RE: Where is everyone?

2015-03-19 Thread Malcolm Smith
Bob W wrote: > And you'll probably get a long rambling detour through the arcane > mysteries of some barely-related side-issue before you even get close > to the answer. The PDML is like an overnight bus journey with a > garrulous drunk. That was very sneaky. Now we're already off topic :-) Malc

Re: Where is everyone?

2015-03-19 Thread Jack Davis
al relationship with the digital age has become more routine. >> Interest peaks have flattened. >> >> Jack >> >> - Original Message ----- >> From: "Brian Walters" >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" >> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Re: Where is everyone?

2015-03-19 Thread Alan C
I found the PDML via Bojidar Dimitrov's k-mount pages. He gives a glowing recommendation. Alan C -Original Message- From: Mark Roberts Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2015 2:53 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Where is everyone? Serious question: How did you find out a

Re: Where is everyone?

2015-03-19 Thread Ann Sanfedele
MARK! On 3/19/2015 06:53, mike wilson wrote: Top up my pension fund for me and I'll post until your eyes bleed. On 19 March 2015 at 02:03, Rick Womer wrote: Lately I've noticed that the volume of PDML posts is way down. So, being off this week and having some spare time, I did some research i

Re: Where is everyone?

2015-03-19 Thread George Sinos
My photography was going in a direction that wasn't pleasing me. I decided to cut back on interaction with photography sites, the camera club and, in general, photo enthusiast stuff. So much of what is discussed is only of interest to other photography hobbyists and isn't even on the radar for mo

Re: Where is everyone?

2015-03-19 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 19 Mar 2015, at 13:33, Malcolm Smith wrote: > > Mark Roberts wrote: > >> I probably found out about the PDML from the Pentax official web site, >> way back when the PDML was actually run by Pentax. But I'm wondering >> how *anyone* would even learn of the PDML's existence these days. > > So

Re: Where is everyone?

2015-03-19 Thread Bob W-PDML
I googled (or whatever passed for googling in those days - it was through the PDML that I learned about Google's early existence) because the mirror in my LX kept sticking up. I should have let it be. B > On 19 Mar 2015, at 12:54, Mark Roberts wrote: > > Serious question: How did you find

Re: Where is everyone?

2015-03-19 Thread Stanley Halpin
On Mar 19, 2015, at 8:53 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Serious question: How did you find out about the PDML? > (Everyone please feel free to pipe up here.) > > I probably found out about the PDML from the Pentax official web site, > way back when the PDML was actually run by Pentax. But I'm wonder

Re: Where is everyone?

2015-03-19 Thread Rick Womer
On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 8:34 AM, Jack Davis wrote: >>> The general relationship with the digital age has become more routine. >>> Interest peaks have flattened. >>> >>> Jack >>> >>> - Original Message - >>> From: "Bria

RE: Where is everyone?

2015-03-19 Thread Malcolm Smith
Mark Roberts wrote: > I probably found out about the PDML from the Pentax official web site, > way back when the PDML was actually run by Pentax. But I'm wondering > how *anyone* would even learn of the PDML's existence these days. So very long ago, I can't remember. Many folk now seem to like w

Re: Where is everyone?

2015-03-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
digital age has become more routine. >> Interest peaks have flattened. >> >> Jack >> >> - Original Message - >> From: "Brian Walters" >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" >> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 10:34:07 PM >> Subject

Re: Where is everyone?

2015-03-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
Same here. Found it on the Pentax website. Paul via phone > On Mar 19, 2015, at 8:53 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > Serious question: How did you find out at the PDML? > (Everyone please feel free to pipe up here.) > > I probably found out about the PDML from the Pentax official web site, > way b

Re: Where is everyone?

2015-03-19 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 8:53 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Serious question: How did you find out at the PDML? > (Everyone please feel free to pipe up here.) > > I probably found out about the PDML from the Pentax official web site, > way back when the PDML was actually run by Pentax. But I'm wonderin

Re: Where is everyone?

2015-03-19 Thread Mark Roberts
Serious question: How did you find out at the PDML? (Everyone please feel free to pipe up here.) I probably found out about the PDML from the Pentax official web site, way back when the PDML was actually run by Pentax. But I'm wondering how *anyone* would even learn of the PDML's existence these d

Re: Where is everyone?

2015-03-19 Thread David J Brooks
> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 10:34:07 PM > Subject: Re: Where is everyone? > > I think there are several reasons for the fall off in postings. The > web-based DP Review & Pentax Forums are easy to find for people > looking for info on their new cameras and for help wi

Re: Where is everyone?

2015-03-19 Thread Jack Davis
The general relationship with the digital age has become more routine. Interest peaks have flattened. Jack - Original Message - From: "Brian Walters" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 10:34:07 PM Subject: Re: Where is everyone? I thi

Re: Where is everyone?

2015-03-19 Thread P.J. Alling
Part of the problem is we're not Pentax Fanboys here. On a lot of the Fora, brand is everything, id doesn't matter what the brand ultimately does to you, and some users will even advocate for changes that will render their previous investment at worst useless. Now that's brand loyalty. I stic

Re: Where is everyone?

2015-03-19 Thread P.J. Alling
What do you mean starting? On 3/18/2015 11:55 PM, David Mann wrote: I've noticed the same thing. I put it down to the spam filtering issues that have been affecting users of some ISPs lately but maybe it's just that we're starting to smell bad. Cheers, Dave On Mar 19, 2015, at 3:03 pm, Ric

Re: Where is everyone?

2015-03-19 Thread mike wilson
Top up my pension fund for me and I'll post until your eyes bleed. On 19 March 2015 at 02:03, Rick Womer wrote: > Lately I've noticed that the volume of PDML posts is way down. So, > being off this week and having some spare time, I did some research in > the archives. > > In January 2015, there

Re: Where is everyone?

2015-03-18 Thread Brian Walters
I think there are several reasons for the fall off in postings. The web-based DP Review & Pentax Forums are easy to find for people looking for info on their new cameras and for help with problems. Also PDML has morphed into (mainly) a photo sharing list - nothing wrong with that but ther

Re: Where is everyone?

2015-03-18 Thread J C OConnell
I think the problem is that email based forums have been replaced by web based forums for various reasons. jco On 3/18/2015 10:03 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Lately I've noticed that the volume of PDML posts is way down. So, being off this week and having some spare time, I did some research in the ar

Re: Where is everyone?

2015-03-18 Thread David Mann
I've noticed the same thing. I put it down to the spam filtering issues that have been affecting users of some ISPs lately but maybe it's just that we're starting to smell bad. Cheers, Dave > On Mar 19, 2015, at 3:03 pm, Rick Womer wrote: > > Lately I've noticed that the volume of PDML posts

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