Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for responding on those points Mitch. Anyone interested can read the posted names and comments if desired. Perhaps Messrs' Anonymous, Kaufmann, Barnack, S. Lee, Gandy, Brian et al can appeal against having their identities misrepresented. That Barnack fellow looks to have nearly as many entries as Mr Anonymous. Yes I am making a joke regarding your petition, but perhaps you can see what I think is a difficulty with the mechanics of an on-line petition. I would take a guess and say maybe the company providing the petition software are the people asking for a PayPal donation? I haven't made any entry on your list of course and so have not seen this personally. I did just read about it on the L Camera Forum where I am also a member. Any post to a list with a link that asks for your name and what Leica equipment you own, then automatically pops up a donation request starts to look like SPAM or at least less reputable to me. Of course, I'm not in charge and won't bother you further. Happy to contribute on the actual subject of coding and firmeware changes though. There is now a separate thread with a little discussion on this started here now. 2009/1/22 <mitcha@mac.com> > Geoff: > > There is no connection whatsoever between LUG and the petition, which I > thought was obvious. > > The sorting and managing of comments is an issue: I have sent an e-mail to > the petition site asking whether and how that can be done. I would like to > delete the bogus and prank signatures and entries, of which there were 14 > last time I looked, and am waiting to hear from the petition site > administrators. However, whatever is the answer on this issue, it is quite > easy to see the bogus entries and there are many entries with solid > support, > which in itself is a good thing. Leica will have seen the discussion on the > LUF and the petition itself. > > I did not see any PayPal window when I set up the petition, but apparently > one pops up after people sign the petition -- one needs merely to ignore > that. > > --Mitch/Potomac, MD > http://www.flickr.com/photos/malland/sets/72157594271568487/ > > Mitch, how will this petition be presented to Leica? >> Can you assure this list that the LUG as a whole will not be presented as >> sponsoring or supporting your petition? That would only reduce our >> credibility with Leica as a group of Leica enthusiasts and supporters, in >> my >> opinion. >> Are you responding to anything on this list or have you just duplicated >> your >> postings to the L Camera forum? Seems reasonable that you would talk to us >> here if you expect any support. >> >> How are entries sorted or managed? Who makes that decision? Looking at the >> list you can see are quite a number of anonymous entries and duplicate >> names. >> For example after your own initial entry, someone has added your name as a >> supporter of a Ricoh camera. I'd be annoyed to read that someone had >> misrepresented me. >> As you noted there are a number of false entries attributed to names like >> Barnack, Zeiss, Gandy, Kobayashi. Those are obviously false but what >> correction is possible when someone chooses to use another's name? >> Can people remove their entry if they decide they no longer want to be >> associated with the list or someone has used their name without >> permission? >> Is it true that a PayPal payment window pops up if an entry is made? >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Cheers Geoff Life's too short for slow zooms