Re: Where is everyone?

Forget it Bob, it's the internet. On 3/23/2015 12:10 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT! WHO'S A RAVING LUNATIC. On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 5:27 PM, Tom Reese wrote: it's interesting how these internet forums and anonymity bring out the worst in those with personality disorders. T

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WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT! WHO'S A RAVING LUNATIC. On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 5:27 PM, Tom Reese wrote: > it's interesting how these internet forums and anonymity bring out the > worst in those with personality disorders. These people seem normal > (based on the fact that they're apparently still ru

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On 22/03/2015 4:27 PM, Tom Reese wrote: it's interesting how these internet forums and anonymity bring out the worst in those with personality disorders. These people seem normal (based on the fact that they're apparently still running around loose) but they turn into raving lunatics when they ge

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On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 6:27 PM, Tom Reese wrote: > it's interesting how these internet forums and anonymity bring out the > worst in those with personality disorders. And Canadians, its maple syrup season people. Dave These people seem normal > (based on the fact that they're apparently still

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it's interesting how these internet forums and anonymity bring out the worst in those with personality disorders. These people seem normal (based on the fact that they're apparently still running around loose) but they turn into raving lunatics when they get behind a keyboard. On Sun, Mar 22, 2015

Re: Where is everyone?

Quoting Bob Sullivan : I stumbled into the pdml, probably thru the Pentax website. There was some overlap with 'the who' (who I never understood) and many flame wars, which I participated in and even prolonged in many cases. Bill Robb became a special friend as he refused to suffer fools in sil

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> -Original Message- > From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bob Sullivan > Sent: 22 March 2015 16:05 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Where is everyone? > > I stumbled into the pdml, probably thru the Pentax website. > There was so

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t;> -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 at the PDML? >>> (Everyone please f

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>> >> -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 at the PDML? >> (Everyone please feel

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ax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Where is everyone? 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 *an

Re: Where is everyone?

On 21/03/15 14:56, Christine Aguila wrote: On Mar 19, 2015, at 3:55 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: On 19/03/15 14:39, Rick Womer wrote: I found the list on the Pentax web site when Pentax owned it. Then in 1994 we went on sabbatical, and I could only get it through expensive trans-Atlantic dial-up, so

Re: Where is everyone?

On 3/21/2015 09:45, Christine Aguila wrote: On Mar 19, 2015, at 11:50 AM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: The PDML may not be as active as it used to be, but it still is a wonderful place and let's all hope it is here to stay for a long time. Ralf I just did five cartwheels and a reverse

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On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 2:53 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Serious question: How did you find out at the PDML? Strange of you to ask :) I was searching on the interwebs and found this page with some useful links: http://www.robertstech.com/pentax.htm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

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On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 4:03 AM, Rick Womer wrote: > So, in five years, active members are down by half, and the number of > posts is down by 3/4. Interesting statistics, it would seem the remaining members are trying to make up for it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdm

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Google buying the archive didn't kill UseNet, but combining it with Gmail & their own non-Usenet Google Groups didn't help. I think what may have really done it was the difficulty of creating a killfile that would work with the web interface. It was my own ISP's decision to no longer provide news

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> On Mar 19, 2015, at 6:41 PM, Bill wrote: > >> > It's the Hotel California of mail lists. All we need to do is wave the warm > smell of Colitas and the promise of a dark desert highway in front of them > and they will see our shimmering light. > And then, they are ours. Definitely on the

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> On Mar 19, 2015, at 3:55 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: > > On 19/03/15 14:39, Rick Womer wrote: >> I found the list on the Pentax web site when Pentax owned it. Then in >> 1994 we went on sabbatical, and I could only get it through expensive >> trans-Atlantic dial-up, so I unsubscribed. I looked for

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> On Mar 19, 2015, at 11:50 AM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > > The PDML may not be as active as it used to be, but it still is a wonderful > place and let's all hope it is here to stay for a long time. > > Ralf I just did five cartwheels and a reverse triple twist pointy toe back flip in

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I must have heard about it on the Pentax web site—or maybe I did a search and found it—not sure exactly. I probably subscripted around late 2007 or early 2008, but I lurked for a bit. I might have started participating in late 2008ish. I just did a search: pentax cameras, pentax forums, pe

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Steve Harley wrote: > it's not private, it's just that the archives are not well-positioned > for search engines, but i get hits on them sometimes > > > > and there is also a non-official archive: > > ...a

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Quoting Mark Roberts : Brian Walters wrote: There is an info page of sorts - the PDML FAQ. It was put together originally by Graywolf and updated by Scott when he was PUGmeister. I sort of inherited it when I took over the PUG. I tinkered with it a bit and used to post the link from time to

RE: Where is everyone?

