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Subject: FW: [Leica] Brian, please end this horrible experiment!
From: lug at steveunsworth.co.uk (Steve Unsworth)
Date: Thu Feb 15 11:52:28 2007

2nd attempt, let's see if this gets through :-(

Is it 2am GMT yet?

Steve


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From: Steve Unsworth <lug@steveunsworth.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 19:26:31 +0000
To: Nathan Wajsman <nathan@nathanfoto.com>, Ric Carter <ricc@mindspring.com>
Cc: LUG Group <lug@leica-users.org>
Conversation: [Leica] Brian, please end this horrible experiment!
Subject: Re: [Leica] Brian, please end this horrible experiment!

Couldn't agree more, please go back to the old way of doing thigs. At the
moment I have absolutely no idea whether this will get through or not :-(

Steve


On 15/2/07 16:33, "Nathan Wajsman" <nathan@nathanfoto.com> wrote:

> I have never had problems with the LUG volume. It averages 100-150
> messages per day, and while I cannot claim to read every single one,
> I do read the majority. Even when I travel, I do not unsubscribe,
> even when that means coming home to 1000+ messages in my mailbox.
> 
> Too much traffic on a mailing list may be too much of a good thing,
> but too little traffic is death. Just look at the HUG--there is so
> little traffic that sometimes people post messages to the list asking
> if they have been unsubscribed.
> 
> I think the LUG is perfect as it is (or was until today). Yes, it
> would be nice if people always remembered to change the subject of a
> thread if they are indeed starting to talk about something else. But
> I hope Brian restores the default "reply to LUG" function, because I
> am certain that I have missed out on interesting posts today that
> were sent just to one person instead of to the list.
> 
> Please give me back my full LUG fix :-)
> 
> Nathan
> 
> On 15-feb-2007, at 16:43, Ric Carter wrote:
> 
>> Well, the load certainly is manageable now, isn't it?
>> 
>> I am reminded of a cousin who a few years ago suggested that since
>> he could not attend family reunion every year, maybe we shouldn't
>> have it as often.
>> 
>> Participation levels ebb and flow for individual members as well as
>> the whole list. I have found that when the load becomes too high
>> for me to read everything, the delete key quite takes care of the
>> situation.
>> 
>> The fact that I cannot take part in a certain conversation, does
>> not mean that the conversation should cease.
>> 
>> I hope the current experiment offers a good lesson on the
>> importance of this list to all the members.
>> 
>> Please remember to use <reply all>;^)
>> 
>> Ric Carter
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Feb 15, 2007, at 10:22 AM, Lottermoser George wrote:
>> 
>>> I think i agree with Mark. The oft used 'saloon' metaphor suggests
>>> a casual, open, dynamic social gathering place. The more we
>>> attempt to clamp down on precisely how we should comport in this
>>> place the more we become like other lists.
>>> 
>>> In my opinion this list has special qualities. Don't tinker with
>>> something that works this well. Sure, attempt to change the
>>> subject head when you change the subject. Go off list when
>>> appropriate to do so. However, I believe that there's also
>>> something about the 'on list' expressions of gratitude and
>>> appreciation which also temper this group and allow us to believe
>>> in warmth and generosity of spirit that we have witnessed on more
>>> than one occasion. So take care when making changes to something
>>> working so very well.
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> George Lottermoser
>>> george@imagist.com
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Feb 14, 2007, at 6:41 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:
>>> 
>>>> For instance my Aunt Mamie's pajamas are zone III but in Tri X as
>>>> it is red
>>>> sensitive show up as zone IV. So I use a B+W 060 yellow green
>>>> filter when I
>>>> shoot them. I should have said Aunt Mamie's RED pajamas.
>>>> Modified the thread.
>>> 
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>> 
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
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>> 
> 
> Nathan Wajsman
> nathan@nathanfoto.com
> General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com
> http://www.greatpix.eu
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> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog
> 
> 
> 
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