Re: [Leica] Anonymous Allegations

[Stephen <cameras@jetlink.net>]

Marc James Small wrote:

> I would suggest that anonymous allegations -- "dealers say such and
> such,
> but I cannot repeat their names! -- be avoided.  Such statements are
> inflammatory and, as they are not subject to verification, are
> worthless.
> No one can refute your evidence if your evidence is covered with night
> and
> fog.

While I agree with Marc's statement to a point, there is another side of
it.

Dealers, especially dealers who specialize in Leica, have their own
livelihood to think about first, not someone else's  "verification" for
the sake of LUG discussion.

A lot of money is at stake if  irritated sales reps decide to retaliate
for honesty about the emperor's clothes.

Do you really think any Leica dealer would be foolish enough to risk
retaliation and financial loss for the sake of a LUG discussion?   I am
not a Leica dealer, but if I were, I would hardly be stupid enough to
allow my gripes to be quoted on the internet.

Believe what you want, but to dismiss something completely simply
because you can't verify it seems to me a limited way of looking at
things.    A lot of things exist, but can not easily be verified.

Regards,

Stephen Gandy