9 subscribers departed from the list today as a result of Christopher Strevens’ posts. List participation is, in my opinion, affected by patently off-topic and disruptive messages. The list was established to serve as a communications venue for the friendly exchange of information. comments and hints, etc. related to photography and its practice. While it is recognized that it is easy enough to delete troublesome messages it would help the overall effectiveness of the list if one did not have to do that. Same for blocking messages from a particular individual. OTOH, he could be blocked from the list. We have discussed “censorship” in the past and the general consensus was that we should not engage in this practice. It is disappointing, however, when members decide they’d rather leave than have to deal with stuff such what Christopher Strevens has posted recently and also in the past. Andrew Davidhazy PF list coordinator
