Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No one elected me to say this, but the silence of other folks from the LUG 'majority' might be due to same type of reasons as mine (random order): 1.Lack of time: it is time consuming to read the list, it is even more time consuming to respond or contribute. 2. 'Unfair' circumstances: seems some of the 'non-silent LUGgers' are either supersonic writers or have unlimited hours of free time. Since some of the most frequent signatures also pop up in various other forums/newsgroups, I wonder if there is not a breed of 'professional posters' out there. And I wonder even more what is the ratio between their Internet time and their photography time. Difficult to initiate a debate and to remain capable of answering/challenging the avalanche. This is not really LUG-specific. 3. Wariness : I've experienced the unpleasant tension that comes when 'daring' to post contributions that are not moulded in the 'authentic LUGger old boy' syntax and references. And do not over-appreciate being asked to 'humble down' by arguments such as 'me pro, me know, you ignorant'. I have certain credentials in my field of work (which includes editorial responsibilities and imaging activities BTW), but would never for 1 second believe that someone who does not show the same credentials before speaking is less able, informed or efficient than myself in the same field. The 'credentials' argument is overused by some LUGgers and intimidates many people. 4. Happy reader: another reason for (relative) silence on my account is the fact that the LUG is not only dotted with fanatism or intellectual terrorism but is also filled with useful information, funny details, early annoucement of new products and informed historical background. I am thus, all in all, very thankful to the LUG as a whole and have grown to really respect the high level of quality of the input from some of the contributors. It is true that that type of input could/should (and anyway deserve to) influence decisions at the Leica HQ level. This is quite LUG-specific. Again, I represent only myself and (but) just spent over 30 minutes writing this down and re-reading it, thus re-inforcing my preconceptions as in point 2 hereabove ;-/ Hope this contributes to adjust the 'image' of the silent. And now, I'll have to catch up on my other activities. Have a nice day. Alan Brussels-Belgium On Tuesday, May 12, 1998 1:25 AM, adrian bradshaw [SMTP:abpeking@public.bta.net.cn] wrote: > Good plan - I guess I just thought LUG might be a place where we could > thrash out a few ideas and in some small way influence the way Leica goes. I > wonder though how representative of the typical Leica owners we are as a > group? In any case the majority are silent so we just can't tell...