rg2, Once upon a time, this list did a lot of talking about equipment and good natured ribbing of one another and big flame wars with the usual juvenile attitudes. This was all before digital photos and when it cost us $2-$5 per picture to get anything scanned. Posting your photos was an expensive, time consuming thing and you picked your best shots for the PUG.
I will say that we have evolved/devolved a lot with the introduction of digital. Like Rick, I like seeing what other people are shooting for inspiration and ideas. I also like to see what is happening in our collective lives - like your daughter's portrait in this month's PUG. It helps me build a sense of community and connection to all of you. It is also a devolution of sorts. How do I put this tactfully? Sometimes I feel people are just dumping their shots onto the list and seeing if anybody else thinks they are something special. I wish they did a bit more editing before showing. My strategy, with the help of gmail threaded messages, is to just delete a lot of PESO's. When 2 or 3 other people I trust start raving about the photos, I'll stop and take a look - maybe even contribute a comment. My other strategy is to watch new people who are developing. I like to encourage new folks when I can and let them know their efforts are paying off. We are a group with varying levels of experience, and I've certainly benefited from what I've learned here. I would like to offer that same hand up to others. So do some editing of your own. You don't need to look at every photo - others will point to the good ones. You don't need to comment on every photo you look at - if you just saying 'Me Too', maybe it's not necessary. Save your critiques for those who need or deserve the commentary. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Rebekah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It seems that an increasing majority of the emails I receive from the > list are PESOs. If I could do so delicately, I'd like to try and > suggest that we as a list impose a limit of sorts on ourselves > concerning PESOs. It was done with "For Sale Friday", perhaps we can > come to some sort of agreement around PESOs? > > rg2 > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
