Hi Ellie I'm sorry you feel that you were a target of public criticism....I certainly stated quite clearly that this was not a personal issue. I do appreciate that you and the other listmums are following a policy laid down by Ed. What I was doing was drawing attention to the way I believe that policy has stifled the lists development and even its 'character' to the point where many appear to have voted with their feet.
Ed's recent 'NOTICE' perpetuates the problem IMHO by again asking that any response be 'off-list' as if it is somehow wrong for us as members of the list to be permitted freedom of speech and open discussion. The reality is that the subscribers 'are' the list and the minute they decide to go elsewhere we are all the poorer for it. There appears also to have been a major issue with many of the 'pros' that the presence of so called 'amateurs' on the list was undesirable. I personally carry out much of my work with the enthusiast sector and can assure you that they rarely , if ever, represent a threat to professional photographers. They are , however, as hungry to learn about the new technology as anyone and I see no reason why a few of them 'lurking and learning' should need to seen as so undesirable. I have had it in mind for some time to set up a discussion list specifically for enthusiasts (amateur or professional!) and have now done so. Any enthusiasts reading this can email me off list for details. Tony Riley (surrey) > Dear Tony, (and others who have criticised my handling of > this thread), > As I have now been the target of public criticism on this > list, I feel that I should defend myself: > > As listmum I only follow the guidelines that are set out for me. =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
