I refer to the above and all other related posts made in this
thread since the start.
This junior/senior barrier MUST be abolished because
contradictory to the aim of the "seniors" to integrate and unite
Singaporean bus enthusiasts through common online sharing platforms
etc, this very barrier actually hinders the progress of such an
initiative.
Yes, some may retort "What barrier is there in the first place
for us to abolish?". It may well be because you are already among
the ranks of the "seniors" for quite some time so much so that you
have grown accustomed to "educating" the "juniors" to have lost
touch on how you yourself felt when you first joined the group,
having to bow to whatever rules and regulations that existed back
then.
For instance, I clearly recall being strongly against the rule
prohibiting photo taking of buses in bus interchanges. "For your
own safety", "not allowed by bus operators" and others became the
basis for such a rule. IRONICALLY, I still saw "seniors" posting
photos of buses they snapped at bus interchanges. "Oh, this was a
rare cameo, so it's okay" was the standard reply. And was the
"senior" reprimanded by the others? Oh no. They got away scot-free.
But when a "junior" does it, woah, five pages of flaming would
snowball. So just what basis is there for the "seniors" to have the
"right" to take photos in bus interchanges just because the bus is
a rare cameo? That it is no longer a bus and hence, is okay to be
snapped in the interchange?
So what does this show? To the "junior" who has to abide by
every single rule, the "senior" has more power, more control, hence
more superior. The divide has already, unknowingly, been created.
And it has been expanding since then. And this is just but one of
the handful of examples of how such a "junior-senior" divide
exists.
Yes, I acknowledge and applaud the teaching, reminding
approaches from all parties which would definitely help the
"juniors" integrate well into the community. But please, while
doing it, spare a thought. Be in their shoes, consider the stage of
interest in the hobby they are still in at such an age when the
child is still in the process of transforming into an adult. If
repeated warnings are ignored, then yes, by all means, teach them
the hard way. Delete all their unproductive contributions, ignore
them whatever. Let them learn the hard way, eg, get caught by the
security personnel themselves for "breach of safety in the bus
interchange by photo-taking". To only continue flaming them in
public, already knowing they won't absorb whatever you are saying,
will only make matters worse, if not stagnant.
So there is clearly no basis for flaming this kiasu SBS2695H
this time round for starting this thread since he has the content -
and thus the reason - to do so, regardless of time. It
is NOT as if there was a rule in the first place clearly
indicating who can or cannot start new topics for discussion; which
the mods may want to take a look into.
To 997A, does an Oct 08 photo thread CANNOT contain photos of
buses taken at any other time? What bull is that?
And SBS2695H, if you are going to go through so much trouble of
having to use COMPASSES just to take photos of buses for a few
minutes (or maybe hours for your case), then maybe you may find
greater interest taking up field camps and navigation sessions as
your hobby!
Im not trying to say CANNOT post
but then what does OCT mean ??? ( Mean you post Sep photo????
)
And if you take a photo year ago then you post in Oct does it
also mean OCT photo??
