Editing the photos of others without their permission will not be allowed. If you want to edit someones photo you may IF:
1: they specifically allow you too
a: by a means such as liven4lax uses with "feel free to edit my photos" in his signature
b: you ask them in the thread and they respond that it's OK
c: you get permission from them through email or PM
If you don't get permission SW or I will delete any altered photos. There are many who do not want their photos retouched by anyone else. Were all here to learn, teach, or both, there are few rules but altering others work is one rule that will be followed.
When making criticisms of others work be respectful as well. We have a pretty friendly group here, we may not always agree with what someone says but we do Ok.
JS