On Apr 6, 2005 1:42 PM, John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I really don't see any point in thrashing this out yet again. > The last time was only, what, a couple of months back? > > It's obvious that there are some people on the list for whom > even as trivial an alteration as removing a grass stem would > be totally unacceptable. Equally, there are also people who > have no problem removing what they consider to be irrelevant > background details. > > No matter how many posts are made, I don't see much chance of > anyone (in either camp) changing their position as a result. > So let's just drop it now, before someone gets overheated.
Then delete the thread. Don't read the posts. I don't see anyone getting steamed or hot under the collar. This doesn't seem to be pointing anywhere in the direction of a flame war. It's a legitimate topic for a photography list. New people join the list. Maybe some people who didn't participate last time (as they weren't interested at the time, or didn't have time) may want to express an opinion this time 'round. Maybe someone changed or modified their opinion (even intelligent people do that sometimes). There are plenty of threads that I don't read because I'm not interested. Many of them re-hash old material. So what? The participants enjoy a particular discourse, so they engage. I agree with you that what we're talking about here is mostly a matter of faith. And, yes, it's pretty hard to sway others on such matters. That's one reason that I haven't participated much (ar at all?) in this thread. I for one have enjoyed reading it, though. Anyway, it rather looks like this thread will soon be dying a natural death anyway. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
