At the risk of starting a heated discussion (which I truly hope to avoid), I would like to ask a question about the recent copied images protesting war in the gallery.

As of this writing, 8 copies of the same image appear. The image is a comment about peace with an invitation on the graphic for others in agreement to post another copy of the same image back to the gallery.

My question does not arise out of a particular political viewpoint about the current situation in the world, but rather out of a concern for keeping our gallery true to it's purpose.

I find no comment that would apply to these images in the TOS, however it is my understanding that the galleries are for posting original Poser images for display, comment, critique, and teaching. If we elect to flood the gallery with many identical copies of the same image, I fear that we lose this purpose completely. If we fill it with such copies, I also fear that paging through these images to find other intersting work will become frustrating and decrease as well.

I am also concerned about allowing the gallery to be used as an oppinion forum in quite this way. Certainly it's fine (and actually very good) to create an image that grows out of one's own ideals and emotions about such issues. But having a group of people simply copy one image over and over to express an opposition seems very different. In a similar way, would a group of people who disliked P5 or CL be allowed to create an oppositional image and copy it multiple times in the galleries?

Please understand that I do not mean to attack or criticize those who have participated in this posting so far. I simply wish to ask about the appropriateness of this use of the gallery and hopefully have some healthy, calm discussion about the use of the gallery.