Great idea.... Look, this list is more than just about photography. It's a community and I like it here. Hell, some people who contribute valuable, insightful information, don't even shoot Pentax anymore! Don't try to split it into pieces.
Delete the off-topic banter. It's so easy. If I haven't checked my inbox in a couple of days I may end up with 400 PDML messages. It takes a couple of minutes to identify threads I could give a crap about and delete them. Then I read the ones I care about until I notice them go off on a tangent and delete the remaining messages in that thread. NEXT! Oh, and don't think that off-topic drivel won't end up on one of your "splinter" lists. It will and then you'll have 6 or 7 or 10 lists to try to sort out. Christian ----- Original Message ----- From: "alex wetmore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I think it would be more effective to split the list into sublists. > Off the top of my head I would recommend these 6 lists (perhaps with > shorter names): > > pentax-screwmount - discussion of M42 screwmount lenses and cameras > pentax-kmount-film - discussion of K-mount film cameras and lenses > pentax-kmount-digital - discussion of K-mount digital cameras and lenses > pentax-general-photography - discussion of general photographic topics > and critiques of photographs > pentax-medium-format - 645 and 67 camera discussion > pentax-off-topic - all of the other stuff that has nothing to do with > photography that often consumes 50% or more of the list traffic. > > There is a little overlap on k-mount lenses (they can go under the > film or digital section), but I think that is appropriate. People > with digital Pentax SLRs often have different requirements for lenses > than those with film SLRs due to the crop factor and some of the > issues that only come up with digital. Plus there are digital only > lenses now like the DA 16-45/4. > > There might be room for a 7th list to talk about P&S cameras, but that > isn't a very popular topic on here. You don't want to fragement lists > too much because the less used ones tend to die anyway. Given that > a different split might make more sense: > > pentax-35mm - All 35mm film Pentax cameras > pentax-digital - All pentax digital cameras > pentax-medium-format - All Pentax medium format cameras > pentax-off-topic > pentax-photography > > I would love to see such a split. Currently I find it impossible to > keep up with this list because there is so much off topic banter. > If the lists were split this way I'd join pentax-digital and > pentax-photography. > > alex >
