Yeah I know. :-) I wasn't really arguing, just expressing an alternate view. I'm a member of the MAPUG list (Meade Advanced Products). It's very strict compared to the PDML. I guess that has it's advantages. I do like our list's unmoderated freedom.
Tom C. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mick Maguire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 9:28 AM Subject: RE: Please, folks, take your OS concerns elsewhere. > I think the original point was that it looked like it *was* starting to > dominate the group, with more messages about os's etc than about Pentax > stuff. > > Regards, > /\/\ick... > > +----------------------------+ > | | > __/) Mick Maguire | > ((((| Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > (\\\\_/) ICQ: 48609010 | > \ / | > \ /---------------------------+ > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of dave o'brien > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 10:32 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Please, folks, take your OS concerns elsewhere. > > > A scroll of mail from "aimcompute" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Mon, 12 Nov > 2001 17:52:05 -0700 > Read it? y > >Granted this a Pentax list... we all have computers and are concerned about > >their use as tools in general and in their photographic uses. > > > >I personally don't find the thread TOO off-topic. > > While random off-topicness is discouraged, the regulars who contribute > all the time to the group are given a lot of leeway. Personally, I > think this is right and proper, although t can go a little over the > top. A discussion of OS merits is ok, as long as it doesn't dominate > the list and as long as useful information is disseminated in a > civilised way. > > If the PC/OS thread had ended up as "Mac SUX!" "No! PC SUX" then it > would have been poor, but I though there was a good exchange of > information. > > dave > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
