Dear Pro-DIG list Three weeks ago, I made a posting on this forum titled "UV FILTERS - BAD SCIENCE AND URBAN MYTHS". This was made in response to a growing irritation with amateurs pontificating on and on about an important subject they knew precious little about, and I was subsequently shot down and belittled. Well, not *really* belittled, I am made of sterner stuff than that, but it got me thinking about the way this list works. We have approximately 50 regular contributers with about 1600 lurkers in the background, all cherry-picking digital gems while contributing nothing in return. This really sucks bigtime.
In fact I was stunned at the ignorance of one particular poster who failed to grasp that I only contribute to the list on the basis of first principles of knowledge. In other words, I think (and think again) before I speak. As a photographer, there is very little that I have not done or cannot do, which is not the same as saying I have done it all, but I have done one heck of a lot of photography and digital imaging in my lifetime. So I quietly growl in your general direction. Lets face it, the cutting edge is somewhere else, and somehow we all know this. What was once arcane knowledge has become commonplace, and there are a whole raft of issues concerning digital practice which are never addressed, due to the confines of the list guidelines, which nobody seems to read. I think it is time to move on, and create two lists - one for amateurs, one for professionals. Remember, the acronym for this list is Pro-DIG - short for Professional Digital Imaging Group. We need an Am-Dig for amateurs and I am NOT being derogatory in saying this, it just needs to be said. Otherwise, what is the point? Fully expecting to get booted off:) William Curwen =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
