All those titles are clever, Annie. I think the last two in particular make clear the intent of the thread. The photo thread has been around for a long time, and it's always been about sharing what we see. Guidelines are good.

And thanks for carrying it on!

Here I'm showing my lack of technical expertise ... but when people click on a thread, do they see the top or the bottom, the first or the last, post? Your guidelines are very clear, but if someone starts at the last post might they never see them.

For a thread title, I like the "Show me the picture YOU shot" or a variation on it.

Good luck - I rarely participate but often scroll thru :-)

I would really miss seeing “You show me yours” etc every morning. It’s the first thread I look for. Hope we don’t change the title. 😄😄😄😄

Hi Annie...first, please let me say, I am sorry for being "short" from time to time.

Was kind of called a "liar" and that set the "battle lights" on for me. I should

have been more mature. With my apology please let me say...I think you

are doing a great job. There is no way that everyone of us will agree at

the very same time, every time. :) The nature of us humans, I guess. LOL

I will try very hard to comply with whatever rules that fit everyone...and please

feel free to tell me if I am not. We have been sharing our photos on this

site for many years, and now having a special posting for them is great. Your

title sounds good to me..whatever is easy for you.

Thank you for taking this "job" on...it is not an easy one. Hugs.

Well, the 4th suggestion on your list could be read a different way than what you mean, so someone will, and then, well, you know what will happen. So while I think it has a real ring to it, maybe the 3rd one, my lens on the world, is better.

But I like "I'll sure you mine, you show me yours" best!

Thank you for all you do to keep the thread going. I think we all see there has been some discord lately. I like the name "My lens on the world".

Annie, i love the pic thread and i agree, there should be rules. if not, it will run out of control, then it will not be what it was intended for.

i like #3, or #2 for a title.

keep up the good work!!

the few that were 'called out', please be nice about it as you state your case/opinion, dear Lord this is not brain surgery, calm down!! everyone makes mistakes! just post on different thread and all is good!

"From My Camera to You"?

Oops...I just posted a pic of me and one of my horses. Taken by a friend. I will delete it and find one of just her that I took myself.

Oops, and I just "liked" and commented on it.!

I like the title you use already. I'll say when I first started on here I wasn't sure if I should click on it haha

Another suggestion for a title in case you do decide to change it:

"Let me show you the world through my eyes" (Depeche Mode lyric) :)

marilyn-c, if you check the guidelines, it's ok to post a pic someone else has taken, but it needs to be personal. You should give the photographer credit for it. Such as, my DS took this shot of us on vacation. Of course, if you post a pic of your grandmother as an infant, you may not know the photographer, but it's still ok as the picture is yours and personal to you.

We're trying to avoid the more institutional "drop 'n' drag" image/meme with which the poster has only a glancing relationship. There are plenty of threads for that kind of thing -- basically all the other threads.

We want to make sure that credit is given to the right photographer as much as possible, and we presume you are the photographer unless we're told otherwise.

One key exception to posting an internet photo, which hasn't been a topic for awhile, would be to help identify the subject. So, for example, in the past, we have had difficulty identifying maybe a plant or an insect, and we've posted follow-up specimen photos...with credit... to help in the ID. I don't have an issue with that.

Aw shucks, Winter. Thanks!

I think it is a good idea to be more specific in the title.

I spied with my camera

I'll show you my camera pics and you show me yours.

When I first went on that thread, years ago, I had no idea it was strictly for personally shot photos.

Some people may not notice or read the guidelines information.

Annie, I appreciate you for posting the photo thread each day and for trying your best to keep it to its original purpose. It's the first thread I look at each morning and I LOVE sharing my photos and I LOVE looking at the photos posted by others.

My take on this may be going against the grain, but this is how I feel.

The title Show Me Yours has been around for a very long time - long before I started participating. It's what people are used to, it's what they look for and it's a perfectly good title. I think it's meaning is quite clear. I will show you MY photo and you show me YOUR photo. I honestly don't think changing it is necessary.

Humans are going to be humans. Most will follow the rules and some will not. That could be because they don't know the rules, they don't or won't read the guidelines, they don't think the rules apply to them or they just plain don't care about the rules. We see that all the time while going about our daily lives. 9 people will patiently wait in line and one will try to cut in front, 9 people will follow the speed limit and one will blow by those other 9, 9 people will sit in their assigned seat and one will try to sneak into first class and 9 people will post their photo and one will post a meme.

