[Leica] LUG Yearbook 2015 aftermath

[Steve Barbour]

> On Jan 17, 2016, at 8:46 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Richard,
> Any big group like the LUG is bound to have disgruntled elements, you owe
> it to the large majority of us "gruntled" ones to continue! ☺
> 
> Seriously, you should learn to completely disregard those whose major trip
> in life is to stand on the sidelines and snipe, without ever shouldering
> any responsibility. It is easy to keep grumbling at others, far more
> difficult to execute well, as you have undoubtedly done. A corollary is
> that whenever we do take on public responsibility, we should also acquire a
> thick mental skin simultaneously!


I am gruntled. You and your wife did a wonderful job.



steve



> 
> My $0.02
> 
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
> On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 5:57 AM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> 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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>> 
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