I have had enough of the politics on the Coffee Corner and I am hereby giving notice that any further posts on Politics or anything that doesn't fit the forum description (below) will be locked and removed.
This site is and always will be about photography. No personal attacks will be tolerated nor will any inappropriate remarks to any members.
A forum for open discussion of photographic topics of a general nature. Inflammatory & non-photographic topics will be deleted at Moderator's discretion.
Posters must conduct themselves in a civil and adult manner. . That seems simple enough.
We are all fortunate that we enjoy one of the most fun ways to express ourselves - photography. I have run workshops around the world and watched photographers from all over the world come together. They all share a passion. That passion is strong enough to put all feeling regarding discrimination, religion or politics aside. Last year we took off on a South Georgia - Antarctica 3 week workshop the day that Trump was elected. We made it a rule on the boat that we would not say anything about the new President. And, we stuck to that and had the most fabulous trip you could imagine. The only comments we heard were that most of the ship wanted to vote to see if we should stay on the ship for the next four years.
All joking aside. Both Chris and I are very busy with a lot of projects and as we move further into the year that won't slow down but only increase. The whole LuLa team is working really hard to bring good and relevant content to the site. We don't have time to babysit the forum and the kind of things that have happened here over the last few months.
So, anymore political commentary will not only be locked but deleted. Anyone posting anything inflammatory or attacking another person directly will be banned.
There has never been a better time to be a photographer. So many exciting new technologies and possibilities. So many creative things being produced. Let's concentrate on photography. The fun and joy it brings to us. This forum always has been a great place to share knowledge and I would like to see it continue that way and not drift off its main topic.
So, that's it. Let's go take some pictures. Do yourself a favor. Get your coat on, boots, or sandals depending on where you are. Take a walk or a drive and go take a few pictures. Come back get a glass of wine, beer, or a coffee and process those images and I bet you'll have a smile on your face and for at least a short time forget all the political and other crap that distracts us way too often these days.
On Monday I head off to run another Lula Antarctica Workshop. I look forward to this as there is no cell coverage, internet of news for the duration of the trip. Peace, quiet and photography with some great people.
Thank You for being part of the LuLa family.