stax4 wrote on Aug 29^th, 2007 at 5:08pm:


It is made to please the eye - so it is art.

Some people edit only to get rid of minor imperfections in an image. Clearly, jnc is not one of those. He produces edits that are dramatic and do not claim to be realistic. Why should every edit conform 100% to reality? There is an opportunity in editing to represent things that are either impossible or nigh-on impossible to organise/witness in the real world - so why not exploit that opportunity?

You seem to be working around the concept that the no.1 priority in any edit is 'are the realistic aspects absolutely in-check?'. Very few, if any, of the editors that post here at SimV follow that philosophy.

Excuse me, but who do you think you are, to come around to Simviation, and start insulting everyone who posts an edit? Again, this is not meant to be an ordinary edit, but a work, of art. At LEAST take the time to be kind and considerate, to those who are actually trying, experimenting in the world of editing, instead of laughing at them, and calling their wonderful edit, a pile of crap.

Edit: Hey everybody, look at my post count! LOL! It WAS 1234.

stax4 wrote on Aug 30^th, 2007 at 12:00am:


Well let's see some of your work then...

You seem to be labouring under the impression that the definition of art is paint and canvas. Not so. Art comes in many forms. In my and many other people's opinions, this is an art form, and it is certain that this screenshot was made to be art, so even if you don't like it, you should respect it as such.

stax4 wrote on Aug 30^th, 2007 at 12:00am:


Okay then - who made the paint and the canvas that the mona lisa was created with?

These are two completely separate things - the model may well be fantastic and a joy to fly, but it also takes a hell of a lot of skill to make anything look good in a screenshot/edit

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heeheehee...

Next challenge - get to 12345....

Moderator please. This crosses the line. I don't see that he's staff. Does he have authority to tell me that if I disagree with his point of view that that I don't belong on these forums? Does he speak for this site?

spitfire boy wrote on Aug 30^th, 2007 at 4:40am:

We can have fun discussing art issues all day long but let's keep it at that. I don't see where you are the one chosen to speak for this site or all of it's members and I don't see that you have the authority to say who does and who doesn't belong in these forums. Am I wrong about that?

I'm not arguing. I am for the third time now requesting a moderator.

spitfire boy wrote on Aug 30^th, 2007 at 8:20am:


I'll let the mod decide that, if you don't mind.

stax4 wrote on Aug 30^th, 2007 at 8:50am:




Honestly the term " ... then you dont belong on these forums..." is most commonly used by the moderators. All I can say is that you can try to take it down a notch on your "critique" (and I am not just saying that because you commented on my edits) and everything should be ok.

BTW- the editors on these forums who really truly know what they are doing should be considered artists, because they have to take two pieces of work and fuse them together in a remarkable way which takes a lot of skill and can take an extremely long time to perfect a technique. Its something the average Joe can do, but needs to work at daily for a while and listen to those giving advice. I feel that also in art if one person works hard enough and is really trying, he can become an artist.


Nick