Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No, Dennis, the post in question - which I had nothing to do with, by the way - was a blatant and quite amusing attempt to ridicule people who hang on Erwin's word - it was NOT an attempt to ridicule Erwin. B. D. Dennis Painter wrote: > > You *are* speaking of Erwin's last newsletter. "criticized"? there was no > criticism in the post here, no, it was a > blatant intention to ridicule him. Did you really find his reaction *bizarre*? > > Criticism and ridicule are not the same and you should know it. > > "B. D. Colen" wrote: > > > I would suggest that it is quite bizarre - and I use the word advisedly - > > that someone who has chosen to publically hold himself out as an expert on a > > subject - to the point of having a book published on that subject - would > > withdraw from public because a few "oafs" have criticized him. If every > > expert, or author, behaved the same way when critized virtually no one would > > ever publish a second book, or write about any subject after their first > > publication. > > > > Very, very bizarre indeed. > > > > B. D. Colen > > -- > 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