Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]While you're up there throw down a few bricks will ya Javier - --- Karina Klaas <shutterbug@iinet.net.au> wrote: > Yes, I do realise that the whole of LUG is not to > blame but if you read > Greenspan postings that it how it appears and I felt > uncomfortable because I > know this, to be in part, true - I have followed all > critical postings of > Erwin and feel that all of those critisisms were > personal, and I do not > refer to the question of his relationship with Leica > - I felt that was a > very valid question. But, all else was a scathing > attck on him as an > individual and really it was not necessary - he > never elevated himself to > being "Lord". > > Here I am singing off rooftops about LUG to a local > Leica owner and in > withing 3 days of doing that the very same site she > recommends to me > suggests we were the cause of Erwins "retirement". > > There are a hundred to one happy stories on LUG but > as you put it Eric, one > only ever remembers when the bird s^&s on us. > > I do not blame LUG, but it seems that non Luggers > do. > > Karina > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eric" <ericm@pobox.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 10:04 PM > Subject: [Leica] Re: The loss of any member is a > loss for us all > > > > Karina: > > > > >I was on the Greenspan website/forum > > >this morning and the news of Erwin's resignation > has been blamed entirely > on > > >LUG. > > > > So? In my opinion--and I know that my post here > won't change anybody > > else's--the LUG is not to blame. What do I care > if some faceless people I > > don't know think that the entire LUG is at fault? > > > > This isn't a LUG-caused issue. One person typed > an unnecessary insult. > It > > could have been on any mailing list or in any > forum. It turns out that it > > was the proverbial straw that broke the camel's > back. So if we want to > > place blame, should we place it on that insult? > No. That was just one > > instance. There were just too many instances and > Erwin decided it wasn't > > worth his grief anymore. It's not like he was > squeaky clean, either. > > > > He seemed to do pretty good at dishing back > insults from the security of > his > > read-only list. In my opinion--and again I'm not > going to change anybody > > else's mind--that's worse than hashing it out in a > public forum. Attack > > somebody but don't allow rebuttals. I don't > understand why Erwin just > > didn't ignore the crap and continue doing what he > does so well. > > > > It's easier to criticize than create work worth > criticizing. So there > will > > always be more critics than people producing work. > I don't remember who > > said it, but I'm going to steal the line, anyway. > :) Erwin needs to > > remember that they never build statues in honor of > the critics. (And even > > once you have a statue, some pigeon will always > fly along and take a crap > on > > it.) > > > > > > Eric > > -- > > 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 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html