Who are the most helpful posters on TPF

[Big Mike]

groan :roll:

 

[usayit]

Cheer up Mike.... its been worse.... Ignore list thread as someone mentioned.

 

[cgipson1]

we could use some PROZAC spam about now, for sure!

 

[Destin]

Haha as much as I hate when Derrel, or GSgary comment on my stuff because they are telling me something I won't want to hear most of the time, they have definitely helped me to grow as a photographer over the last few years!

 

[Compaq]

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. ~William Arthur Ward

A good teacher is a master of simplification and an enemy of simplism. ~Louis A. Berman

A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others. ~Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

The average teacher explains complexity; the gifted teacher reveals simplicity. ~Robert Brault

 

[Josh66]

Bennielou and I have been talking though PM, so - everything will be worked out soon. No need to lock the thread or anything like that...

Don't worry guys, continue on with listing your favorite people here.

 

[Overread36]

(though surprisingly we are on page 3 and its all going smooth - ooh I'm so proud of you all! )

Yeah, but by page six, not so much...

No no we can still do it - you guys can still do a whole slightly risky thread without having a catfight half way through

come on I know you can!!


maybe

 

[Robin Usagani]

I may not be the most helpful, but I am certainly the most interesting man next to this guy

 

[GooniesNeverSayDie11]

I will revise from what I previously said in this thread ( like years ago when it was first created ).

My current list would be...

KMH - Most useful in the technical department as well as other areas. Although I give him a ribbing at times, he has a vast knowledge of many aspects of photography and processing. He is sort of like the Yoda of the forum.

Bitter - for being open to creativity and usually to deeper discussion. Also, for the most part he brings a "not gonna blow smoke up your @ss" attitude which is nice at time. (same with GSGARY )

Bennielou - for being HAWWWWWWT. ( obviously more than that with the wedding experience, but lets lighten the mood a little here )

In my mind ( and this varies greatly due to experience and skill levels ) every one can contribute from time to time, but there are only a few that consistently bring something to the table. In addition to those listed above a few honorable mentions would be ( Derrel, Helen B, Overread, BigMike, Kundalini, and I am sure I am missing a few )

One thing I do notice on here though, is that there tends to be a bit of a stockholm syndrome that pops up. The people that stir the pot or that act overly mean to people end up with a bunch of "likes", or constant pats on the back. Often times, its not because what they said was incredibly clever, or even that funny. Everyone wants to get chummy with the forum bully. While there are many people that consistently prove themselves, even those people are not infallible. When you come off as an @ss, you should be put in your place, not given "likes" because of your track record or because someones so desperately wants to stay on your good side.

And for the record, I have come off as an @ss on more than one occasion, so I am not trying to put myself on a pedestal.

 

[Overread36]

I still think likes should be changed back to thanks -- I found those much easier to collect too

 

[Compaq]

I have a fain't memory of the "thanks". Might be before my time here, in which case I remember them from somewhere else. Regardless, the "thanks" require more to hand out, at least I think so. "Like" applies to such many more posts than thanking someone, and, frankly, I'd be much more honoured having 80 "thanks" than "likes". People might "like" me for my imbecility, but only someone with super low self esteem would thank me for it.

 

[Josh66]

"Like" vs "Thanks"

Two totally different things to me. I "like" all kinds of posts that I would never "thank". "Like", to me, is little more than "hey, that was pretty cool/funny/whatever". A "thank", on the other hand, I reserved for genuinely helpful posts.

 

[cgipson1]

Oops... I "liked" your post... even though I meant "thank you" for saying what I was thinking!! Semantics! I suspect there would be a lot less liking / thanking going on, if the term was "Thanks"... as that implies an obligation of sorts!

 

[Compaq]

How about having several options?

- Like
- Thanks
- Legen -wait for it- dary
- ...waits for bitter...

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

"Likes", "Thanks"...whatever. I am still waiting for SabrinaO to pay me for consultation fees.