"Perhaps rename the site ShipPhotoArchive.com"
Maybe not such a bad idea, start a sister site for ships 20 years old or classified as dead.
That way people that love to post and look at the old stuff can do so with impunity.
And the rest of us can get on with "shipspotting"
Looking at it that way, however, would we have to migrate all photos taken five years ago of vessels that have since been scrapped? Or can they stay, but I can't post a picture I took five years ago of a vessel that is now dead? Or, if one still can do that, can you draw a line between that five year old picture, and one that is ten, or twenty years old?
Since this site has existed as a place for all manners of "spotted" ships, whether they are the newest on the seas, aging survivors, or long-gone vessels from someone's collection. Why change? The site accepts all photos of ships, from all times, as long as they meet certain standards for quality, and the member has permission to post them.
Of course some slip through the cracks, posted without permission, or not quite up to the standards, but, wouldn't any site where members are free to upload with immediate posting suffer these problems? Stricter sites can have daily posting limits, and sometimes turn away, it seems, 9 out of 10 pictures. Less strict sites acan be filled with distant shots of barely distinguishable ships.
And sure, the site could operate differently, but why change and alienate a few in order to appease a different few? If you want a site with a vastly different set of standards and mission, you can go find one, or start your own. If you want to stay here due to this site's merits, you are also free to do that.
Regards,
Kyle
*Any views expressed in this forum are purely my own and are not to be taken as representative of those of the admin team or site owners.