TPF is losing it's appeal

Destin · Jan 17, 2011

Anyone else feel like this is turning into more of a social network than a photography forum? I mean, with all the "Guys of TPF" and "Girls of TPF" and "TPF back in the day" threads popping up, it seems like all the actual photography threads are being neglected a bit.

Anyone else feel this way?

sobolik · Jan 17, 2011

It all depends on how many actual beginners make a post. But yes some use it to just socialize.

Like this one "Cute. erose86 and the bitter one are hijacking a thread. Telling the accuser that others are spammers that she is having dreams about him. Spam if there ever was it."
http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/...y/231978-just-fair-sensitive-open-minded.html

Destin · Jan 17, 2011

sobolik said:
It all depends on how many actual beginners make a post. But yes some use it to just socialize.

Like this one "Cute. erose86 and the bitter one are hijacking a thread. Telling the accuser that others are spammers that she is having dreams about him. Spam if there ever was it."
http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/...y/231978-just-fair-sensitive-open-minded.html

I don't have a problem with using it to socialize. I do that too.

But when all the users who normally answer questions are too busy posting photos of themselves to answer them, I think it's overboard.

Moe · Jan 17, 2011

I think it's just growing pains for you, not the site really changing that much. It's always been fairly social. You have been here a few months and are seeing the forum with different eyes.

PhillyPhoton · Jan 17, 2011

I think the last few days or so have been a little distracting due to the ladies posting all the skin

, I just picked up my D90 posted a couple of pics and had hardly any feedback :grumpy:

so I hear ya..... I think things will "change focus" as time goes on...Its all your fault ladies! :guilty:

vtf · Jan 17, 2011

Unless you are working online, everything online is a social network. Hence the term forum.

sobolik · Jan 17, 2011

Destin said:
sobolik said:

It all depends on how many actual beginners make a post. But yes some use it to just socialize.

Like this one "Cute. erose86 and the bitter one are hijacking a thread. Telling the accuser that others are spammers that she is having dreams about him. Spam if there ever was it."
http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/...y/231978-just-fair-sensitive-open-minded.html

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I don't have a problem with using it to socialize. I do that too.

But when all the users who normally answer questions are too busy posting photos of themselves to answer them, I think it's overboard.

This is a beginner forum. You don't expect them to go hire models do you? Or am I missing the issue?

Bitter Jeweler · Jan 17, 2011

Destin said:
I don't have a problem with using it to socialize. I do that too.

But when all the users who normally answer questions are too busy posting photos of themselves to answer them, I think it's overboard.

Wow! Really?

Dao · Jan 17, 2011

But we are talking about photography related forum, not photography school.

Without any fun factor, who want to hang around.

vtf · Jan 17, 2011

PhillyPhoton said:
I think the last few days or so have been a little distracting due to the ladies posting all the skin , I just picked up my D90 posted a couple of pics and had hardly any feedback so I hear ya..... I think things will "change focus" as time goes on...Its all your fault ladies!

My images were so beautiful and technically correct that even without the distraction I got few replies.
Oh sorry, I'm socializing. :blushing:

reznap · Jan 17, 2011

I think that what we need more of are "what's a good first DSLR?" threads.

Jessielee13 · Jan 17, 2011

Destin said:
sobolik said:

It all depends on how many actual beginners make a post. But yes some use it to just socialize.

Like this one "Cute. erose86 and the bitter one are hijacking a thread. Telling the accuser that others are spammers that she is having dreams about him. Spam if there ever was it."
http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/...y/231978-just-fair-sensitive-open-minded.html

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I don't have a problem with using it to socialize. I do that too.

But when all the users who normally answer questions are too busy posting photos of themselves to answer them, I think it's overboard.

So you think they are employed... or is it their job just to sit and answer all our questions all day. It is nice that they help all of us who don't know what they are doing or are having issues with things... Their advise is free and given because people want to give it.. they don't have to tell you nothing. Then where would you be?

bigtwinky · Jan 17, 2011

Its a possible sympton of the lack of involvement from the people who own this place. If you don't have a decently strong presence behind the forum to help guide and shape it, then people go off on their own and things become just another social website.

I could also be you who has outgrown here. I used to post here quite a bit, and on other websites too. I've drasticly cut the amount of posts on the websites I joined 1-2 years ago and have newer places I camera chat with people.

People come here and leave a few years later (at best). Look at the posters in threads...how many have a join date before 2010? Not that many as people who have joined prior to 2010 have typically moved on to newer (and hopefully for them) better places.

Then there are us free retarded chaps who just poke our heads in here to see how things are