Tim, I did not read your post as a flame and I hope you do not take my reply this way either. I just do not like the nasty tone that has grown on the list. I am only trying to offer a solution.
On 12/19/06, Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One more thing before I'm filtered out ;-) > > Please don't read this post of mine as something written to set of a flame > war. > I'm simply sharing some thoughts. I know there are those who disagree with > me, I can live perfectly happily with that ;-) > > > Tim > Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim > Øsleby > Sent: 19. desember 2006 19:37 > To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' > Subject: RE: Please everyone set up an email filter > > This may not make me popular here, but I'll take the risk. I feel like > defending "you know who" a bit. > > Ok, "you know who" has been involved in a lot of arguments. "You know who" > has also been very persistent in his argumentation. His language has been a > bit over the top. And, I got to admit that "you know who" has pissed me of > at several occasions. > > I could go on like this for a long time, but in the name of justice; I have > never seen a fight with one single person involved, not before, not now, nor > in future. It's simply impossible to fight on you own. Other has been > persistent too, others has been a bit over the top and so on. > > And our friend Ken has a valid point. He said something about pushing "you > know who"'s buttons, just to make him go wild. Ok, this has turned "you know > who" into a loose canon on deck. But I mean that trying to lunch him out > like this is unfair, and a bit unwise. > > I think we have another problem than "you know who". I think it is something > that is wrong. I think there is a lot of frustration on the list now, and I > not sure it is only because of "you know who". > To be honest: I have no idea what this other source of frustration is. It > could be the winter on northern hemisphere, it could be because of the > waiting for the K10D, or envy of those who has the K10D, it could be > anything. But I don't think it is possible to point out one single reason. > > Come on guys. "You know who" has a temper, yes. He can be a PITA, yes. But > so can I. I know I have been. > "You know who" his personal style, he repeats every argument three times > (therefore I read just every forth post from "you know who" ;-)). But so > have I. > > Why not filtering me out? (Ok, for all that I know, I can be filtered out > from many of you. I guess I will be after this post ;-) > > Ok. I'll stop there, with repeating my main point: It always takes two to > fight. There is one picker, but also one taker. > > Note my one time signature ;-) > > > Tim, next guy to be filtered out. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Perry Pellechia > Sent: 18. desember 2006 18:22 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Please everyone set up an email filter > > Please stop responding to you know who. > > Please learn how set up your email client to filter out all email from him. > > It is really the only way to bring civility back to the list. > > You cannot win. If you disagree with him you are WRONG. If you agree > with him you are also WRONG. Do not get sucked in to these endless > and pointless diatribes. > > If you need help setting up your email client, ask for help. I am > sure there are enough people here that can help. > > > > -- > <----------------------------------------------------> > Perry Pellechia > > Primary email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Alternate email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Home Page: http://homer.chem.sc.edu/perry > <----------------------------------------------------> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- <----------------------------------------------------> Perry Pellechia Primary email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alternate email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Home Page: http://homer.chem.sc.edu/perry <----------------------------------------------------> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
