Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Nov 28, 2007, at 2:25 PM, Douglas Sharp wrote: > A colossal range of diverse characters from around the globe, with > an even wider range of opinions, tastes, skills, experience, > spontaneity and diversity are what makes this group what it is. > > Sending or receiving mails here is often like having a chat over the > (global) back garden fence - if you don't want to chat, you don't > have to - the number of clicks to delete a message is the same as > the number required to read it (if not in fact less). > > The "thank you for looking" - "great shot" - "try this" or "try > that" - "anyone know about XYZ?" messages that abound, reflect the > manners and (essentially) polite tone of the list, it is in fact > very rare that anyone declines to express thanks for information > requested and given (sometimes within seconds of posting!!). > Arguments happen, people take sides, but all is usually amicably > resolved in the end - as in most large families. > > In the same way , it is also rare that images posted remain > uncommented in some way, and hardly a day goes by without learning > something new, interesting or useful here, seeing some country , > culture or way of life I may never experience, get taken into the > living rooms (and kitchens - Steve) of our members, get invited to > weddings and family occasions, watch children and pets growing up, > laugh or feel sad - the place is the perfect role model for a global > community. > > Personally - I love it all > Douglas hearing Douglas so beautifully sum it up, reminds me why I am here.... it's probably as close as one can now get to the days when artists, writers, and intellectuals rubbed shoulders and shared thoughts on the Left Bank (that may be a stretch, but this analogy often comes to my mind). Frustration/irritation goes with the turf, occasionally we all feel it. If the whole thing turns you off, you likely stumbled into the wrong bistro. but if you decide to stay...welcome ! Steve > > > > >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information