If you guys want to discuss the pictures that oakland posted in this thread, than this is the thread to have that discussion.
If you'd like to discuss the posting of pictures in general, and how it impacts the site, the thread provided for that purpose is linked a few posts above.
what happened to the public flogging / critique rule
If you're referring back to what I posted a while back...
digger242j said:
On one forum I am a member of, they have a specific thread for "suspensions and bannings", and the Mods and Admin will post the details of why somebody was banned or suspended. Speaking only for myself, I think that practice adds insult to the discipline. Even if somebody does something to get banned or suspended, that's between them and the staff, and there's no point in turning it into a public flogging.
...then you'll note that I was speaking of suspension or banning. This doesn't even remotely resemble that sort of disciplinary action, or really,
any sort of disciplinary action.
As for criticism, it comes in a variety of shapes and sizes. Sometimes the entire assembly can learn something from the criticism given to one individual. Sometimes not. I won't speak for Steve on the matter, but I'd bet that he did not expect oakland to take his criticism so much to heart, and that he did not expect that so many of the adult members of the forum would immediately discount any possibility that it was intended as
constructive criticism. Personally, I didn't think it was that big a deal, but then, I've been exposed to some pretty harsh critics in my life, so your mileage may vary.
As I said above, if you want to discuss the topic of this thread, the equipment at the new theater site, feel free.
Any discussion of forum policy should take place elsewhere.