Only us oldsters know what Shel-like means.:-) Paul via phone
> On Mar 19, 2015, at 8:51 AM, David J Brooks <pentko...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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. -- 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.
