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		<title>Flickr Groups Can Be Weird</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 19:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I took a photo of the palm of my hand today; there was nothing particularly interesting on it &#8212; just the intervals I was going to do at the track, along with my goal times. I figured it would be a good idea to take a photo of my hand since it would get smeared [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a title="Ugh by benwatts, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/benwatts/3578227445/"><img class="alignright" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3660/3578227445_46183be6f8_m.jpg" alt="Ugh" width="240" height="180" /></a></p>
<p>I took a photo of the palm of my hand today; there was nothing particularly interesting on it &#8212; just the intervals I was going to do at the track, along with my goal times. I figured it would be a good idea to take a photo of my hand since it would get smeared by sweat and it would save me from figuring out the pace times later on.</p>
<p>This photo was then uploaded to Flickr.</p>
<p>Later in the day, I go back to Flickr and see a message that one sees much too often on Flickr: &#8216;Hi, I&#8217;m an admin for a group called <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/78854829@N00/">Palms</a>, and we&#8217;d love to have this added to the group!&#8217;.</p>
<p><img class="size-full wp-image-452 alignnone" title="palms" src="http://www.benwatts.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/palms.png" alt="palms" width="289" height="77" /></p>
<p>I&#8217;m all for groups and what-not, <em>but  seriously</em>?<br />
My palm photo has <em>absolutely no aesthetic value</em>. It was taken with my phone, wasn&#8217;t composed &#8212; you see where I&#8217;m coming from. I&#8217;m not saying spontaeous photos shouldn&#8217;t go in groups, I&#8217;m saying that group admin&#8217;s could be a teensy bit more selective over the quality of what they&#8217;d like in their groups; am I crazy?  Get some decent photos of peoples&#8217; palms, damn it!</p>
<p>WEIRD.</p>
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