Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am happy to post to Luggers offline.....and if we all started posting to individuals offline than LUG will become exactly what it was started for in the first place.... just Leica/photography talk... - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christer Almqvist" <chris@almqvist.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 7:39 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] LUG etiquette > Brian, > > I know who the people are that post messages like "nice shot, Bill" > to the LUG as if all of us wanted to hear their opinion, instead of > sending that message directly to the one person involved. Thus I > never read their message and have no direct problem with them. I know > who the wisecrackers are too, and I ignore them too. > > It is the indirect effects of the wisecrackers and one-liners that > upset me. I know of people who have left the LUG because of the > one-liners and retorts. These were people who in the past posted > relevant contributions. I miss their contributions, and hope they > will rejoin the list once the wisecrackers and one liners are gone. > > Thank you Brian, for managing this list. > > Chris > > >I've just read over all of the posts from the last month (whew!) and > >I think that what's different about them from times past is the > >tremendous increase in one-liners and retorts. > > > >I don't think one-liners and retorts, in general, bring value to a > >group like the LUG. This is not a place for being witty unless you > >can make your wit be visual or prosaic. Snappy comebacks, 10-word > >repartee, and wisecracks do not seem to me to be something to > >encourage here. > > > >It's obvious to me after reading a month worth of LUG in one sitting > >who the people are that are doing this wisecracking repartee. What's > >not obvious is whether they know they are doing it. I won't name any > >names, but I'd like to see this kind of dialog be very much reduced > >here, if you can. I hope you know who you are. > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > -- > Christer Almqvist > D 20255 Hamburg and / or > F 50590 Regnéville sur Mer > -- > 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