olileaukWhat you think of people's photographs is not what other people think. It is evident from your posts that you think these pictures are dull and unexciting and have been done before. If the pictures are so bad, just don't post. The fact that you seem to emanate this 'I know more than you, I'm right, you're wrong' attitude in your posts makes you seem incredibly arrogant, and like your word is the definitive word on what photography should be about.
Photography is entirely subjective. Your opinion is no more 'the right one' than mine. If you don't like these pictures, say you don't and leave it at that. Don't bash your point again and again trying to convince - it seems - the entire forum that you are correct. Calling this thread 'disheatening' because people think their best photographs are a type of photography you don't like is a frankly stupid attitude to take.
You said yourself "My main problem is perhaps more with peoples definitions of a 'good photograph'." What gives you the right to define what we can consider a good photograph?!
"The title of this thread is 'post your best photograph' - there is no way to define a best photograph if it's sole purpose is to preserve a moment for future reference" again, the title is YOUR best photograph. what YOU think is your best. Not what other people think is your best: if that were the case people would link to portfolios.
My point is this. You are no more qualified to tell us what should be a 'best photograph' than you are to become president of the united states, and as you have provided no evidence that you have any photography to show us, i shall simply consider your opinion, for that is all it is, null.
Anyway, that's just my two cents. if you don't agree, feel free to try and argue or even neg me if you wish.