Checking the PUG -- I submitted my first photo in December 2002 (film, K1000). That probably means I joined the list a month or two before. Mafud wasn't around, but soon a crazy young guy was. Everyone tried to help him with photography advice and initially he seemed very grateful. But eventually he started raving at several members (WW in particular) and finally left. I totally forget his name, it is better left in the misty past.
However, that's not what I really remember. I remember asking lots of newbie questions; labeling them newbie questions. WW was very helpful, graywolf too, and lots and lots of others. I must have asked about ten or more newbie questions over a period of months. I was totally impressed with the willingness to share experience and knowledge, so I stayed -- dropping off list now and then. Mainly when I got too busy to keep my mailbox cleared out. Or simply when it got so full that I was kicked off list. ;-) I also remember appreciating frank well before a lot of others did. But that may be self-flattering hindsight. Heh. Marnie aka Doe :-) ================== I think I started in mid '99, about ten years ago. The Who was in his last days, but Mafud hung around for quite a while after that. I know my first PUG entry was in February, 2000. Paul On Feb 15, 2009, at 11:06 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > I had the 'pleasure' of joining when 'The Who' was posting incoherent, > psychotic emails. Valentin, Bill Robb, Malfud, and others were most > memorable at the time. It was about the time that the PUG was > restarted after a guy from the Phillipines embarassed the list by > starting a 2nd picture gallery. I sent him a picture of a squirrel in > snow at the bird feeder. That was ??? (The PUG restarted rather > immediately, under Bill Robb I think.) > Regards, Bob S. > > On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 9:32 PM, Stan Halpin > <[email protected]> wrote: >> I think I came on about the time Dario did, in Feb '98. There are >> at least a >> few masochists who have been here longer. >> I have some archived notes from fall of '97 with one Joe >> McCallister a >> prominent participant in lens-quality discussions... >> >> stan >> >> >> On Feb 15, 2009, at 8:27 PM, Anthony Farr wrote: >> >>> 10 years sometime this year for me, but I've moved addresses a >>> couple of >>> times and dropped off the list during longer vacations. >>> >>> What's the longest possible membership? Any claimants? >>> >>> Regards, Anthony >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of >>> Dario Bonazza >>> Sent: Monday, 16 February 2009 8:11 AM >>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> Subject: 11 years (was: 4 years) >>> >>> 4 eh? It appears I'm 11 yo on this list. >>> Dario >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Scott Loveless" <[email protected]> >>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 6:41 AM >>> Subject: 4 years >>> >>> >>>> I was sitting here drinking, wondering if I spouted off too much on >>>> the list tonight and reading through the quotes lists, when I >>>> realized >>>> I've been subscribed to the list for 4 years this month. Please >>>> accept my apologies. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Scott Loveless >>>> Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 >>>> http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ --------------------------------------------- Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. **************You can't always choose whom you love, but you can choose how to find them. Start with AOL Personals. (http://personals.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntuslove00000002) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
