Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Gallery down?
From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 12:00:03 -0700
References: <011401c2ff8e$91297f50$0316fea9@ccasony01>

BD

I have never seen the LUGFORUM, but I have heard of it.
Is it a signup-and-be-overloaded site, or a site in which I
can take a look at once and begone?

Jerry

bdcolen wrote:

> Quite honestly, the reason that I haven't gone to the LUG forum is that
> it's a total, politico-masturbatory waste of time. What possible point
> is there in arguing with people on the LUG forum? Does anyone think that
> the folks 'debating' over there aren't fixed in their opinions? Or that
> they are experts on the issues at hand and will therefore truly educate
> one?
>
> Liberals who want to vent can call NPR and preach to the converted;
> conservatives can call Rush Limbaugh; and Nazi's can call Michael
> Savage. Why waste time on the LUG forum? ;-)
>
> B. D.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Ernest
> Nitka
> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 12:54 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Gallery down?
>
> My opinion........ The LUGFORUM has siphoned off all the war talk and
> politics and so what we have here is what's left.  I sporadically check
> the
> LUGFORUM and while I appreciate having politics/wartalk OFF the LUG I
> wonder how the "combatants" on the LUGFORUM will regard each other when
> (and if) they decide to discuss photography/Leica at some point in the
> future.  The reason I don't spend much of any time on the LUGFORUM is
> that
> I'm afraid that I would form bad/negative opinions about some of the
> people
> there and it would taint my feelings once I discuss Leica/photography.
> I
> know this makes me a petty individual but there ya go.
>
> ernie
>
> At 09:50 AM 4/10/03 -0700, you wrote:
> >Ernest Nitka wrote:
> > >
> > > Something in the air - I can't connect to my own web site!  Main
> > > purpose of my web site is to have all my worthwhile links :(
> > >
> > > ernie
> > >
> > > At 11:05 AM 4/10/03 -0400, you wrote:
> > > >I've had complaints that the Leica Gallery is down.  I can't
> > > >connect to it either.  Anybody know what's going on?
> > > >
> >I was wondering if the Lug was down. All of a sudden a huge drop-off of
>
> >posts to nothing.
> >
> >
> >Mark Rabiner
> >Portland, Oregon USA
> >http://www.rabinergroup.com
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