i just found the answer to your question steve
it's easy to miss:
OK photos only please.
i'm a proper sherlock holmes =)
or maybe we're all just a little bit retarded

And so far since then there have been photos only. But we have had photos that included comments which any sensible person would think ‘ well that’s an invitation to respond’. Which adds a new dimension to the wonderful photos. I would never say or write anything on this site from myself or others and condition my entry with “Please do not respond “ so there you have it. Let us remember that this stipulation was placed on the photos after the fact. Lately I have seen this more and more like ; “ by the way … just want to tell you my rules and suggestions for your/my behavior”. People seem really different lately almost like another alternate reality! Like who’s realty and matrix have we entered? Decorum seems to be replaced by a chilling side denoting that I haven’t a clue! Even to the extent of boldly stating it. 🤔 Could it be my world view is so alien to a few that now it includes personal approach?
I do think this is a good place to make comments on the pictures if as Eric has suggested if it is ok with SI.
i won't create another thread unless i find something worth talking about- this seems like the appropriate section "freedom to express > gift of gab" next time you feel like commenting on a photo try quoting it as you usually do and creating the topic you'd like to discuss here- =) thanks