I'm still here although my participation has fallen, mostly due to lack of photo drives to generate anything thing to show. I like hanging out here, mainly because no one ridicules me for post process. I was hanging out at PF for a while in 2007-2008, but one of their main contributors beat me up pretty bad for saying things like i usually do some post processing. If i was a 'real' photographer i would get it right in the camera. Some came to my defense but not a lot. Seems trivial but the comments from him were almost Shel like, so i pretty much gave that place up.
Dave On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 8:34 AM, Jack Davis <jdavi...@comcast.net> wrote: > The general relationship with the digital age has become more routine. > Interest peaks have flattened. > > Jack > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian Walters" <apathy...@lyons-ryan.org> > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 10:34:07 PM > Subject: Re: Where is everyone? > > I think there are several reasons for the fall off in postings. The > web-based DP Review & Pentax Forums are easy to find for people > looking for info on their new cameras and for help with problems. > Also PDML has morphed into (mainly) a photo sharing list - nothing > wrong with that but there seems to be few gear-related postings except > when a new model is rumoured or released. Perhaps we're all so > familiar with our cameras that we don't need any assistance. > > I'm not sure how to increase participation. I tried a number of > Pentax-related searches on Google - PDML, if it came up at all, was > well down the list. > > > > Cheers > > Brian > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney Australia > http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > > > Quoting Rick Womer <rickpic...@gmail.com>: > >> Lately I've noticed that the volume of PDML posts is way down. So, >> being off this week and having some spare time, I did some research in >> the archives. >> >> In January 2015, there were 1234 posts from 52 members. >> In January 2014, there were 2587 posts from 74 members. >> In January 2013, there were 2667 posts from 70 members. >> In January 2012, there were 3418 posts from 88 members. >> In January 2011, there were 5091 posts from 109 members. >> In January 2010, there were 4764 posts from 110 members. >> >> So, in five years, active members are down by half, and the number of >> posts is down by 3/4. >> >> There is more competition than there used to be (especially, recently, >> from Facebook), but IMHO the PDML remains the best (of many) photo >> discussion venues I've used over the decades. It would be good to turn >> around this decline. >> >> How do we draw in new members? How do we keep both new and existing members? >> > > > > > -- > 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
