On forums such as this there tends to be a divide between those who prefer totally serious discussion and those who are serious where required but believe that there's room for irreverence or flippancy and the opportunity to discuss subjects that might be only partly related to photography or not at all. I've always taken the attitude that if a subject is of no interest then just ignore it- for me that's the technicalities of photoshop, flash units and tripods [none of which I possess
] Others find these totally riveting!