Just a thought
Since centuries and longer the world is now and then at war, cultures clashing and so on
does anynoe really believe that a web site like this, world wide open to anyone does not create sooner or later crashes between the memebers ?
Being tolerant,, ok,,but what is tolerant ? In some societies tolerant is to let the other breeze and for the next walking naked over every beach they like. Depends all in what society you live.
Posting pictures, quality wise peoples like Tomas have sure superb pictures, but he lives virtually in the path of vessels and in a place where the nature is on his side(most of the time). Take my pictures,,very diverse, coming around as master, for sure sometimes pictures between where other members might say/think "for what" to post.
Nevertheless I would never say that Tomas pictures are "dull" over time or perhaps my pictures make you sleep. The diversity makes the spice of this site I think. The ADM can only "police" the qualities of the posted pictures but certainly not "police" the diversity of the peoples and their postings. I had my run in with ADM,s too, but generally can say that I never had a clash with them which got out of control. Of course, everybody thinks HE/SHE has the best pictures, but then, that is a personal opinion. I also think sometimes, when I see the 50th picture of the latest mega container vessel, from the stb side down stream the Elbe/Schelde,,for what to post them still. Sometimes you see the same ship from the same spot taken the same time by different photographers,,that makes sense ? For them,,yes,,for some of us possibly not. Good question ?,,but then everybody has it is own place on this site, so let them post.
May be a good advise, that discussions which are not directly connected to shipping or postings should be avoided. ? :-)))
brgds
capt ted