Sigh.

"More than a little 'politically correct' in here" seems to put it mildly these days. I remember the raucus, carefree fun we use to have here. These days, it at times feels like I've walked into a rules heavy, Brady Bunch version of the Photography Forum's former self. Don't know if many have noticed, but even before leaving a couple weeks back, I'd cut back quite a bit on participating in most threads and commenting in the gallery (and I had been really proud of myself that I was actually going in and looking at all the photos and commenting). God forbid you give a constructive criticism these days. Half the time I was getting an e-mail about how what I said wasn't very nice or not appropriate. So now, if I do it at all, I tend to only give a critique to someone I know and who knows me.

Mike has been a lightning rod for criticism for as long as I can remember. Some of it brought on himself and, IMO, many times not. I will say one thing, I'll take his honesty and sense of humor over a hundred glad-handers any day. I don't know who, if anyone, is right. I think I just wanna know if we'll ever get back to the point that people aren't seemingly looking to be offended, when you can make an honest comment without having to sugar coat it and I can come in here without feeling like I'm walking across a minefield.

-=>Donald Edited for grammar

Message edited on: 03/21/2005 13:24