I actually did read the thread late last night. Nice to see you're as insulting as ever! I understand now why the OP was defending his posts and was worried about what people think of him. You really aren't a very nice and welcoming kind of guy are you - unless people agree with you, of course.
I was really only trying to bring a bit of light-heartedness to the conversation but once again you seem to drag it down. I was just trying to interact with the current thread. It IS a current thread isn't it? I don't care if it's been discussed to death or not - some new folk just want to talk about it. I would get over your own self importance if i were you and allow "newbies" to discuss this.
As for me, you've done what you set out to do... i will leave the "experts" with their personal fountains of knowledge to it. Have fun!
I'm sorry if you seem to have taken offence, but this isn;t a light hearted topic, and you adding links about dying in a school doesn't make it any more so, hence why the OP has gone to his Mp and so many people are so passionate about it.
Your "Enjoy!" ending just came across as smug, presumptious and cocky.
If you have read the thread, why do you feel the need to drag back up an old part of it?
And if you actually take on board the conversation, you will see that it has moved on from the " i wanna take pics of my kids, and the school won't let me why not?" to "They won't let you because of this peice of legislation, but there might be a work around" which has actually added information to the OP and so helped him when he sees his MP and talks to the media etc.
The whole point of a debate is to start in one place, move through the relevant arguments and then each person can make there own decision.
Seeing as it was discussed early on that the Data Protection Act does not stop people taking photos of kids in schools, as covered in the daily papers, bringing it up again is taking the discussion round in circles.
I can be very welcoming, and am a nice guy, and beleive that I have helped the OP. And I don't want or pretend to be an expert, I simply have the ability to read discussions (it is not a new subject on TP) and remember them, so can then use this knowledge I have learnt in the future.
This is a current topic, but you can see what we have discussed (you have read it after all) so why drag it back up without making a relevant or new comment to justify why you have done so.
I don't have any sense of self importance, and am more than happy for newbies to discuss anything they like, although I don't see why you being a newbie has anything to do with this.
The posts you made, as others have done in this thread, dropped in a couple of links as though they solved all the problems and that they would resolve everything for the OP. So don't blame me for feeling like I am :bang: as the OP will as whilst supporting his idea, doesn;t actually add anything to the argument, hence why I suggested you read the thread, as you would then understand the psot you made has been done before.
If you had said "I know that the data protection act is nothing that they can hide behind, but this link from it actually states that a school play or sports day can be viewed as a public event, will this help your cause?"
Then I would not have a problem, as we could then debate in particular sports day, which may take place off school premises, actually adding in an interesting part to the debate.
But you didn't.
You wouldn't sit in the pub and join in a conversation half way through, and not expect to be told if part of it had been discussed so why would you not in a forum? And here you have the ability to see exactly what has been discussed.
The thread is about a week old, so it is not an old topic, and you (and anyone else) is more than happy to join in, but if your not going to make a relevant comment, and come across in the manner you did, expect to be told so.