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Alexander - that is a breath taking sketch. I, too, will try to drop in more often.
I have found IIS to be the most welcoming and supportive forum/community for what is really a pretty obscure past-time done by people generally sitting alone in the dark! A huge thank you to everyone that responds to my queries and accepts my infrequent posts in the spirit with which they are meant.
There's an old adage that if an e-mail can be misread, it will be. It's true here to - without the benefit of face-to-face contact we read things without visual or audio clues as to the true intention. Sometimes it requires a moment's pause either posting or reading to check we aren't misinterpreting the intention.
We also need a thick skin but I agree that if you post you should expect feedback - good, bad and indifferent.I read far more than I post on and currently feel out of my league to offer critical comments on things I know little about. Sometimes I see images that appear very garish to me but I resist saying so unless the poster have specifically asked for constructive criticism. Maybe "constructive" is there key here...? As Jen says, we are all here for one reason - love of astronomy in all its guises. That may be as far as the connection goes for many of us. I certainly have been aghast at some of the political commenatry on this forum but I choose to ignore it or will enter the fray as the mood takes me - it just has toi be a certain amount of water of a duck's back.
The forum is great and as a largely self-moderated environment we should be proud of ourselves, and thankful to the moderators for creating and maintaining it.Sturat, we've never met but I'd delight in seeing the work of another Melbourne based AP'er. I can't always promise to post a response and may never have a useful contribution to make but I do find other people's work inspirational - especially during these long cloudy periods.
Recently, I have had self-interest drive my contact with the forum. I've been seeking advice on how to improve my talents. I actively seek critical comment - in a way, the harsher the better so I learn (whip me nunny, whip me) but then it's also nice to hear a "good onya" too.For my part, I'll try to log on as a user (not a guest) more often and be mindful to comment more.Let's not let the odd lack of encouragement discourage us for this generally fantastic community.
Ignore the haters, embrace the lovers
niko
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