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OMG, This is where you all have been! New Member Here, Also Former POTN

PaSt

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Found this Forum from the POTN FB Group, don't recall how many members were on the original POTN, but hopefully this site blows up, cause POTN was my absolute favorite place to visit on the web for the longest time!
Im so glad theres a new alternative, Ive been just so disappointed for the longest time without POTN. I'm going to miss all the Lens Sample History, but im pretty excited for new beginnings!
 
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De Found this Forum from the POTN FB Group, don't recall how many members were on the original POTN, but hopefully this site blows up, cause POTN was my absolute favorite place to visit on the web for the longest time!
Im so glad theres a new alternative, Ive been just so disappointed for the longest time. I'm going to miss all the Lens Sample History, but im pretty excited for new beginnings!
Welcome! Good to have you on board. Was your username on POTN the same as what you have here?
 
Welcome! Good to have you on board. Was your username on POTN the same as what you have here?
I honestly cant recall, I know it was one of these three, but im pretty sure it was i's (in bold below), and i think it was dashes, if not dashes, it was under scores. LoL, i know its been a good minute, but most of my forum user names are associated with PaSt, a former Disc Jockey Name.

1) PaSt
2) II-PaSt-II (Upper Case i's) possibly II_PaSt_II
3) ll-PaSt-ll (Lower Case L's) possibly ll_PaSt_ll
 
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Hey Welcome!! Get out there and have a look about!
Check out the FAQs and Tips in my signature for info , but I see you've already got an image posted!
Get out in the forums and let's see some more!

Glad you are here!
 
Glad you found us; always good to see more POTN refugees joining up.

Pekka did us the kindness of linking here as an alternative before he took his forum offline,
so a number of others also were able to immigrate here.

I've probably seen some of your posts, thought I can't honestly say I specifically remember you.
But no matter. You've found us, so dig in and enjoy!
 
Glad you found us; always good to see more POTN refugees joining up.

Pekka did us the kindness of linking here as an alternative before he took his forum offline,
so a number of others also were able to immigrate here.

I've probably seen some of your posts, thought I can't honestly say I specifically remember you.
But no matter. You've found us, so dig in and enjoy!
Yes, seriously, there arent too many words that describe how much POTN really meant to many individuals such as myself, POTN has taught me so much in regards to this hobby, I havent found too many resources online that taught photography as wonderful as POTN. There was such an overwhelming amount of resources on that site, and for all of it to go away was truly heartbreaking.

I just love photography, always had and still is a huge fan & enthusiast.

Started out with kids, but now that they are all grown, I just take pics of all the hobbies!

Canon 6D MK II 35mm F1.4L Wide Open
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Canon 6D MK II 35mm F1.4L Wide Open
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We explored various options for migrating the data from POTN to a then as-yet unnamed site when we knew POTN was shutting down. However, due to both technical reasons relating to the unique home-built and hence non-industry standard architecture of POTN as well as questions of copyright and intellectual property, we were only able to migrate some of the content. It can be found in the Resources tab at the top under the Focus on Photography banner. Hopefully you will be able to find many things of interest there.
 
For sure! Just the fact that this forum exists is way more than enough for me! And the fact that so much has carried over from POTN, it's phenomenal! The resources tab from just a brief look, although a little tacky, it's completely awesome that uses can go back and browse through some archives!

I'm just soo happy that one of my favorite places to visit online still somewhat exists! 🤗
 
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For sure! Just the fact that this forum exists is way more than enough for me! And the fact that so much has carried over from POTN, it's phenomenal! The resources tab from just a brief look, although a little tacky, it's completely awesome that uses can go back and browser through some archives!

I'm just soo happy that one of my favorite places to visit online still somewhat exists! 🤗
Yeah, exporting the threads as PDFs was an option of last resort but it was really the only viable option since the database structure of POTN was unique and even if Pekka gave us the approval, transferring all the threaded data to Xenforo was impossible. Unfortunate, but a lot of people put in a huge effort to salvage what we could.
 
I like where this forum is going, especially the Financial & donations portion, personally I think a quarterly summary is enough, but monthly is great too, just too much work for 1 individual I think, I hope you have site helpers!

You'll start seeing my name for donations, I hope others see the Financial Summaries and donations as well.

Edit: Just read some hints as to why POTN possibly, suddenly ended. 😭😭😭😭

I'm so sad now, again.....but on the bright side, we all united because of a specific individual. Thanks for everything you did, we all greatly appreciate your hard work.♥️
 
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I like where this forum is going, especially the Financial & donations portion, personally I think a quarterly summary is enough, but monthly is great too, just too much work for 1 individual I think, I hope you have site helpers!♥️
I was given a breakdown of the financial workings of FoP when I asked, and was told at the same time
that donation channels would only be reopened as needed, and not as an ongoing fund drive effort.

This struck me as an altrustic approach, and a wholly fair way to keep it alive: Ask for funds when needed;
pause the method after goals are met. I contributed with others, goals were met, and the portal was paused.

I'll admit that Pekka never gave us a breakdown of finances in his operation of POTN, so I do appreciate how
FoP admins disperse their operating costs. But I certainly appreciate how the FoP team has been transparent
in how they use the funds we've provided.

I look forward to more of the reporting, as well.
 
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