that banning and restrictions is apparently partly based on how many people block you
But will the fresh replacements be interested in film photography? If its Gen Z that is driving the new interest in film, there is going to be a big gap. Film might survive, but I doubt it will grow and flourish. It will remain a niche market.The pharmaceutical and retirement living and cruise ship industries would beg to differ.
After all, it is a group that is growing, and constantly being replenished.
That's OK, I already have you blocked. I just don't subscribe to the blindly rosy outlook some do. I consider myself a realist.You know Pieter I might have to block you soon if you continue with that kind of doom posting.
It’s rare that I use the block option, because I find it pretty silly.
But it’s getting tiresome. Which is a shame, because you otherwise post some good stuff.
You just seem to be stuck in a grove, with some kind of strange agenda.
I’m writing this not so much to make myself special (why would you care really?) but to inform you that banning and restrictions is apparently partly based on how many people block you (not a good thing if you ask me).
I can’t be the only one with an itchy finger.
Who in their right mind would want to spend a week in a floating hotel with a couple of thousand other people who want to spend a week in a floating hotel with a couple of thousand other people?And not all Seniors/Boomers take cruises. A death trap if you ask me, being cooped up with a bunch of old farts in a disease breeding ground.
+1Who in their right mind would want to spend a week in a floating hotel with a couple of thousand other people who want to spend a week in a floating hotel with a couple of thousand other people?
You know Pieter I might have to block you soon if you continue with that kind of doom posting.
It’s rare that I use the block option, because I find it pretty silly.
But it’s getting tiresome. Which is a shame, because you otherwise post some good stuff.
You just seem to be stuck in a grove, with some kind of strange agenda.
I’m writing this not so much to make myself special (why would you care really?) but to inform you that banning and restrictions is apparently partly based on how many people block you (not a good thing if you ask me).
I can’t be the only one with an itchy finger.
But will the fresh replacements be interested in film photography? If its Gen Z that is driving the new interest in film, there is going to be a big gap. Film might survive, but I doubt it will grow and flourish. It will remain a niche market.
And not all Seniors/Boomers take cruises. A death trap if you ask me, being cooped up with a bunch of old farts in a disease breeding ground.
Nope.
If you want to ignore someone, by all means do so, without any drama.
Discussions about site policies respecting posting behavior really don't belong in the normal threads - please either communicate directly with moderators, or in some situations raise an issue in feedback and discussion.
However, speaking generally, the tool referenced is the "Ignore" function, not a "blocking" function.
And while the reasons that people are put on Ignore clearly vary greatly, it appears fairly clear that one of the major reasons is boredom with the member's posts!
I'm relatively new to the fold, but since I've been on duty, no bans have been based on this factor.
That's OK, I already have you blocked. I just don't subscribe to the blindly rosy outlook some do. I consider myself a realist.
And not all Seniors/Boomers take cruises. A death trap if you ask me, being cooped up with a bunch of old farts in a disease breeding ground.
It’s not gloom and doom. Just my opinion. I would love for there to be a resurgence of film, but beyond what seems to me to be a faddish interest in 35mm color film, I only hope it can make a difference for the rest of the photo industry. There really aren’t any new film cameras being made and support for the ones still out there. Same for enlargers. When I tell others that I shoot film, they look at me like I have a horn growing out of my forehead. Other film photographers generally encourage me like we’re some sort of dying breed or secret society. Most photographers that I have known from my time as an advertising art director have abandoned film entirely and for the most part don’t miss it at all.
Personal and anecdotal experience should always be approached highly critically. Especially by the originator.
It’s one sample point statistics in one sense.
The first and best answer so far, seconded by Sirius Glass' quips.
Same reason we still warm up valve amps on a Sunday morning and play Coltrane on vinyl …… there’s pleasure in the process and the tactile nature of the equipment as well at the audio output ………..
Being cooped up in a big boat with hundreds of people (probably mostly old folk) and occasionally docking somewhere interesting isn't my idea of fun either....but I am not going to knock it. Plenty of people don't think we are in our right minds for shooting film.
If I do ever go on a cruise, I'm taking a sh!t load of film cameras and film with me.
Being cooped up in a big boat with hundreds of people (probably mostly old folk) and occasionally docking somewhere interesting isn't my idea of fun either....but I am not going to knock it. Plenty of people don't think we are in our right minds for shooting film.
If I do ever go on a cruise, I'm taking a sh!t load of film cameras and film with me.
What were they rowing? Sounds like a slave ship. What kind of food did they serve? Gruel?I took a cruise to the Greek Islands on Alpha Omega Cruise lines. Our ship was the first to leave each port and the last one into the next port. The schedule was set up so that one could only take their excursions and local transportation was out of synch so much that one could not use it. We were never at port at night so we could not try the local restaurants. Years later we went back, flew to each island and stayed a minimum of three days and flew to the next island. That was a much more enjoyable and much better vacation. We actually got to see and do things. Besides we were not trapped in a petri dish waiting to be attacked by a virus.
What were they rowing? Sounds like a slave ship. What kind of food did they serve? Gruel?
Cruises can work for places one cannot fly or drive to such as the Norwegian Fiords or the inner islands of Alaska. But to see places that one can travel to one their own, they trap one into only offered excursions at the cruise lines profit and keep one from spending time to get to see the location's life, such as nightlife and restaurants, and do not provide enough time to wander around. Just in and out, wham, bam, thank you mam!
A slave ship would have been better. Even the air conditioning on the ship was out of order.
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