Re: [Leica] Re:First PAW

[Jeffery Smith <jls@runbox.com>]

No need for apologies, Ted. I think our only disagreement is in the 
interpretation of "constructive" as it relates to criticism. We both agree 
that the image wasn't very good. :-)

Jeffery


At 09:41 AM 6/7/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>Jeffery,
>
>Please accept my apologies.... I am sorry you interpreted my post in the
>manner you have; I never meant to ridicule you.
>
>regards,
>ted
>
>
>Ted Grant Photography Limited
>www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jeffery Smith" <jls@runbox.com>
>To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 6:28 AM
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Re:First PAW
>
>
> > Ted,
> >
> > I suppose when the constructive comments are given in a civil, supportive
> > tone, it's unreasonable to get ass twitchy. When the constructive comments
> > are given in a tone that is more like ridicule, it makes folks bristle a
> > bit. I never been a professional photographer, but I've been a teacher for
> > decades. If I publicly humiliated a student with the intent of helping him
> > constructively, I'd have every reason for the student to resent it. You
> > claim that you gave me fair warning by stating in the first few sentences
> > that you were going to rip me apart, and then you proceeded to do so in
>the
> > same post.  I think fair warning would have been sending me an email off
> > list saying "Do you mind if I denigrate your picture on the LUG?" and I
> > could have come back and said "No thanks, Ted; I'd prefer to withdraw my
> > invitation for comments". Threatening to do something and then doing it in
> > the same breath is hardly fair warning.
> >
> > JLS
> >
> >
> >
> > At 11:12 PM 6/6/2002 -0500, Ted wrote:
> > > >Hopefully you'll not be one of the people who ask for comments and then
> > >become all ass twitchy because someone actually makes a constructive
> > >comment.
> >
> >
> > --