> No one would be on anyones back if someone would figure out that the > my way or the highway mentality doesn't work on this forum, that there > are a couple of dozen regular posters here that know a shitload more > than he does, and that he could just quietly take constructive advice > rather than go off on a bombastic man-child tantrum. >
Sure. But constructive advice is not what happened. He showed the pictures in all good faith, and people started having a go at him. It's just bullying, and he has a right to defend himself. -- Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of William Robb > Sent: 04 April 2007 22:32 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: POLL - Computer Screen Size & Resolution > > On 4/4/07, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I should have added to my post that given the current > > near-impossibility of providing the optimum size of photograph, you > > have to compromise. The trade-offs are between showing the > fine detail > > as best you can, and showing the whole picture at the > expense of fine > > detail. Most people prefer to show the whole picture at the > expense of > > fine detail, and most audiences seem to prefer it. > > However, if somebody (JCO for example) in some > circumstances wants to > > trade the full-picture view then it's his choice and everyone should > > get off his back about it. > > The problem with the example given is that it was a clumsy tradeoff > that fulfilled neither criteria. The images were too large to > comfortably fit most browsers, based on what I read onlist, but not > large enough to show any fine detail, from what I saw when I looked at > a random sampling of the pictures presented. > > No one would be on anyones back if someone would figure out that the > my way or the highway mentality doesn't work on this forum, that there > are a couple of dozen regular posters here that know a shitload more > than he does, and that he could just quietly take constructive advice > rather than go off on a bombastic man-child tantrum. > > -- > William Robb > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
