Let's look at the Groups on Ipernity via Explore
www.ipernity.com/explore/group

I joined Ipernity in 2013 and yesterday was the first time I clicked that link.

I had no knowledge of the groups and that must be because I wasn't inspired to look for them. The Groups I have joined have been by invitation and I joined them to be polite and friendly ( It is a good enough reason I suggest).

I have been 'promoted' to Admin of Groups and so far have done nothing about it. I have neither removed myself from the group or encouraged people to look at or join the groups.

I created one Group just as an experiment looked at for a while and the forgot about it. I think I should delete it.
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My thoughts on groups and more generally the sharing of photos with people I have not yet met:

When I first shared photos on Flickr. I shared local views and Landscapes of The National Parks in The Peak District and the Lake District and this resulted in more than sharing sharing a photograph and commenting on the view or the technology used! I actually got to meet people some just once or twice and then continued to share comments. Some people I am still in touch with on Social Media but due to personal circumstances (almost a decade as a carer that always took priority) I no longer see the people I knew. Now the Covid pandemic makes it seem there is no way back for now.

For an Ipernity Group to have real value it must be more than just a gallery of photos there should be an aim or something that provokes discussion and actions. Yes there can be Groups that are fun and primarily a social aspect like Happy Fence Friday but how many of that type can be sustained?

Now I look at my photos on Ipernity and wonder why so many of them are public as they can have little value to anyone but me.

I checked I have 16,105 photos on Ipernity with 3,455 of them Private. This seems wrong UNLESS Ipernity is the place to store all my photos ( I don't think it should be mass storage).

My aim in 2021 should be to review the photos and make a smaller number of the visible to Everyone. I wonder if this is important or not?
PLAN A: Make all but the most recent Private again then create new Collections and Albums eventually deleting those that are no longer required.
PLAN B: Start again with an aim in mind to create a collection that I will value (and some people may find interesting)
PLAN C: Do nothing with old photos JUST take more photographs and regularly post some on Ipernity