Quote Originally Posted by Irakly Shanidze
Elysian, your behavior is certainly not my business, but as a person whose intentions are as friendly as they can possibly be, I would really enjoy seeing a little bit more dignity in your posts. You seem to act like a schoolboy trying to put up a fight with a new kid on the block. Try not to post anything of this nature here forr a couple of days, then read whatever you have already posted, and you will understand what I mean. Remember, the key word is "dignity". We are adults here.
So act like one!

Also try to be a man and have the courage to discuss what I said in my previous reply. I refuse to believe that I was only talking nonsense in my last reply, trust me, after 42 years you learn to know yourself quite well, the qualities and the limitations.

I have quite some experience in photography and art myself. I also have a clear opinion about things and several of my ideas were not the same like yours. Take for example that "So what is art anyway" thread. I disagreed with the usefulness that thread and I come up with strong arguments and two people agreed with the points that I was trying to make. I always come up with many arguments and a well thought over reply. But I didn't start to call you a schoolboy who doesn't know what dignity is, because that is a really immature reaction of you.

If you can't handle a different opinion... count to ten, something what you also should have done before you started that "Art. Crap or photography thread".

I have tried to do my best to see some positive sides of you, but the more I stay in this "Photography as art" forum, the more I get annoyed the way you can't handle the ideas of others, especially when they're not the same like yours.
You also didn't apologize for your behavior in the "Photography. Art of or crap?" thread.

I also should have listened to 3 different people who wrote in that thread;

"Irakly -- Your dialogue leaves me to believe that you are a spoiled and petulant human being with misplaced arrogance. While you may come one here and imply that your bogus venom is a "rally cry" for people to put up better work, it's nothing more than an attempt to stroke your own ego. "

"I have absolutely no respect for him, and I would hope he is removed from this site permanently. I'm not going to sugar coat this- he's just not the kind of person we need here. I will refrain from name-calling, since I would end up listing every name there is. Normally I would premise a post like this with "I'm sorry but..." But I'm not sorry- Irakly should be sorry."

". Everyone came to your defence and made sure that it was understood what your true meaning was. Everyone but you. Are you a spoiled little brat? The truth is, you were rude in a big way. Can't you be a man and admit it?"

Since an honest opinion is not appreciated by you, I have no other choice than staying out of this particular forum.

I do leave with laugh though, after reading the part in which you describe yourself;

"a person whose intentions are as friendly as they can possibly be, I would really enjoy seeing a little bit more dignity in your posts"

That was a good one Irakly!

Good luck with 'your' forum... you're gonna need it.