Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/20

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Peter and the 400mm F2.8 Lens' + long lens tests (Of f Topic)
From: "Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" <peterk@lucent.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 17:01:33 -0800

Lucien,

Why don't you lighten up and stop being so thin skinned.  Would you prefer
e-mails about how wonderful things are?  Personally I prefer a challenge to
the common thinking among a group.

Peter K

> ----------
> From: 	Lucien[SMTP:lucien@ubi.edu]
> Reply To: 	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Sent: 	Saturday, February 20, 1999 4:47 PM
> To: 	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: 	[Leica] Peter and the 400mm F2.8 Lens' +  long lens tests
> (Off Topic)
> 
> Peter K. wrote:
> 
> > I think like anyone else I am entitled to say things as an opinion 
> > even though some folks that are thin skinned may find them caustic.
> 
> Jim Brick wrote before:
> 
> > Peter is a nice guy, well informed, an engineer, and a 
> > respected magazine columnist. I believe that many of his LUG 
> > remarks are truly intended as humor. NY humor rather than
> > Texas humor. 
> 
> Jim,
> 
> IMO, the problem with that kind of attitude, 
> is that it can change the ambiance.
> In a way, thanks to Peter K., I found this list less friendly 
> than before (and certainly not more interesting).
> What I found funny in his posts was not, I think, 
> what he intended to be humorous.
> :-/
> Another cultural clash!
> 
> Disclaimer:
> As usual, this was not intented to be sarcastic (or caustic), 
> just an innocent comment !
> 
> Peter,
> 
> Off course, you are entitled to say things as an opinion.
> No problem with that.
> ;-)
> 
> Good night,
> 
> Lucien
>