Definitely I have to agree too, without a specific skill you're not going to be able to offer the readers anything worth their time. I love having discussions in the comments more than writing the actual

Maybe, then, some things are best left to their own devices :)) I don't have much time for games but I still do 3D CGI on occasion - I posted awhile ago about getting into it and being involved for people

Thanks for your thoughts :) Some are part of collectivites that seem to just vote for their own without bothering to read the articles. Limiting the use of bots might help but I wonder if the majority

Thanks for your response these are some great compromises :) I have to agree we cannot do much about spam, and taking an active role in the content you view is probably the best step we can take until

haha I was under the impression that I might be late to the party so to speak ;)

Thanks for the feedback :) Hope so too, she's due in December :D Followed :)

I had similar misgivings when I forked over the cash for the Nikon I currently use. After I looked up some cool things I could learn with the camera and all the different photos I could do without spending

Sounds great @photo-trail can't wait to check them out :)

Fantastic news @gentbynature I've loved our never-ending conversations about photography (actually I only recently realised how long and involved they were!). I need to get on here more and most of the

Fantastic first post @ness.james I thoroughly enjoyed eating this for our lunch :) Resteemed and upvoted ;)

Thanks for the feedback @daydreams4rock! I usually try and balance the photos with some narrative but every picture is worth a 1000 words or maybe even more so it's still lopsided. Still trying to break

upvoted and resteemed :)

Welcome to Steemit @ness.james :) :P ;)

Welcome! Wonderful article thanks for the exposure!

Fantastic news glad you picked it up :) Thanks @mrsquiggle (I definitely tuned into you many times as a child haha!)

Doomed is very contextual. My version of doomed might be different than yours and some might even consider both versions paradise. I'm sceptical not pessimistic: if people desire more than they should

Yes space for the arts needs to be a required life-long skill that is currently lost for most once they become teenagers. If people don't want to do it there is little that can be done aside from the

I think the skills of the artist shine through regardless of the medium used to focus their vision. I'm not sure of the price but I wouldn't be surprised if you were right! Their system might not compare

Yeah I think it's the best to allow anyone to participate while still receiving full rewards :) I'm not sure how the tagging system works on here... do you just create one? I'll have to read up about it

Thank you @photo-trail, there're too many out there who think that just because they have access to a camera and can copy prolific selfie shots that they have become a photographer. Access isn't everything