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Subject: Re: Film Survey, was Re: [Leica] A Warning To The LUG Regarding Off-list Communication with Our Friend Sam Carlton.
From: "Ted Bayer" <tedbayer@harbornet.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 10:41:11 -0800
References: <20020217064421.49096.qmail@web14001.mail.yahoo.com> <004a01c1b7c8$02f77ac0$5db360d1@alice>

I agree.  Thank you, Henry.

Ted in Olalla

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Durling" <durling@widomaker.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 7:30 AM
Subject: Film Survey, was Re: [Leica] A Warning To The LUG Regarding
Off-list Communication with Our Friend Sam Carlton.


> Henry,  I, and probably many of the rest of the group, appreciate the
film
> survey.  I think you can attribute the lack of response to the fact
that
> results like this are hard to argue with!  The discussions on why
people
> liked various films, some of which you included, were especially
valuable.
> Thanks.
>
> Mike D
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Henry Ting" <henryting10@yahoo.com>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 1:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] A Warning To The LUG Regarding Off-list
Communication
> with Our Friend Sam Carlton.
>
>
> > I'm the one who orginally posted the BMW/Patek/Leica
> > joke. At the time, I thought it was plain funny. What
> > was meant to be a joke could result in endless verbal
> > slings between some of the folks here is just plain
> > silly. I also, posted a film survey with input from a
> > lot of people here, and yet no mention or discussion
> > followups on the topic whatsover. Which leads me to
> > question the value of this plateform.
> >
> > --- Roland Smith <roland@dnai.com> wrote:
> > > Thanks for the caution advice.
> > >
> > > The interplay was interesting, since, I wasn't
> > > paying attention until it
> > > escalated to the attack stage.   I didn't realize it
> > > had originated from the
> > > BMW joke which I have told numerous times to
> > > illustrate the human nature,
> > > albeit widely displayed, to focus on the less
> > > important when the vital issue
> > > is totally missed.   Alas, I find myself there
> > > frequently.
> > >
> > > Roland Smith
> > > Oakland, California
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
> > > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> > > Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 7:14 PM
> > > Subject: [Leica] A Warning To The LUG Regarding
> > > Off-list Communication with
> > > Our Friend Sam Carlton.
> > >
> > >
> > > > -Sam Carleton Posted the following
> > > >
> > > > "Sorry folks, this email was suppose to go about
> > > about eight hours ago:
> > > >
> > > > kyle cassidy wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > on this list when someone criticizes you i've
> > > found you can never win by
> > > > > attacking back. a "haha thanks" goes a long way,
> > > or an email off list.
> > > > > especially until you know them and they get to
> > > know you.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "B. D. Colen" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I understand your getting ticked off, but the
> > > problem is that the
> > > > > Bimmer/Beemer thread had really deteriorated to
> > > one of these
> > > > look-what-I've
> > > > > got things - as, sadly, often seems to happen on
> > > the LUG - before Jim
> > > > > weighed in.
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyway, I hope we can bury whatever hatchets
> > > we're wielding."
> > > >
> > > > -----
> > > > I would like to point out to the list that the
> > > quote from me is taken from
> > > > an off-list communication sent to Sam Carlton, and
> > > was not intended for
> > > > posting on the list. And I consider his having
> > > quoted an off-list
> > > > communication in that way a pretty egregious
> > > violation of basic
> > > netiquette,
> > > > to say nothing of its simply being extremely rude.
> > > >
> > > > Anyone sending him off-list communications should
> > > be forewarned that what
> > > > you think is off-list may not be for long.
> > > >
> > > > B. D.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > B. D.
> > > >
> > > > I just want to clear the air.  At no time was I
> > > ever ticked off, I was
> > > > simply having some fun with folks.  At no time did
> > > I ever hvae a hatchet
> > > > which neede to be bury:)
> > > >
> > > > And for those of you that think this was a big
> > > waste of time, it
> > > > wasn't.  For one thing I learned a great deal
> > > about others in the LUG
> > > > thanks to many people enlighten me to who they
> > > really are and what they
> > > > have done.  My respect for a number of LUG members
> > > has most definitly
> > > > improved.
> > > >
> > > > This thread, which I think is finally run it
> > > cource, has helped me
> > > > understand the LUG and what makes it tick.  Again,
> > > thanks!
> > > >
> > > > Sam Carleton
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> > >
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Replies: Reply from "Greg J. Lorenzo" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca> (Re: Film Survey, was Re: [Leica] A Warning To The LUG Regarding Off-list Communication with Our Friend Sam Carlton.)
In reply to: Message from Henry Ting <henryting10@yahoo.com> (Re: [Leica] A Warning To The LUG Regarding Off-list Communication with Our Friend Sam Carlton.)
Message from "Mike Durling" <durling@widomaker.com> (Film Survey, was Re: [Leica] A Warning To The LUG Regarding Off-list Communication with Our Friend Sam Carlton.)