Good post, Ken. As I said in an earlier post, JCO's buttons are being pushed. Yes, he doesn't know how to settle a disagreement. But perhaps we should allow him to express his views without aggressive challenges. By the way, i tend to agree that longer lenses are easier to focus. It's at least true for some. Let's stop the piling on and see what happens. Paul
On Nov 11, 2006, at 2:33 PM, K.Takeshita wrote: > On 11/11/06 1:53 PM, "Tom C", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I agree. I've had plenty of leeway for him in the past and I've even >> defended his right to make his points. > > Well, with the talks of banning him and so forth, I believe you > good folks > are going too far and too selfish. > Give him a break. > I do not agree with his abusive words but I have to agree that several > people are deliberately trying to push his button to provoke him. His > recent attitude does not seem to be a cause of the problem but > rather a > consequence of deliberate attack. > > JCO, AFAIK is one of the longest staying PDMLers here, far longer > than the > most people here. > He has been somewhat quiet since the world suddenly shifted to > digital, but > I do not remember him being particularly abusive when he used to > frequent > here. > > With due respect to those who always engage with him, can you too stop > provoking him, really? > > He was seriously considering to try Pentax DSLR but perhaps asked a > wrong > question and everybody jumped on him. He is swimming in the sea of > legacy > lenses and it was quite natural for him to want the aperture > simulator. > > Lately, I could see he was trying to bring the civility back and very > mindful in asking new questions, but as soon as he did that, same > people > jumped on him. > > Whether his contention is right or wrong, there must be better ways to > discuss. I am not trying to be a good boy here, but it is really > painful to > see an individual being mob lynched. > > Please stop. > > With due respect, > > Ken > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
