Ditto on the vote for Scott re: his personality.

But maybe it is all a clever ploy? What are we doing now? Talking about him! That is exposure and advertising. He ain't stupid by any means - so maybe we are all playing right into his shrewd little games....;-)

At the end of the day on the topics he does know about "Photography" it is wise to just soak it up. He has the credentials.

And if you met him in person, he is probably quite an affable and fun bloke to have a beer with. Don't forget that the internet and the new forms of communication that we have make it hard to judge a person fairly. Hello Emoticons.

So yes. He annoys the shit out of me too at times - then at other times I find him to be very wry and funny.

But I give him the benefit of the doubt because I am sure that I annoy the shit out of people as well, so who am I to tar and feather anyone else? ;-) :-) =:-) :-0 :-s :-\ >;-|

Plus I still harbour dreams of organising a China photo tour one day and would be over the moon for someone like him to come along. And I am sure he will come across very differently in person than online. A phenomena I have experiences since 1991.

Pride and Prejudice people. Great novel. The BBC production is also excellent too - though 9 hours long!