Ok everyone I need your advice. You've all seen the "Classic Warbirds" category on the home page and there's definitely some great photos there. When I created that category I was thinking of Mustangs, Spitfires, B-17s and so forth. Mostly planes of WWII and prior. Now, I have many people uploading Sabres, Mig-15s, F-104s, etc. etc. I'm not really sure if they belong there. What should be the cut-off timeline to be included in the "Classic Warbirds" category? What criteria?

Good discussion! When I think "classic", I think "piston". But like Troy said, it's hard not to call the Mig-15 a classic. Perhaps if a separation is needed (if for no other reason than to alleviate having to dig through many photos looking for "WWII" aircraft), perhaps an additional category called "WWII" would be appropriate, and photos that fit that category could also fit "Classics", while the reverse may not be true. Just a thought.

Also, speaking of categories, I'm a little lost with a plane, like say, the F-16 or A-10. Where do those belong? Because there is no category called "Fighters" or "Ground Attack", etc, I continue to post them under "None", unless it is something like the Blue Angels, which I assume it would be safe to post under "Special Schemes". Is "none" the appropriate category for most modern, non-transport / tanker jets?

Mike

That's not a bad idea either. I have a feeling, however, that unless the phrase "WWII" is somehow used to define the difference between "classic" and "nostalgic", the mixing of the two (Migs, with say, Mustangs) will continue out of confusion. Of course, that's just my take on it.

Mike