Volker: Let me say first of all that you are a very welcome contributor to this forum. You obviously have much knowledge and experience of photography, and we are all enriched by your contribution. Secondly, I apologize for deleting your post. I will not replace the original posts because I did not save either of them. The person who made the ill-considered response to your original post has apologized in private. It will not happen again. I would very much appreciate it if the whole matter could be dropped and we could get back to a friendly exchange of information.(posted 8420 days ago)I have said several times that I have two guiding principles for moderating these forums: keep it relevant and keep it friendly. I very rarely interfere with what people write--usually only to try to keep things friendly. I should have notified you when and why I deleted your post, but I would also emphasize that I am not required to do so. In the future, if I find it necessary for any reason to delete one of your posts, I will notify you of the reason.
I do not make any money off these forums--I work for free. My web site is a for-profit business, but I have never made any money from it. For the record, I do not have any ties to any companies that manufacture photographic products. But if you make such insinuations again, I guarantee it will piss me off.