While I think it'll be fantastic to have a sub section dedicated to sketching, I'm concerned that obs reports which include sketches will get broken up too much, i.e. obs report with sketch put in the sketch forum. I think all obs reports should stay in one place. Perhaps a link in the obs report for the sketch in the sketch forum?
Do you plan on putting the accumulated info on sketching tips which is lost somewhere in a thread as a "sticky" so it can be found for quick reference?
Many here already sketch and contribute, there is a thread (somewhere) which was dedicated to sketching tips contributions as well, and seeing all the sketches together will enable us to better learn and get ideas and further enhance our experience at the eyepiece. So I'm all for it, but my concerns above remain, providing they are addressed.
It's about time we visual observers got catered for a bit better. The observation reports sub forum has been pumping with regular activity for quite some time now, which adds weight to the case of further catering requirements. The time has come to service our needs better Mr Moderators please.
I'm not one for too many sub forums as it can be very confusing to navigate, so I think Mike has done one heck of a brilliant job by keeping the menu very tidy and choosing what is justifiably important. However, in this instance, I feel this is a justifiable requirement.
Visual astronomy is a very important contribution.
Oops, forgot to add...
To add further weight to the request, you will see in the poll that's currently running that visual observers are out running the imagers! http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...t=72590&page=3