My pleasure, Mitch.

While Ric Grupe is still a valued member, he did just join this morning. So, he hasn't been valued by the community yet, as he hasn't added any input, other than a reference to your site. Hopefully Ric will spend some time browsing through our topics and pool. We look forward to his contributions.

As in any forum, his value will gain with the quality of his input. good evening

Ric Grupe is a valued member of THIS community. Has been, and for far longer than a day.

Ric did more than post a link.

You pretended to be a couple of people for a faux conversation and locked the thread because you're too cowardly to have a discussion about your role as a forum moderator.

You appear to be incapable of setting any record straight. You, sir, are a liar and a fraud. Take your adolescent behavior to your own forum.

True, Ric did do more. He probably helped in getting you banned from flickr by putting the link to your site. Read my last comment here Mitch.

http://www.thelightsright.com/node/1040

Here's some food4thought....

http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/food4thought

http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/food4thought/recent

http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/FibonacciNumbers

.

The only person who knew that my account was inactivated was you! So, now we all know the culprit and just how low you'll go. You have to censor everyone who disagrees with you, get them banned, etc. Stop spamming this site. Your links here have nothing to do with this blog entry. I pity you, that you hve to make such a public show. I posted a link to free actions for Photoshop Elements and you blew a gasket. I posted a review of your Flickr! group and you have now spent 24 hours being malicious. Notice how I am not invading your forum and stirring up trouble. What's the point in trying to reason with you, you're obviously nuts.

I helped you....all you had to do was remove the links. flickr bans people for that. I told you that you had a problem with your post, and you didn't fix it. They ban groups too. That is why I do not allow commercial links in my groups, plain and simple. Your PSE actions are not that different than the hundreds of thousands of free ones already available. Get your facts straight Mitch.

No, Flikr bans people after a pathetic little spammer who is obviously obsessed (how many posts here since yesterday, perseverating on your strange ideations?) with malicious mischief.

Let's be clear on the time frame. No one knew my account was closed, not even me, until you announced it here.

You had already demonstrated on two threads yesterday that you stop any discussion that is remotely critical of your role as a forum host.

You use multiple aliases, holdig pretend dialogues among those aliases, since no one else will ratify your strange ideations. IOW, you are a liar and a fraud.

Don't pretend you had nothing to do with this. You had the only motivation.

Flickr, like Yahoo, does no investigation. They find it easier to delete an account and let people create another. They don't have the staff for all the petty fools like you wanting to ban people for spite, etc.

Have you noticed that no one -- here or on Flickr! -- except for your own aliases -- has even remotely defended your conduct.

All that happened was a nut got mad at me and has been acting like a petulant child for two days now.

My many posts on Flickr! have helped thousands of people, as verified by the logs for this site. You denied other digital photographer's information just to be a vindictive nut.

That's all that happened.

Seek medical care.

I for one greatly appreciate the actions and panels that Mitch has provided for PS users. And when I ordered a copy of his e-book (but not the DVED) on sharpening, he also sent me the DVD at no additional charge. So, again, thanks Mitch.

Best,

David

Here is another interesting link:

http://luminous-landscape.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=38919

The politics of digital photography sites amazes me. I don't know how I can be more transparent. Post my Schedule C's?

Ah Mitch, you are the victim of the green eyed monster.

In this case sad little people who have sites/blogs on a particular subject/genre getting all huffy when someone they see as a 'competitor' to their own golden 'words of wisdom' has the audacity to post on their site/blog.

So they puff themselves up with indignation, sanctimony and self righteousness, based around a very, very, very flimsy 'apple pie and motherhood, the internet shall be free' mantra.

Eventually expelling lots of hot air and deceiving no-one of the real motives behind their vitriol.

Do they not realise that everyone can see through their tissue paper thin camouflage and recognise their own seething need to only have people visit their site/blog that will perceive them as Gods :)

Do they not realise that they have in fact directed their audience (worshippers) to your exalted alter. :D

I must stop now, I can't stop laughing. "Oh the humanity"

PS Mithc you really should be sending a donation to these giants of intellect.

Brian - Melbourne Australia

To quote Jim Morrison:

♪♫♪♫
When you're strange
Faces come out of the rain
When you're strange
No one remembers your name
When you're strange

It always cracks me up when someone makes a rediculous remark...knows damn well they are wrong...and then defend their position anyway.

Be sure that you are appreciated, Mitch.

BTW: I attended a Door's concert at the Cow Palace when I was a young sailor in San Francisco. They are still in my head....strange! :-)

Ric Grupe