Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Amen! Reasonable compromise. Many more important things in life. Over, done, past... Elliot - ----- Original Message ----- From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 5:29 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Marc Small's M3 - M6 explanation - LONG BUT WORTH IT > At 12:47 PM 1/17/02 EST, SthRosner@aol.com wrote: > >OK, friends, you want facts, here are the facts. > > > > Thanks, Seth, for your full, and rather derogatory, response. > > I believe we are speaking of two different eras. My original posting was > limited to the period prior to the later 1960's; your comments seem to be > directed at the very period I admitted was when the change occurred, thirty > years back. > > In any event, my Leitz literature of the era is boxed and not readily > available and I am simply professionally swamped (surely, you recall those > days, when you were still practicing law, though you were not, from your > letter some years back, apparently ever a solo practitioner, where > everything must be dealt with by the lawyer and there are no hot-and-cold > running associates to whom you can throw files), so that I am not free to > access it without a couple of hours of effort which shall not be available > for some weeks. But, trust me, in 1955, Leitz did suggest periodic CLA's > and did, for that reason, offer training to franchisees in Leitz camera and > gear repair. > > I would be surprised if Jim Lager told you this was not the case. I will > write him, when time allows, to see if he holds to that position -- and, if > he does, I will cheerfully put him in touch with folks who DID enjoy such > training. I am surprised that an experienced and honored attorney such as > yourself so frequently resorts to anonymous tips from "those guys on the > telephone", but so you seem to do. In the case of Jim's statements, I > strongly suspect you left a lot out of the discussion. In any event, I > will write him so that a written record exists, and I will attempt to be > fair in my queries. > > In any event, I would suggest that you and I quit sparring. You have > nit-picked every major posting I have made on the LUG for some months, now. > I have attempted to ignore your postings save when you begin attacking > those, such as Erwin, who frankly need no defense from me but whom, in the > interests of fairness, I choose to defend. > > I doubt if you want me to repeat here the ridiculous letter you sent me > several years back threatening me with a defamation lawsuit. I suggested > then, and repeat now, a suggestion that you renew your knowledge of > defamation law. It would be in the best interests of this List that we > cease picking on each other and just ignore the presence of each other, as > Erwin has chosen to do. (Erwin is much more the gentleman than I am, as > well as being much more the scholar.) > > In other words, Seth. Post what you might from here on, and I shall ignore > it. I request the same courtesy from you. I am entitled to hold my > thoughts in private of your command of Leica lore, and you are entitled to > hold your thoughts of mine. But, as I am certain at least one of your Law > Professors told you, "don't get into a pissing contest with a skunk". We > both can withdraw from this contest with honor, as we both can think ill > thoughts in private of the other. > > Let us get on to important things. Just remember: if you disagree with my > postings, hold your peace. If I disagree with yours, I will hold mine. > > Marc > > msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 > Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir! > > -- > 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