can't do other than colour everything else where opinions are shared. Maybe not such a good idea.

Life has to have a wider gamut that those two terrors!

Rob

[Ray]

I say this, because despite being fringe matters (regarding LuLa), they also stir up deeply felt emotions.......

Rob,
Stirring up deeply felt emotions is good, in my opinion. To progress, whether in Photography or any other discipline, we need to examine and contemplate on our deeply felt emotions, in order to avoid errors and to gain insight.