[Leica] LUG Yearbook 2015 aftermath

[Richard Man]

Dear Douglas, thank you for your support. I don't want to get into a witch
hunt, so to speak. Your kind words are sufficient for me.

Thanks

On Sun, Jan 17, 2016 at 4:59 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:

> Richard
> That's very disappointing that you've decided to resign after such a great
> effort. I liked the book and its lay out, and all I saw here on the list
> was praise for your great results. It's a shame, as I consider people in a
> job need to do it for at least three years to get the benefits of doing it.
>
> Richard, please reconsider.
>
> Would whoever wasn't happy, please point out to the rest of us on the list
> what you weren't happy with?
>
> After all, any of us may take over the mantle of the book at some stage in
> the future, and it would be useful to get pointers while the subject is
> more immediate in our minds than it might be in the future.
>
> Douglas
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Man" <
> richard at richardmanphoto.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 18, 2016 12:27 AM
> Subject: [Leica] LUG Yearbook 2015 aftermath
>
>
> By now, a number of you have received your LUG Yearbook and some of you are
>> just buying them right now. Once Blurb book pays me, I will forward the
>> proceed to the Second Harvest Food Bank
>>
>> I have received numerous kudos on and off the list. Thank you for your
>> kind
>> comments. They are appreciated.
>>
>> Today I have received the first disappointment about the pairing effort.
>> The person does not like what they see (presumably from the Blurb
>> preview).
>>
>> If one person sees a problem, chances are there are at least another
>> person, may be 2-3 more, that are likewise disappointed.
>>
>> While I understand that "can't please everyone" I consider this as a
>> failure in this experiment.
>>
>> Therefore I will not be handling the 2016 LUG Book.
>>
>> I do recommend that future volunteer should use InDesign as it is a far
>> more flexible tool but of course it will be up to the personYear.
>>
>> All the best
>>
>> --
>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
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