My tuppence ha'penny ...

I would be quite happy to see images posted in the forum if they are there to illustrate a point, or are a request for some technical help in the finishing of the image, for example. Posts of this kind are likely to trigger useful and interesting discussions, and to further develop the fractal artists' community here.

I'm also happy to see the more mathematical aspect of fractal art being discussed here too - although I personally would be unlikely to contribute a lot to it, I imagine that I, along with many other fractal artists, could very well benefit from the results of such discussion. Again, discussions of this type are likely to bring together all those involved in fractal art, whether they be artists, mathemeticians, or both, as well as assist in new formulae etc being developed.

If the size of images posted to the forum is already limited to 200kb (is it??) then the bandwidth should be quite acceptable for browsing a discussion forum.

If it's an image that's been posted in the gallery already, then a link can easily be provided, or html can be written into the post to load that image.

There's no need to label the posts with words like googleeyes / Cubic Perameterspace because it states quite clearly on the thread list whether there is an image associated with that post.

BUT - it does seem totally POINTLESS to me, however, to use the forum instead of the gallery simply to post a handful of "here is what I did today" images. This is what the gallery, or an individual's own website for that matter, is there for, surely? With the added benefit of all users being able to post their comments, critiques and ratings, and even to vote for them in the HOt 20 too.

A limit of 3 posts per person per day for full-sized finished images in the gallery is surely sufficient for any artist, however great they are? Any more, and I can't see anyone bothering to look beyond the third, especially if thumbnails are not available.

btw I am intrigued - what exactly are "UF godz"? and how do they banish all free-thinking???? lol - I never thought about fractal art as having anything to do with politics or religion before!

Tina

aartika! fractal art by Tina Oloyede :  http://www.aartika.co.uk