Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/12

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From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 12:07:48 -0400

Dr. Blacktape wonders if he has worn out his welcome has neither he nor B.D.
Colen have received a single post today.

However, as Dr. Hausner kindly forwarded a copy of his latest post to Dr.
Blacktape, Dr. Blacktape responds:

There is no question that the words fan and fanatic are closely linked. It
seems to go without saying that anyone who bothers to belong to the LUG is a
Leica fan, and it seems equally obvious that some are Leica fanatics.

Obviously, it would benefit all if we could all be fans without becoming
fanatics blinded to the fact that our own true love may have a few pimples
and stray hairs here and there. But, alas, we can't. It is inevitable that
from time to time we will be overwhelmed by lengthy, often irrational,
defenses of the indefensible.

But that is, after all, one of the perils of belonging to any "fan" club.

All of which is to say, if one can't put up with the occasional fanatic one
probably doesn't belong among the fans. :-)