Members Views on Site Standards

[davidships]

The consultation of members about the site standards is now under way.

Please visit the new forum, find about about how we are doing this, and add your comments on the first five topics.  More topics will be added shortly.
http://forum.shipspotting.com/index.php/board,17.0.html

We look forward to discovering what you think.

David Asprey

[csaba]

This is a super thing!!  I think many of the members will very much appreciate that you care what we think and seeking our input. Thumbs up 

[Cody Williams]

bump

[DEREK SANDS]

Hope members can find the time to look at the standards topic in the new forum

[Cody Williams]

Bump

[seawalker]

Looking to the "Harbour Photos Standard" just wondering how this comply to the Security Standards - in most Ports and Harbours using of Cameras are prohibited !

[Glenn Towler]

I suppose with all the complicated security regulations, procedures, guidelines, protocols etc these days they are something that we are all at risk of breaching these days Seawalker. 

I sought advice about this from a family friend who was a former Queens Counsel Lawyer and politician here in Australia and he advised me there was nothing a port authority could do about you taking photos of ships or port infrastructure from a public place that is out side of the control of the port authority and even if you was picked up by the Police would need to prove your intentions were other than just a hobby or personal and it would be very hard for them to do so.

[Bob Scott]

Things might be a bit different for Seawalker in Russia

[csaba]

Agree with Bob. Here in Vancouver, for example, with hundreds of thousands of tourists taking pix all over the city it is impossible to control who is taking a pic of what. Besides, Google Earth and Maps and bunch of other satellite and aerial photos are available to anybody anytime of anything.

[Adi Man]

Is it a TOP picture ?
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2478556

[davidships]

@Adi Man: Not sure what the question means?  But perhaps worth noting that the photos in the Mystery Ships category are not subject to the full site standards as it is in part a service to members.  It is expected that when a ship is identified it will be moved to the appropriate category if suitable, or otherwise removed, preferably by the member photographer.

[Adi Man]

Is it a TOP picture ?
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2482987