Rant well put over Rod. And as you know only too well it has been the subject of several previous threads. Quailty. Fully agree with all you say. Lets just hope that POE survives this crisis and then look to the future. We all have ideas regarding quality and I'm sure Chris and Sarah will be open to suggestions as always

But as said before we need to be getting through to those who do NOT use the forums.

It will not be easy to open the forums up more. Let's hope POE can lead the horse to the water and make it drink. It has so much to offer to so many who want to explore the UK either just on line or get some inspiration to travel here. 

Cheers, Dave.  

I concur with all your words of wisdom, Rod.

I feel like you, that the present difficulties have been brought on by the avalanche of uploads, with the emphasis on quantity rather than quality. Personally, I would be happy with an upload limit of one or two images per day.

Out of curiosity, I calculated my personal statistics on my rate of image submission. I have been a member of PoE for 9 years and have submitted about 450 images in total. This equates to approximately 1 image per week on average, which is enough for me !

Thanks Edward, your comments about restraint are very much in line with my thinking. I have submitted 165 images that are still there. Did delete a few feeling they did POE no favours or me for that matter. I would rather send one decent shot than thirty poor ones with my name attached. 

Now, I hope we shall soon be able to resume sending pictures. 

A cap is a fine idea and must be a most positive way forward. 

I think a cap of 5 - 10  images per day is a good figure for Premier Members, with Non-Premier less, maybe a cap of 1 or 2 per day.

Even though this may seem drastic, it will still permit uploads of hundreds or even thousands images per year for the really determined uploaders.

My own experience is that the percentage of my output which I regard as good is quite low, in the tens per year, so I would not get anywhere near that limit.

Ruth is right John, I am sure the finger is not pointed at you in any way whatsoever, if anyone 'regular' I tend to put up 'close matches' when uploading my various Lake District walks. But i try not to put them all up in one go and then hopefully only 2 or 3. However there are some who put up many similar shots of the same subject of which sadly a high proportion are poor quality shots.

Also whilst on the subject of uploading I feel 5 or 6 is more than ample even for PREMIER members. But having said that I would be quite happy to see a blanket maximum covering both PREMIER and free members around that figure. 

As to the forums John, I too wish more people would participate rather than just look in, even if only to make a donation,