Thanks guys, I think this'll help. So far I've felt pretty welcome, only been snapped at a couple of times. (My ex would be amazed!) The times I got rebuked it was because I engaged my mouth (OK, Send button) before my brain. I'm really trying to get back into the craft and it's been quite a while, need all the help I can get. I figure staying on peoples good side is better for everybody.
One note the FAQ might have is: "Remember that the people here are from all over the world. Customs, languages, beliefs, religions, values and most of all their SENSE OF HUMOR may vary!" In the short time I've been here I've decided: 1.) To stay with film for a while. 2.) Worry more about the photo than how "fancy" the gear is. 3.) I need to go shoot some B&W again. 4.) In direct contradiction to #2, I need a better scanner! 5.) DOF is in the eye of the beholder. The best saying I've picked up: "It's all about the image." And I'm glad cat pics are OK again, my Bassett Hound is tired of having his picture taken. He's figured out that licking the lens puts a quick stop to it. Biting the photographer works too! Thanks All Don > -----Original Message----- > From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 9:07 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: PDML Mini FAQ (was Re-- Comment and Question (WAS: RE-- Apology > for............) > > > Not rules, Don, just general consensus. > > For Sale (and Want To Buy): Pentax stuff anytime. Although many > only want to > have to look on Fridays, and prefer "For Sale Fridays". Most of > us would prefer > that you limit any non-Pentax stuff to Fridays as well. > > Ebay: It is all right to mention things "YOU" have up for sale. > Do not mention > other stuff until it is over. An exception is obviously funny and > BS stuff like > the 11 million dollar Canon 1Ds digitals, or non-photographic > stuff like the > wedding dress that was the basis of a long thread here a while back/ > > Politics/Religion: Since some of us, me up toward the top of the > list, can not > seem to remain civil in these kinds of discussions we very much > prefer not to > have threads about them on the list. This is violated often, > until someone goes > off the deep end and then most of us shut up. > > Guns/Cat Photos: A former popular list participant swore he would > leave the list > if anyone mentioned them. He left anyway which shows that you > might as will > ignore such stuff. However, many consider Guns/Abortion/Etc as > part of Politics > and Religion, so generally they should be avoided. Although Cat > Photos are now > seemingly OK again. > > Flames/Trolls: People who can not keep from continually attacking > others, or who > insist on trying to incite folks to anger should be totally > ignored, these are > the only folks I filter out of my mail stream, and I would > suggest everyone else > do the same. For they will, if they have their way, destroy the > nicest mailing > list on the Internet. Note: losing your cool now and then is not > the same thing > at all, or I would have to killfile my own posts (embarrassed grin). > > PAW-- Photo A Week (also PESO-- Photo Every So Often), a thing > introduced to the > list a while back by Shel Belinkof where you can put up a photo you want > commented on and folks will tell you how you should have done it (grin). > > WOW-- Work Over a Week, similar to the above where you post a > photo somewhere > that folks can download it, and they run it through Photo Shop or > whatever to > show you how they would have done it. Seems like a good learning > tool, but I > have not seen any lately. > > Those are the only ones I can think of that have mass general > agreement, though > common courtesy is always appreciated here. Some folks do not > like the off topic > stuff, but we who engage in it are usually the old timers here, > and are not > going to pay much attention to them (grin). > > 99.9% of the people on this list are great wonderful terrific > (add 16 more > superlatives of your choice here) people who anyone would be glad > to have as > friends. I especially know this because many have gone out of > their way to help > me from time to time. > > We talk about doing this about twice a year, but it never seems > to go very far. > So, if anyone has additions, changes, or corrections let me know > and I will edit > this and put it up somewhere it can be accessed at anytime. > > -- > > Don Sanderson wrote: > > > > > SOOOOO hows about a little FAQ with dos and don'ts and definitions so us > > newbies don't have to rub quite so much fur the wrong way? > > There used to be one when the list was at Pentax but it didn't > cover some of > > the above topics, and now it appears to be gone altogether. > > I am more than willing to follow the rules, IF I know what they are! > > > > (Kinda reminds me of my boss, "I know you don't know how to do > this, but do > > it anyway. And do it RIGHT!") > > > > Don (Needing Enlightenment):-/ > > > > > > > > > > -- > graywolf > http://graywolfphoto.com/graywolf.html > >
