Perhaps it all depends on how folks use what LuLa offers.
1. I have enjoyed and benefited from the main articles (well most of them) for many years and in the days when MR was the boss, like many others I bought various 'products' to assist me getting into digital, the LR tutorials for example. I only clicked into the Forum much later.
2. Of course, once in, the Forum provides much interesting reading! I like the Coffee corner for its everything goes possibilities, I like the User Critiques, But Is it Art and Discussing Photographic Styles. I look at the pictures posted in other areas too. But I've only posted a couple of times - see later.
3. Of all the contributors I have found RobC's contributions always worth reading and worth thinking on. Here is someone with a wealth of experience in photographic practice, well read, and who it seems to me can offer rounded and grounded views that I hope he won't mind me saying, show the sort of wisdom that age can accumulate. And I always follow up his music links, great stuff!
4.There have been a few comments recently deprecating contributions from "old men". No doubt the authors of these comments could explain themselves (possibly even explain without rudeness...) For myself, falling into said category, I often think society might think a bit more kindly and with more consideration, some of the older generation may just have useful ideas to offer.
5. The current spat between a few on the Forum about the Changing Landscape seems very tedious to me. Change is inevitable everywhere and in any business changes at the top are probably best left unexplained to the punters, it is inevitably a take it or leave it situation anyway. I'm OK with the change, I like Josh's article on Michael LeBlanc. Refreshing, different, interesting.
6.Lastly, infrequency of posting should not be interpreted as indicating a lack of enthusiasm for photography, or a lack of photographic experience it might just to do with prioritizing what to do with whatever time one has left.
