Long term Flickr user here, since the start and a paying customer. In the groups that I’m active in there is a thriving community and it would be a shame if that was compromised. I know people here are happy that it is out from the yoke of Yahoo, but over the years I’ve seen so many products that I use get bought up, enthusiastically changed, and then ruined or closed down by the new owners. Please don’t ruin it with arbitrary rules and attempting to make it “social” like Yahoo did. Despite what I’ve seen in some threads on here not every feels that a product has got to somehow keep adding features to be usable or feel alive as a community. It’s the photography that’s important, not the product and its features.

I guess what I’m sayimg is I’m kind of burned out by products that I love getting acquired and ruined. I love Flickr and I couldn’t bear to see it go the same way.

One last thing, I put a lot of artwork there too, drawings and stuff as well as my photos. Are we going to be penalised for content such as this that doesn’t fall into what you would call a photo?

Edit: I just read my comment and it sounded negative towards Smugmug. That’s not my intention. If Flickr had to go somewhere, then I’m glad it’s with the Smugmug guys. I’ve heard good things about you over the years!