I'm new here, and I know that other new members are also aware that passing is a volatile issue here. It's like politics-type volatile. I just wonder why passing needs to be so stiffly defended . And those defenders know who they are .

When a member reports on a situation that suggests the possibility that they might have passed in that isolated situation, there will be some here swooping in to shoot them down, stomp them into the ground, and make sure they know they did not pass . . even if there were no pictures posted .

Why such a vested interest in shooting them down? We weren't there; so how can we be that sure? .

If we don't want to support it, then couldn't we at least give an objective and balanced assessment to indicate neutrality as opposed to invariable total opposition, which indicates something a bit less than the supportive community that we should be?

- Lydianne.