but this ain't a workshop. it's a forum. and, unlike a workshop, it doesn't convene for two or three days. it's a forum that goes on and on and on. and while this forum is topical, it doesn't always stay on topic and sometimes drifts far from it. why? because it lacks the very structure that you desire. and while structure provides a foundation, it can also inhibit creativity.
this is a gathering of artists. and yet you seem to want to create a controlled evironment that, IMO, might not be overly conducive to artistic creativity.
also, unlike a workshop, this forum doesn't have a hierarchy that is established well before the workshop convenes. there aren't any workshop leaders and instructors here. sure, there's admins and mods, but they're more like hallway monitors. whatever leaders develop in this forum do so by virtue of their skills as a photographer or model, their willingness to mentor and inspire, their abilities to communicate, and not by appointment or by virtue of their ordained status at a workshop.
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