Re: [Leica] Messages

[Walter S Delesandri <walt@jove.acs.unt.edu>]

What about bicycles, scotch, underwear, and Moultons?
Walt

On Fri, 10 Sep 1999 10:14:16 +1000 "A.H.SCHMIDT" <horsts@actek.com.au> 
wrote:
> 
> 
> Elliot M. Puritz, MD wrote:
> 
> > Friends:  Wonder if the time might have come to separate the Leica 
> Luggers > list into more then one category as has been done with 
> several of the > medical lists I am on.  The number ofmessages has 
> become prodigious, and > although most of such missives are interesting 
> and fun, some are not...at > least to me.  Of course, what is of 
> interest to one, might not be of interest > to another.  Hence, a 
> suggestion: >
> > Separate the Leica-users messages into "Leicachat" which would dwell 
> on > the personal, non technical end of Leica matters such as the death 
> of Lady > Diana, the height of various photographers, etc. , 
> "leicatech" or something > similar which would dwell on the technical 
> end of Leica matters including > lenses, exposure metering, etc. and 
> "leicalab" which might deal with > dark-room subjects such as various 
> developers, digital matters,etc.  In > such manner  Luggers would have 
> the opportunity to segregate messages > into groups that are of 
> interest.  Alternately, one might subscribe to the > "Leica" headings 
> that are of interest, but not subscribe to messages that > relate to 
> Leica-but are of no interest.  Note that I am not at all being > 
> critical of content, just the way such content might be organized.  I 
> realize > that there might be endless debate about various categories, 
> i.e., where to > put LTM matters, etc., but I suspect that such broad 
> divsions as I have > posited, or something similar, might serve.
> > > Perhaps the list manager might monitor the feeling(s) of our devoted
> > group, and consider my suggestion(s) based upon the wishes of other > 
> Luggers. >
> > Elliot
> 
>   Friends,
> 
> and then we could split just about everything in to categories. E.G.
> 
> We could have  a lens (technical) , a lens (picture taking), a lens 
> (which one should I buy), a lens (historical), a lens (not Leitz, but 
> fits Leitz), a lens (compare to leitz).
> Then we could have a camera (technical), a camera (picture taking, ..............
> 
> Of course if categories overlap we could have a category line:
> 
> Camera (buy), (repair),(use), (M&R),l ens (historical., 
> camera-lens(picture taking), wife (complaints) Trip(hazardous)
> 
> We could of course also to condense the category line a bit, make a 
> list and give every
> category a number, with a sub number:
> 
> Lens                                        1.0
> technical                                  1.1
> picture taking                           1.2
> which one should I buy            1.3
> price                                       1.3.1
> 
> Camera                                    2.0
> technical                                    2.1
> 
> and so on
> 
> A category line could look like this:    1.2,1.4,2.0.5.7,6,0,1.2,5.0
> 
> An amended category list would have to be issued at say a weekly basis.
> 
> On a wednesday new category suggestions could be forwarded by the 
> individual LUGers
> and thursdays a committee could evaluate the new categories and if 
> necessary delete obsolete ones. Friday the list could be collided by a 
> group of volunteers. Mondays the list could be send out to all LUGers 
> and Tuesday a short amendment, if required, could be posted.
> 
> Regards, Horst Schmidt
> 
> For the ease of using all the category numbers, a software program 
> could be developed which would make it simpler to find which number 
> fits the required category. This program then would be send out to all 
> LUGers. A regularly Bug Fix update could then be downloaded.
> 
> Simple isn't it?
> 
> What do you guys and gals think.
> 
> 
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