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On 14-10-2014 5:02, clipka wrote:
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>>> Getting a few asians or africans on board would make things even more
>>> interesting (or from latin america, but I am not sure if the last one
>>> was a success). Definitely lacking a female perspective also.
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>> And I also wonder how extremely people from Islamic countries are
>> here... I keep track of p.b.i. since 2000, and I remember only 2 (two!)
>> active posters (out of currently 1,360!) whose names clearly indicate an
>> Islamic background! Which I think is somewhat strange, as the
>> traditional abstract, geometrical and mathematical Islamic approach to
>> art goes perfectly well with POV-Ray...
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> To be honest, I couldn't care less what background the /name/ of a
> poster indicates, whether Islamic or otherwise.
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> If the /image/ indicates some particular background, that's an entirely
> different story, as it might be relevant to understand the image.
>
That was the point. By not being cultural and gender diverse enough we
are missing valuable aesthetic input.
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