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<blockquote data-quote="SteveH" data-source="post: 291087" data-attributes="member: 9252">I think the mods here do a fantastic job, given the size of the forum, and the fact that you can never please everyone. I think the &quot;Fill out your profile&quot; posts are applicable and useful to those who join to ask a question, but perhaps not in the introduction / new user sub-forum.Where a first post is made to introduce yourself with a bit of background, I think a PM would be more appropriate but there are a lot of first posts along the lines of &quot;Mah camera don't take good pics&quot; and there is no indication of skill level, camera, lens, conditions etc... so a post asking for even the basic info is very appropriate.One fine example from another forum I recall, someone posted that they had been away from photography for a while, having just bought a DSLR - Their previous camera was apparently, an F4. They posted asking for help as the &quot;Flash comes on and goes off&quot;... The forum folk assumed they had a fair bit of knowledge purely based on the &quot;F4&quot;... It turns out the poster thought the flash worked like a torch and should always light a room, rather than, well, flash!... Go figure!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SteveH, post: 291087, member: 9252"] I think the mods here do a fantastic job, given the size of the forum, and the fact that you can never please everyone. I think the "Fill out your profile" posts are applicable and useful to those who join to ask a question, but perhaps not in the introduction / new user sub-forum. Where a first post is made to introduce yourself with a bit of background, I think a PM would be more appropriate but there are a lot of first posts along the lines of "Mah camera don't take good pics" and there is no indication of skill level, camera, lens, conditions etc... so a post asking for even the basic info is very appropriate. One fine example from another forum I recall, someone posted that they had been away from photography for a while, having just bought a DSLR - Their previous camera was apparently, an F4. They posted asking for help as the "Flash comes on and goes off"... The forum folk assumed they had a fair bit of knowledge purely based on the "F4"... It turns out the poster thought the flash worked like a torch and should always light a room, rather than, well, flash!... Go figure! [/QUOTE]

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