--- Antonio Aparicio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >
Hi Bruce, had you thought of perhaps approaching
> Pentax and asking them
> if they would be willing to support the PUG b way of
> some freebies each
> year to the best image or images voted on by PDML
> members? May be a way
> to drum up a bit of interest and let Pentax have a
> showcase for some of
> the excellent stuff you can do with their kit? Just
> an idea.
>
Way back when, Pentax used to own (or at least run)
PDML. As I understand it, they got out of it due to
legal advice, and Doug the List Guy took over things,
so PDML could live.
Since PUG is an offshoot of PDML, I doubt that Pentax
would want to get involved, due to their reluctance to
do so with the list-at-large.
Not saying that your idea isn't worth discussing, just
giving you a bit of background that may be relelvent.
As far as the "prize" aspect goes, last time it was
brought up and discussed, I believe a prevailing theme
was that PUG isn't a contest, and most didn't want it
to become one. It might be seen as a disincentive to
post, by some, if they felt the pressure of a contest,
or, to put another spin on it, some might feel envious
if the same people kept winning over and over. Not to
mention that hard feelings might arise if it was felt
that there was a "politicization" of PUG ("They never
vote for me just because my photos are fuzzy!
Wahhhh!") <vbg>
Again, I'm not trying to squelch discussion on this.
Just because it's been discussed in the past doesn't
mean it can't be now: membership evolves, and so may
opinions. Just giving a bit of background to put
things into perspective.
cheers,
frank
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