Mr. Al this is certainly very thought provoking...Like Brian I would do ok with the first qualifaction, however I did not take photos in the past of trees or techniques...I am trying to keep a photo record of much work I am doing now, but would still need a few years to meet some of the requirements...I do agree with your thoughts about one posting photos of techniques they are using, particularly if somewhat different than traditionally accepted...Even though I could not post, it would be exciting and educational to read such a forum...
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Originally Posted by Treebeard
I wonder if people have maybe become a little wary of participating for fear of getting into a long-winded argument about something and nothing.
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Nice comment Mr. Chris, the important word being
'argument'...This forum has not always been about defending ones opinion page after page after page, but it certainly seems to have become just that...There was a time when one stated their opinion, advice, or experience, and if another member did not agree they would state their own opinion, advice, or experience, and it would be left to the reader to determine from the posts whether or not they agreed or disagreed with either poster...Now it seems most threads end up several pages long with nothing but bickering back and forth, usually about nothing but arguing over things that do not have anything to do with bonsai or horticulture, but instead are about ego's and I am right you are wrong...
Some of the members seem to almost have a 'vulture' attitude...If one member posts a response or starts a thread you can be assured within a matter of a few hours it will be followed by another post stating why they are wrong or questioning the original poster's qualifications and sources [funny how these secondary posts can always be predicted as to which member will be making them...actually NOT funny]...
Mr. Al's imiginary forum does sound a bit elitist, but I think these sort of 'pissing' contests would not exist in that type of forum...Members would be judged more by their work instead of how much 'BS' they could sling at the walls...
Regards
Behr
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