Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]B.D., Somehow, messages from you, me, and Dante have become mistakenly ascribed in a three-way mix-up. My only posting on this issue supported your position wholeheartedly. It appears that Dante thought I wrote the "grandfather" analogy, and you thought I had questioned it. Not so. My original message to you is repeated below for clarity: >>>As a mostly lurker, please let me amplify B. D.'s sentiments. It is obvious that Ted's INTENT was never to offend anyone. Nor was it to belittle the horrors of human slavery. I have no doubt that if someone had told Ted in advance that his remarks, though offered as light humor, might tread on the sensitivities of some list readers, he would have refrained. When it was pointed out, he apologized. Yes, there are many people of ill will in this world. There are also lots of good guys. Let's not be so on guard against the former that we lash out at the latter. I have followed Ted's online "career" since the early days of Compuserve. He's a good guy. Julian<<<<< Julian - ----- Original Message ----- From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 9:56 PM Subject: RE: [Leica] the latest madness Forgive me if the analogy didn't quite work - I was referring to the fact that Ted has provided many if not all of us with an enormous amount of good advice and photo wisdom over the years. Clear enough? B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of DFangon@aol.com Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 5:28 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] the latest madness In a message dated 8/31/02 10:14:25 AM Pacific Daylight Time, jkoplen@mindspring.com writes: << Driving him out, as some have just done, is a bit like throwing out of your house your grandfather, who put you through college and has always been there for you, because you thought his humor was offensive. >> I follow the part about "grandfather" symbolizing "Ted" and "house" symbolizing the LUG. Where does the "put you through college" fit into this picture? Dante - -- 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