Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I subscripe to the Rollei RUG the Leica (LUG) and the Hasselblad HUG list - in percent the activity is it is like 60-35-5 - so the decline mesured in activity is stll in favour of leica ! ----- Original Message ----- From: <mak@teleport.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 6:13 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] decline in LUG membership > Perhaps due to a decline in Leica use as well? How many of us grab a digital SLR for day to day photos ? I do... > > This same topic just came up on another list of which I am a > member...decline in membership. I'm going to guess it's due to several > reasons. One is decline in the novelty of using the internet to > communicate, one is the incredible amount of time it takes to read and > respond to posts and one is the fact that spam seems to rule and many > folks don't want to wade through it to get to the good stuff. > > As for me, I'm less list-active because I'm busier in my business. I > still read threads that are of interest but post rarely. I have also > made the switch to digital tho I do still own many film cameras and of > course one is my Leica. I don't use it often these days so many of my > photo questions would be inappropriate on this list. > > There is great value in these forums and I'm sure it is immeasureable > how much educating goes on for those who subscribe. > > Lea > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian Reid" <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > To: <LUG@leica-users.org> > Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 10:26 AM > Subject: [Leica] decline in LUG membership > > > > For the first time in 8 years, the number of subscribers to the LUG > has fallen below 1000. Not sure what this means. You all have been doing > a good job of keeping political rants off the LUG, and we've never had a > problem with religious rants there. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information