Willtorecord, all you need to do to find out what his other pic was DQ'd for is to click on his profile. Pictures highlighted in pink are DQ'd images. Generally speaking you can find information about the DQ reason by viewing that picture. Ron's "shoes" entry was dq'd, it would appear, for a timing reason.
I would like to know if Ansel Adams estate was contacted for permission to use his pic in the Ansel Adams challenge.
If it was given for that challenge, Ron Beams actions are NOT beyond reason due to precedent set BY DPC. To state that Ansel Adams would turn over in his grave because of his image being displayed in 640x480 on people's computer screens is ludicrous. There must be digital versions of AA's work all over the place on the net. Most of it is likely sanctioned by his estate.
If permission was NOT given for that challenge, but DPC entered it for the purpose of education without the intent to benefit from it financially OR IN REPUTATION (highlighted by the fact that before any decisive action was taken on the image, claims to have taken that picture were relinquished), AGAIN, Ron Beam acted only within the precedent set BY DPC.
Hence, Ron really only made a mis-step in not informing the DPC council.
Regarding disciplining Ron, I think that matter is between SC and Ron. Neither of those parties is under ANY obligation to do only what others feel is right.
Further, this is the last time that I will restate that because of the intensity of feelings by many of the members on this site, it would be sensible to include in writing some reference in an appropriate section to this type of action and the correct steps required in doing it properly or the basic reasons why this will not be done. |
