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All you people are so scared of me. Most days I'd take that as a compliment. But it ain't me you gotta worry about now.
Episode 2 has just started for anyone that's interested!
Actually I don't think that was aimed at you Pete, but its not a bad idea thoughAll you people are so scared of me. Most days I'd take that as a compliment. But it ain't me you gotta worry about now.
can't chris just merge it in here - I'm not sure we should let these things breed
BTW would it be wrong of me to move this one to Out Of Focus?
And this is why I stick to Photos of Pleasure hehe.
And this is why I stick to Photos of Pleasure hehe.
I reckon we just reply to him with classic movie dialogue... see how long it takes for him to get tired of it.
Pete that is pure CLASS!
Gordon, you have made quite an impact in your short time with us but I am a tad puzzled. Surely someone as brilliant as yourself would have a website where one can go and see some works of excellence and maybe learn a thing or two?
Andy
I was hoping I would be able to help people here, it is a photography forum after all. I was also hoping to learn a thing or two, I'm not as brilliant as you think and even if I was I'd still be looking to learn. No man is an island, even a brilliant one.
But nothing you or I or anyone says in here is required to be delivered with supporting evidence. That's important. Arguments should stand or fall on their own merits, regardless of who is making them and what that person has or has not achieved.
But this is where I think you are missing the point. Surely to come on here, or anywhere else for that matter, making fairly forthright comments and statements then the only way you can gain any merit is by being better than the folk you are at odds with? The only way anyone can honestly do that is by showing the level of their own work, otherwise how can you expect anyone to respect what you say?
This has been brought up several times in both of Gordon's threads (and crops up from time to time elsewhere on the forum, often when the mob gets going). It is a ridiculous argument to make, as is often pointed out (sometimes by the very same people) in the newbie threads: "how to critique", "I don't feel confident enough to offer critique", etc.
The 'worthiness' of critique, or advice should be based on the validity of the advice itself, not on the ability of the person offering it to take a better photograph. As someone who works with photography often, a graphic designer is well placed to offer critique and advice to photographers. Just as a curator, art professor, or gallerist may be. It doesn't matter one bit if they are capable of even switching a camera on themselves, never mind of bettering the work.
Attempting to shoot someone down because you haven't seen examples of their photography is basically offering up a straw man.
I was also hoping to learn a thing or two, I'm not as brilliant as you think and even if I was I'd still be looking to learn.
The debate is over. Everybody who disagrees with me is wrong.
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But nothing you or I or anyone says in here is required to be delivered with supporting evidence. That's important. Arguments should stand or fall on their own merits, regardless of who is making them and what that person has or has not achieved.
So why not post the image here, let us see it, and then let us see their request to use it? Words will not fool me, partner, I require hard evidence. You can be sure if I say anything like that I will be prepared to prove it rather than expect people to take my word for it, although, granted, you are obviously a God of some sort.
Fully agreed.The 'worthiness' of critique, or advice should be based on the validity of the advice itself, not on the ability of the person offering it to take a better photograph. As someone who works with photography often, a graphic designer is well placed to offer critique and advice to photographers. Just as a curator, art professor, or gallerist may be. It doesn't matter one bit if they are capable of even switching a camera on themselves, never mind of bettering the work.
The 'worthiness' of critique, or advice should be based on the validity of the advice itself, not on the ability of the person offering it to take a better photograph. As someone who works with photography often, a graphic designer is well placed to offer critique and advice to photographers. Just as a curator, art professor, or gallerist may be. It doesn't matter one bit if they are capable of even switching a camera on themselves, never mind of bettering the work.
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Does anyone else feel that some people use this site as a sort of dating website? I shall refrain from naming names but certain people seem hell-bent on distracting me and demanding attention at times. I'm not just talking about women either, a couple of men have more or less thrown themselves at me too. The same names keep cropping up it seems. I can only assume that's their goal because they seem to care very little for the subject-matter. I wouldn't want us to ban flirting and I'm not suggesting we do, but it does sometimes get in the way of progress.
1. No one thought you were brilliant, as you've never posted any work to establish where you are or not.?
Good trolling.
I stupidly took the thread seriously at first but it's now clear it is an exercise in the old art of the wind-up and it has worked a treat.
39 pages (on tapatalk) and counting. That's a trolling whitewash in anyone's book. Gordon, you are a master of the art.
A+. 90%. Points only lost for some flaws in consistency; but you managed to keep the fire stoked regardless.
Indeed.Hope you enjoyed it though.
Indeed.
Would read again.
I though you'd maybe blown it when you said you'd binned the only photos of your nephew's first steps. A very risky play. Pulled it back though.
It is rather a sad indictment that this charade has been allowed to continue past the first few posts let alone over 380 posts.
It is rather a sad indictment that this charade has been allowed to continue past the first few posts let alone over 380 posts.
It is rather a sad indictment that this charade has been allowed to continue past the first few posts let alone over 380 posts.
I'm a big fan of light-touch modding. And I'm not sure I see the point in thread-locking. It's patronising.It's a bit of a catch 22 situation though act fast the greenies get lambasted for being harsh, act slow and while you see where I'm going thankless task
Its running because we like a laugh as well as the next member PeteMy suspicion is that they let it run for April 1 - at midnight gordy will get banned, the threads closed , and it will be revealed that it was chris with a dual account all along (By the way if anyone wants to know how I've diagnosed the Gordy is "Chris part deux , the revenge of the cobra" - its obvious from the way in which he acts like a colossal pink member )
My suspicion is that they let it run for April 1 - at midnight gordy will get banned, the threads closed , and it will be revealed that it was chris with a dual account all along (By the way if anyone wants to know how I've diagnosed the Gordy is "Chris part deux , the revenge of the cobra" - its obvious from the way in which he acts like a colossal pink member )
My suspicion is that they let it run for April 1 - at midnight gordy will get banned, the threads closed , and it will be revealed that it was chris with a dual account all along (By the way if anyone wants to know how I've diagnosed the Gordy is "Chris part deux , the revenge of the cobra" - its obvious from the way in which he acts like a colossal pink member )
This thread has had around 7 thousand page views in about 4 days, with several hundred comments.
Why would we ban you? Assuming this is not a duplicate account of course, or you are a previously banned member.If I get banned, it would be useful to know why when I have only ever been nippy with those who have been nippy to me. Banning me would simply reinforce the sense that this forum like so many others has been hijacked by a clique of people who see anyone and anything new as a threat.
Quite funny this. I'm in this delicious position where I know you are talking utter crud with this conspiracy theory. Feel free to work out a way to disprove your theory and I'll gladly take you up on it -- and remember, according to science all theories must be falsifiable, I.e. It must be at least possible to disprove them otherwise you shouldn't come up with them in the first place.
. Banning me would simply reinforce the sense that this forum like so many others has been hijacked by a clique of people who see anyone and anything new as a threat.
Well the custard proof I asked for and you failed to provide would be a good start
Plus you could post some of these amazing photos (except you can't because they are entirely fictional)
Dual accounts are against the rules , so is trolling - also there's nothing new here , its very tired and predictable troll mongering which we have all seen countless times before, and your presence is about as threatening as a care bear - boring yes , tedious indisputably, but threatening, not even close - despite the predictable macho refferences