Unfortunately, in this case none of us have moderator powers, so unless we want to flag a suspect photo or a meme every time one is posted, there's no way to remove them. I, personally, do not want to be the photo police so unless I see one of my own photos posted by someone else, I'm not going to worry about what others do. It happens so rarely, that to me, it's just not worth getting riled up over.

Granted, we've been seeing more memes and internet photos posted lately, but historically, it hasn't been a big problem and I think that for the most part people are posting their own photos or photos that they have some sort of claim to.

What I am seeing more of lately, and not just on the photo thread, is snark, offense being taken where none was meant, short tempers and just general unpleasantness. I don't think it's intentional; I think people are very on edge given what's happening out in the world right now and sometimes it spills over into the forums. It's not just here; I've been seeing it on other sites I visit as well. Hopefully, when the world rights itself again, people will calm down and we'll all return to our normal selves.

Anyway, my suggestion is to leave the title as is, to carry on posting photos, include the guidelines each day and don't try to police others unless they are so blatant about it something has to be said. I think it will make life much more pleasant for you and the rest of us. I don't know that anyone will agree with me and some may think what I say is ridiculous, but for better or worse, that's how I feel about it. Best wishes whatever you decide to do going forward.

And, now I have to go post my L photo which I actually picked out last night and now I can't recall what I was going to post. Ugh!

Edit to add - My M photo - L was yesterday. Doh!

I suspect these daily threads are the most visited and enjoyed of any other contribution to this forum.

However, it's a thread, it's not a rigid competition or organization with specific prereqs. As a bystander who looks regularly but doesn't contribute, why some people seem to have trouble understanding the intent is that people post their own photos, is no less perplexing to me than you getting so exercised over those who can't get it straight.

It's a thread. This is a casual place. Restate the rules in a day's first post periodically as that suits you - once a week- and enjoy the contributions as others do. How clueless a small number of people may be shouldn't matter. They're clueless, you won't change that.

I can’t tell you how much I love this thread. I really appreciate it and the smile thread.

Sometimes I find a picture that fits in my photos, sometimes I have to take one. It adds a little fun to my life. Whatever you call it is ok by me.

Thanks.

I really enjoy that thread since I discovered it. I am glad it is policed as it is, for if you are lenient with one, it opens the door for others to do likewise and before long it is just another thread. I have noticed ones that made an honest mistake (not reading the rules) and post something.they shouldn't, take the criticism and move on by doing better next time. Others just feel rules do not apply to them.

Annie, I, too, appreciate your helming this ship and I hope we can get back to normal soon.

I vote to keep the name as it because it is so well known and most of us know what to do. My suggestion would be when you state the theme for the day, right under it maybe post something like "Let's see YOUR photos" or something like that. That way it's clear right away and you can look at the rules, but it's pretty clear what is expected. Your photo may very well be one that someone else took but if you just say that when you post it, that should suffice. Most everybody starts at the very beginning of each post so they should see that message.

Thanks for all you do!!!

Edited to Add: I wrote this before going over to today's thread and saw what you posted. That's perfect to me! Thanks.

Dawn ... now that we've got to "M" ... I'm pretty sure that none of us would tell you to "Go to 'L' "!

Thanks for starting what looks to be a useful discussion, Annie.

While I appreciate the importance of keeping to the guidelines, so that things don't get far off track, I've had some feeling lately that there's been a bit of an overemphasis. So I wonder whether referring to the guidelines less frequently might achieve the result that we desire.

ole joyful

I don't take good pictures with my iPod but my brother takes some wonderful shots of birds and our surrounding area. He gives me permission to use his photos. Is is alright that I post them in that thread. I always preface this is as photo my brother takes.

Yes, cherryfizz, that would be fine if you give him credit. But remember the point is to see the world through your eyes...it's not a photography contest but rather a way to help sharpen our eye, become more observant of the world around us and we may even become better photographers. It's about sharing our experiences even if we're not Ansel Adams.

Annie, I too appreciate the thread and love the original title. Even if I get too busy and don’t post some days, I always go look for what creative photos are posted. It’s fun to see the beauty of the earth everyone finds. I was also one who questioned my own use of an old historical photo and you set me straight that it was ok. Thanks too to those who have carried on in Annie’s absence.

I don't regularly look at the photo threads, and I honestly did not know that the photos needed to be personal. ( I am pretty sure I never posted so I guess I 'm good there). Makes sense, but for the casual visitor might not be so obvious.

I do frequent, and enjoy the smile thread and the word game threads so thanks for that.

Thank you everyone, for all your input. I appreciate it and will mull your suggestions over as we move forward.

As the majority like the current name, I'll stick with that for now.

I've strengthened the guidelines in the OP, and we'll see where that takes us.