There has been much discussion on here of late about aspects of the hobby and many arguments as to whether any one aspect is more important then the others.
Those aspects are: Gaming, Modeling, Painting.
But have a couple of others gate crashed the party in the last couple of years?
Photography: The advent of cheaper digital cameras has made this much more accessible and on some sites (Cool mini or not) people now seem to be being judged on the standard of their photography skills as much as the subject matter. BOLS itself has a thriving gallery and the painting and modeling threads overflow with high quality images. I find Photography frustrating, sometimes I get good shots and sometimes I don't, but I don't understand why. Has anyone here taken a photography course for the sake of the hobby alone?
Education: The Battlefront FOW forum now has a "Flames of War for Educators section. Now there are obvious reasons for this, from a historical point of view. But does the larger hobby have a place in education? There are the obvious benefits to maths.
Are there any other aspects that you can think of that don't normally get mentioned?