I like you too, Aaron <grin>. You are right. Of all the lists I have checked out on the web, PDML has the best sense of community. We may not all agree, but we do respect one another.
The list has been a great help as I recover my health and move away from the acute depression that resulted from the illness. Sharing knowledge, ideas, and humor has made me feel like all of you are my friends. Just before reading Aaron's post, while fixing a cup of coffee, I was thinking how the positive response of the list to my efforts at developing the web site has energized me more than anything that has happened in it last couple of years. The other day I got a friend to help me with some photos for the web site when I realized I didn't have a picture of myself in the house. The hat tread made my want to do the humorous wouldbee weegee shots. They were fun. And today I actually hung a camera around my neck when I went for a walk. I haven't carried a camera without a particular reason for almost 20 years. All in all, I find this list a good place to hang out. Thanks for being here. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Aaron Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 2:30 PM Subject: Why I love PDML, was Re: Silly Photo.net thread > On Friday, March 8, 2002, at 11:57 AM, Doug Brewer wrote: > > > It's the Photo.net Syndrome, where, starting with Greenspun on down, > > there is a palpable hatred of anything that isn't Nikon or Canon. > > I dropped in to photo.net to contribute some help, as someone had asked > if anyone had info on the new 75mm f2.8 AL for 67 from Pentax, and the > first response (from a moderator) was about how there wasn't any good > reason to make that lens. What about the significantly better minimum > focus distance, the stop faster maximum aperture and the ultra compact > size and weight? I don't think that the poster knew thing one about the > lens. > > Most online forums that I have seen tend to be first and foremost about > beating up on the other guy, be it his choice of car or camera or pants > or stereo. One reason I have stuck around on PDML is that the > overwhelming majority of what goes through here is NOT about that. I > can't count how many times I've seen questions like "How good is the > transfer on the LaserDisc of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?" > answered with "Who cares, that movie was stupid and LaserDiscs suck" > elsewhere on the internet. PDML isn't like that. That's why I like it. - 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 .
