[filmscanners] Re: Bored and Listless? (was RE: tantrums)

2003-09-25 Thread Tony Sleep
Sam A. McCandless wrote: in case the list is gone when I get back. It won't be gone. I've seen enough confirmation here and off-list that it's still serving a useful function, to put the safety-catch back on g Regards Tony Sleep - http://www.halftone.co.uk Online portfolio exhibit + film

[filmscanners] Re: Bored and Listless? (was RE: tantrums)

2003-09-25 Thread Sam A. McCandless
That's great. Thanks for the good news Tony. Sam Sam A. McCandless wrote: in case the list is gone when I get back. It won't be gone. I've seen enough confirmation here and off-list that it's still serving a useful function, to put the safety-catch back on g Regards Tony Sleep -

[filmscanners] Re: Bored and Listless? (was RE: tantrums)

2003-09-24 Thread David J. Littleboy
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I found the 8 vs. 16 interesting and educational. Usually you can tell in the first three lines whether anyone has any actual information or not. Unlike most other forums, here even the arrogant flamers usually have some valid information to add. And there IS new ground

[filmscanners] Re: Bored and Listless? (was RE: tantrums)

2003-09-24 Thread Sam A. McCandless
[snip] I can now see no way to rescue this list from terminal decline except moderated posting, or at least zero-tolerance moderation. I simply don't have the time or energy for either, even if I did want to play policeman, which I don't. It's been tedious lately, but I think it's worth keeping.

[filmscanners] Re: Bored and Listless? (was RE: tantrums)

2003-09-23 Thread Peter Marquis-Kyle
Tony Sleep wrote: [about complaints, adverse signal/noise ratio, members running away screaming, gene pool shrinking, incest setting in...] I suspect the the original motivation for the list, the exploration of what was new territory 5yrs ago, is now obsolete. Film scanning is now sufficiently

[filmscanners] Re: Bored and Listless? (was RE: tantrums)

2003-09-23 Thread Mario Teixeira
Tony, With all the respect for all the positions , I couldn't pass without a comment on your post: 1) Tony, you did and are still doing an extraordinary work. 2) I completely aggree with your analysis (except, of course, that it is your fault). 3) The fault is from all the list members (me

[filmscanners] Re: Bored and Listless? (was RE: tantrums)

2003-09-23 Thread John Mahany
Well said, Mario. I am sure you speak for the grateful majority. Whether just lurkers and learners or active participants we are all in Tony's debt for his time and patience in keeping this list going for so long. John

[filmscanners] RE: Bored and Listless? (was RE: tantrums)

2003-09-23 Thread LAURIE SOLOMON
Hear! Hear! Very well put Mario. I secpond the emotion. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mario Teixeira Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 7:34 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Bored and Listless? (was RE: tantrums) Tony