Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]OK, between you, Rabs and Tina you have convinced me. I will henceforth post the comments on-list as much as possible. The simple "thanks you"s to people who comment on my photos will continue to be off-list. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Nov 16, 2009, at 6:21 PM, George Lottermoser wrote: > I have mixed feelings on the subject. > > Comments on photographs do have public value. > They give us a sense of what various people (or groups of people) find > attractive or of value in a photograph. > (assuming we're all being totally honest in our comments). > > I definitely see, "thanks for commenting" as a personal courtesy > which doesn't need a public audience. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > On Nov 16, 2009, at 2:10 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >>> Actually, I send a lot of comments off-list, for the simple reason that >>> most >>> of the time they do not contribute anything useful to the discussion. Is >>> it >>> interesting for the list to know that I like someone's photo? >>> >>> Likewise, when people comment on my stuff I always thank them but always >>> off-list. If someone makes a comment or asks a question that needs an >>> answer >>> that might be of more general interest, then I reply on-list. >>> >>> Nathan >>> >>> Nathan Wajsman >>> Alicante, Spain >> >> >> What happens off stage in the back rooms is always so much more >> interesting >> than what happens on. That's about the second thing people learn when they >> get on the lists. People like to put a spin on their on list life. Make >> behind the scenes friends you can count on to back you up in an on list >> argument. It may not start out that way but I think it can turn into that. >> And speaking in generalities not addressing Nathan - Whose off list life >> is >> by very nature none of my knowledge or concern.... >> But people join the LUG and begin campaigning -I've been able to figure >> out. I've got mixed feelings about the whole thing. >> Are the best lug posts only seen by two people? >> I like as much as possible everything up front and in the open. >> >> >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >