JerseyJay
07-15-2005, 8:24 PM
A lot has changed or I should say improved here on Aquatic – Photography Forum. We went from simple forum idea, later aquatic-photo forum and currently aquatic / general photography forum. I always felt that one should try other things to improve skills and technique and concentrating on one subject will not necessarily make you a specialist. This is exactly what I see on APF. Members are trying different techniques, utilizing their equipment and capturing variety of subjects. Broader interest means more information to share, which means more posting, which means expectation of constructive criticism, which means endless hours for our Advice Team / Moderator Team / Admin Team to reply, provide feedback, and provide criticism but at the end less time for those Teams to enjoy photography and their personal lives.
Everyone gets caught up with personal life, goals, career and of course family. People should not think of internet / forums as their second job and feel obligated to be present as Advice Team or Moderator Member forever. Unfortunately / fortunately APF is “Not For Profit” community, there are no long-term contracts to sign but also no monetary promotions. We only “expect” our Advice / Moderator Members to help us out with daily routine, process short / long term projects and initiate new ideas. This will help us maintain this place without too many problems and keep it “fresh”. If one can not meet those “expectations”, all we ask for is short email stating so. There are no punishments or broken contract fees, just simple THANK YOU from APF.
This leads me to Huge Announcement – Restructure of APF
Few members on APF have presented exceptional improvement in their quality of work. They asked questions, took notes, learned and significantly improved their photography technique. Fortunately they did not stop there. They took all that information and began sharing and teaching other new members on the forum. This cycle is a perfect example of great quality member and should be an example for others to follow. Administration decided to promote those individuals to Advice Team Members in form of appreciation and so they can be recognized as such.
Those members are:
- Bobby Phillips aka. Phishphorphun
- Steve Colquitt aka Willy wombat
- Alex Christensen aka Obliviou$
There is more good news !
Couple other members presented exceptional quality of work, impressive all-around knowledge, showed tremendous activity and help on the forum and went an extra mile to put together articles and help tips for others to follow and take notes. Administration decided to promote those individuals to Moderator Team Members in form of appreciation and so they can be recognized as such.
Those members are:
- Eric Do aka. Ibn
- Rich Steel aka. Squidfish
Good news are always good to hear but unfortunately we have “bad news”.
As I mentioned before, there are times where one should prioritize life, spend more time with the family and work on personal goals.
We would like to thank Aaron Alcantar aka. Verse for his participation as Moderator and Lisa Duskis for her participation as Advice Team Member. Their input, knowledge and skills were and still are very helpful to our community. We hope to still keep them around and have them share their information and their portfolios at any given time.
Last but not least, APF would to thank Andreas Werth for his tremendous participation in this community as Moderator. His exceptional photographic skills were and still are a huge addition to our forum. Administration Team would like to send personal special “Thank You” to Andreas for providing POTM Contest software along with the technical support. Due to lack of time and inability to show 100% participation, Andreas asked to be reinstated as regular member. We hope to have him around for long time and one day back on the Moderator Team.
Please give a round of applause for "retirees" and group WELCOME to freshly promoted members.
Thank you for your cooperation, continuous participation and contribution.
Regards,
Jay Luto / Ed Greenbers APF Owners
Everyone gets caught up with personal life, goals, career and of course family. People should not think of internet / forums as their second job and feel obligated to be present as Advice Team or Moderator Member forever. Unfortunately / fortunately APF is “Not For Profit” community, there are no long-term contracts to sign but also no monetary promotions. We only “expect” our Advice / Moderator Members to help us out with daily routine, process short / long term projects and initiate new ideas. This will help us maintain this place without too many problems and keep it “fresh”. If one can not meet those “expectations”, all we ask for is short email stating so. There are no punishments or broken contract fees, just simple THANK YOU from APF.
This leads me to Huge Announcement – Restructure of APF
Few members on APF have presented exceptional improvement in their quality of work. They asked questions, took notes, learned and significantly improved their photography technique. Fortunately they did not stop there. They took all that information and began sharing and teaching other new members on the forum. This cycle is a perfect example of great quality member and should be an example for others to follow. Administration decided to promote those individuals to Advice Team Members in form of appreciation and so they can be recognized as such.
Those members are:
- Bobby Phillips aka. Phishphorphun
- Steve Colquitt aka Willy wombat
- Alex Christensen aka Obliviou$
There is more good news !
Couple other members presented exceptional quality of work, impressive all-around knowledge, showed tremendous activity and help on the forum and went an extra mile to put together articles and help tips for others to follow and take notes. Administration decided to promote those individuals to Moderator Team Members in form of appreciation and so they can be recognized as such.
Those members are:
- Eric Do aka. Ibn
- Rich Steel aka. Squidfish
Good news are always good to hear but unfortunately we have “bad news”.
As I mentioned before, there are times where one should prioritize life, spend more time with the family and work on personal goals.
We would like to thank Aaron Alcantar aka. Verse for his participation as Moderator and Lisa Duskis for her participation as Advice Team Member. Their input, knowledge and skills were and still are very helpful to our community. We hope to still keep them around and have them share their information and their portfolios at any given time.
Last but not least, APF would to thank Andreas Werth for his tremendous participation in this community as Moderator. His exceptional photographic skills were and still are a huge addition to our forum. Administration Team would like to send personal special “Thank You” to Andreas for providing POTM Contest software along with the technical support. Due to lack of time and inability to show 100% participation, Andreas asked to be reinstated as regular member. We hope to have him around for long time and one day back on the Moderator Team.
Please give a round of applause for "retirees" and group WELCOME to freshly promoted members.
Thank you for your cooperation, continuous participation and contribution.
Regards,
Jay Luto / Ed Greenbers APF Owners