Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Geeee.....as the new kid on the block I certainly do not care to be the reason behind a bruhaha, but I am quite familiar with the s/n 999999XX convention from my experience with other photo lists, Olympus OM specifically. In private communication I am always complete in my disclosures. However, in open list, I find making things a little more sporting for the riff-raff appropriate. While I agree such a claim may not hold up under US law, spoon feeding complete s/n's does make it all too easy for any crackpot to make a *claim* from which I must mount a reasonable defense; a distraction I simply don't have the patience to make easy for anyone. All but the last two digits is sufficient information to make an identification, which is all I seek. John P ______________________________________ My Grandfather taught me to live by two rules. Rule #1: Don't tell folks everything you know. Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net> remarked:: > >This is complete, unadulterate, bosh. There is no way, under US law, at >any rate, that such a claim would hold up unless the cameras were, indeed, >stolen. Folks who believe that posting the entire number puts them at risk >are of the same lack of, er, sophistication as those folks who believe that >street hoods are able to distinguish between a Leica and a Kodak point 'n >shoot.