Thank you, Antti-Pekka. You should never fear expressing yourself in such a considerate way. Best Regards, Ed M. The quoted post is left uncut due to its admirable sentiment. In a message dated 9/17/2001 8:26:55 AM US Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Good <insert your time of day here> everyone, > > I know I propably should not write this email to generate more > traffic on this list but I would like to point out a few things > for us all to consider (and because I am so stupid I still believe > that everyone here is a wonderful person). > > Unfortunately I have seen many things said in anger. It is the worst thing > to > continue doing on our beloved mailing list and we would not accoplish > anything > by starting a war on the list. I am quite sure that everyone here truly > cares of everyone else so please try to keep that in mind. And keep > in mind as well that a big part of the people on this list do not speak > English > as his/her native tongue so understandable it is hard to express him/herself > > so that everyone else fully understands what he/she is trying to say. > > And, if one allows and/or wants the discussion for example of the acts of > terror and > the consequences of it on this mailing list, they should also allow any > other > discussion that might arise around it (including history, politics etc) and > discuss > it in civilized manner or then just be silent. > > I am also very afraid of the comments like "unsubscribe yourself until the > discussions > have ceased". By doing that we will not have this list anymore in the very > near future. > Do those of us who want to return to the normal Pentax and photography > discussions > have to consider starting up a new list ? (It would be very very sad thing > to do) > > I wish we could somehow follow the golden rules of ham radio on this list as > well: > "Never talk politics and religion while in the air". > > (Hams also include commerce but I don't think that would be necessary here > unless someone tries to start selling elephants or alike) > > I am happy you are still reading (yes, you !) and would like to thank you > for that. > > I am pretty scared to push that "send" button right now. I have never been > afraid to send something on this list before! > > All I can do now is wish for a better tomorrow for us all and close my eyes > while I press > the button of my mouse, > Antti-Pekka > --- > * - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
