Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree. Thank you, Henry. Ted in Olalla - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Durling" <durling@widomaker.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 7:30 AM Subject: Film Survey, was Re: [Leica] A Warning To The LUG Regarding Off-list Communication with Our Friend Sam Carlton. > Henry, I, and probably many of the rest of the group, appreciate the film > survey. I think you can attribute the lack of response to the fact that > results like this are hard to argue with! The discussions on why people > liked various films, some of which you included, were especially valuable. > Thanks. > > Mike D > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Henry Ting" <henryting10@yahoo.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 1:44 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] A Warning To The LUG Regarding Off-list Communication > with Our Friend Sam Carlton. > > > > I'm the one who orginally posted the BMW/Patek/Leica > > joke. At the time, I thought it was plain funny. What > > was meant to be a joke could result in endless verbal > > slings between some of the folks here is just plain > > silly. I also, posted a film survey with input from a > > lot of people here, and yet no mention or discussion > > followups on the topic whatsover. Which leads me to > > question the value of this plateform. > > > > --- Roland Smith <roland@dnai.com> wrote: > > > Thanks for the caution advice. > > > > > > The interplay was interesting, since, I wasn't > > > paying attention until it > > > escalated to the attack stage. I didn't realize it > > > had originated from the > > > BMW joke which I have told numerous times to > > > illustrate the human nature, > > > albeit widely displayed, to focus on the less > > > important when the vital issue > > > is totally missed. Alas, I find myself there > > > frequently. > > > > > > Roland Smith > > > Oakland, California > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> > > > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > > Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 7:14 PM > > > Subject: [Leica] A Warning To The LUG Regarding > > > Off-list Communication with > > > Our Friend Sam Carlton. > > > > > > > > > > -Sam Carleton Posted the following > > > > > > > > "Sorry folks, this email was suppose to go about > > > about eight hours ago: > > > > > > > > kyle cassidy wrote: > > > > > > > > > on this list when someone criticizes you i've > > > found you can never win by > > > > > attacking back. a "haha thanks" goes a long way, > > > or an email off list. > > > > > especially until you know them and they get to > > > know you. > > > > > > > > > > > > "B. D. Colen" wrote: > > > > > > > > > I understand your getting ticked off, but the > > > problem is that the > > > > > Bimmer/Beemer thread had really deteriorated to > > > one of these > > > > look-what-I've > > > > > got things - as, sadly, often seems to happen on > > > the LUG - before Jim > > > > > weighed in. > > > > > > > > > > Anyway, I hope we can bury whatever hatchets > > > we're wielding." > > > > > > > > ----- > > > > I would like to point out to the list that the > > > quote from me is taken from > > > > an off-list communication sent to Sam Carlton, and > > > was not intended for > > > > posting on the list. And I consider his having > > > quoted an off-list > > > > communication in that way a pretty egregious > > > violation of basic > > > netiquette, > > > > to say nothing of its simply being extremely rude. > > > > > > > > Anyone sending him off-list communications should > > > be forewarned that what > > > > you think is off-list may not be for long. > > > > > > > > B. D. > > > > > > > > > > > > B. D. > > > > > > > > I just want to clear the air. At no time was I > > > ever ticked off, I was > > > > simply having some fun with folks. At no time did > > > I ever hvae a hatchet > > > > which neede to be bury:) > > > > > > > > And for those of you that think this was a big > > > waste of time, it > > > > wasn't. For one thing I learned a great deal > > > about others in the LUG > > > > thanks to many people enlighten me to who they > > > really are and what they > > > > have done. My respect for a number of LUG members > > > has most definitly > > > > improved. > > > > > > > > This thread, which I think is finally run it > > > cource, has helped me > > > > understand the LUG and what makes it tick. Again, > > > thanks! > > > > > > > > Sam Carleton > > > > -- > > > > To unsubscribe, see > > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > > > -- > > > > To unsubscribe, see > > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, see > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games > > http://sports.yahoo.com > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html