Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I too am saddeded and sometimes maddened by the verbal spats that erupt on the LUG from time to time. But I hope the people who are leaving the list due to the latest carnage will reconsider. Or come back once they've cooled off. While the LUG can go a bit ballistic sometimes, it still offers much. And as it bleeds off members into the smaller "LUG refugees" lists it loses critical mass. I, for one, find the occasional flame war a small price to pay for the wealth of information, global cameraderie, witty banter, and good fun the LUG offers. If there were enough rules to prevent all the nonsense, we'd be sterile, politically correct and stifling, and no longer the LUG. Theodore Sturgeon once said that "90% of everything is crap." The LUG usually is well above that estimate. So may I suggest that everybody take a deep breath, try to be nice, think before you post, and use the delete button when something pains you. And take your personal battles off list. But please don't take your bat and ball and go home. Remember, a world where you never have to read anything you don't like is a world you probably wouldn't want to live in. - --Peter Klein Seattle, WA