: Where is everyone? On 19/03/2015 6:53 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

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Paul via phone > On Mar 20, 2015, at 5:48 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 5:20 PM, Mark Roberts > wrote: >> steve harley wrote: >> On 2015-03-20 14:23 , John wrote: Some time in (I believe) late 2006 Google bought out the UseNet Archive and my ISP (Time-W

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Just glanced at this thread. There are 98 posts in it. Whew! Now I know where everyone is: sitting at their computers, smart phones, or tablets… G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link di

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On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 6:18 PM, mike wilson wrote: > On 20 March 2015 at 22:16, David J Brooks wrote: >> On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 6:12 PM, mike wilson wrote: >>> On 20 March 2015 at 15:44, P.J. Alling wrote: On 3/20/2015 8:37 AM, Bill wrote: > > On 20/03/2015 6:31 AM, Mark Roberts

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On Mar 20, 2015, at 6:12 PM, mike wilson wrote: > On 20 March 2015 at 15:44, P.J. Alling wrote: >> On 3/20/2015 8:37 AM, Bill wrote: >>> >>> On 20/03/2015 6:31 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Mark C wrote: > I sparred with Shel a few times but never felt offended - he was a >

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On 20 March 2015 at 22:16, David J Brooks wrote: > On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 6:12 PM, mike wilson wrote: >> On 20 March 2015 at 15:44, P.J. Alling wrote: >>> On 3/20/2015 8:37 AM, Bill wrote: On 20/03/2015 6:31 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > Mark C wrote: > >> I sparred with

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On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 6:12 PM, mike wilson wrote: > On 20 March 2015 at 15:44, P.J. Alling wrote: >> On 3/20/2015 8:37 AM, Bill wrote: >>> >>> On 20/03/2015 6:31 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Mark C wrote: > I sparred with Shel a few times but never felt offended - he was a > m

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On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 6:03 PM, mike wilson wrote: > On 19 March 2015 at 23:42, Bill wrote: >> On 19/03/2015 6:12 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: >> >>> Seriously if I hung out regularly at any of the other Pentax fora or for >>> that matter Nikon or Canon groups I'd have invented a way to teleport >>> b

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On 20 March 2015 at 15:44, P.J. Alling wrote: > On 3/20/2015 8:37 AM, Bill wrote: >> >> On 20/03/2015 6:31 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: >>> >>> Mark C wrote: >>> I sparred with Shel a few times but never felt offended - he was a memorable character. >>> >>> >>> I'd say "buying" an FA 77 Limit

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On 19 March 2015 at 23:42, Bill wrote: > On 19/03/2015 6:12 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: > >> Seriously if I hung out regularly at any of the other Pentax fora or for >> that matter Nikon or Canon groups I'd have invented a way to teleport >> bombs through the internet by now. > > > That's a Mark. Ther

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On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 5:20 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > steve harley wrote: > >>On 2015-03-20 14:23 , John wrote: >>> Some time in (I believe) late 2006 Google bought out the UseNet Archive >>> and my ISP (Time-Warner Roadrunner) announced they were going to shut >>> down their news servers. >> >>G

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steve harley wrote: >On 2015-03-20 14:23 , John wrote: >> Some time in (I believe) late 2006 Google bought out the UseNet Archive >> and my ISP (Time-Warner Roadrunner) announced they were going to shut >> down their news servers. > >Google bought the archive (which means they will probably delete

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On 2015-03-20 14:23 , John wrote: Some time in (I believe) late 2006 Google bought out the UseNet Archive and my ISP (Time-Warner Roadrunner) announced they were going to shut down their news servers. Google bought the archive (which means they will probably delete it someday), but doesn't con

Re: Where is everyone?

From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen Sent: Friday, 20 March 2015 8:05 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Where is everyone? I think I found it in 1997, probably by doing a search for Pentax information on the Web - whether it was Google or not I

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On 3/19/2015 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 wondering how *anyone* woul

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On 3/20/2015 8:37 AM, Bill wrote: On 20/03/2015 6:31 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Mark C wrote: I sparred with Shel a few times but never felt offended - he was a memorable character. I'd say "buying" an FA 77 Limited from Bill Robb and not paying for it goes a bit beyond "memorable". Yeah, let

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On 3/20/2015 8:53 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 20/3/15, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: "Brad Bobo" (am I getting that name right?) Dobo. I like Bobo better though It's not nice to make fun of the clinically insane, not that I wouldn't do it. -- I don't want to achieve immortali

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On 2015-03-19 17:41 , Bill wrote: Because it's a private email list, I suspect we would have to involve Doug and see if we can get ourselves on some search engines. it's not private, it's just that the archives are not well-positioned for search engines, but i get hits on them sometimes

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On 3/20/2015 8:31 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Mark C wrote: I sparred with Shel a few times but never felt offended - he was a memorable character. I'd say "buying" an FA 77 Limited from Bill Robb and not paying for it goes a bit beyond "memorable". I was off list for a year or two in the early au

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On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 8:31 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Mark C wrote: > Then Norm revealed his true > identity and collapsed in a fit of laughter. (Later, some time around > 1:00 in the morning, we phoned up Cotty to say hello... and "ni!") I think it was closer to 2 am.:-) and yes it was brad Do

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On 20/3/15, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: > "Brad Bobo" (am I getting that name right?) Dobo. I like Bobo better though -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discus

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On 20/03/2015 6:31 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Mark C wrote: I sparred with Shel a few times but never felt offended - he was a memorable character. I'd say "buying" an FA 77 Limited from Bill Robb and not paying for it goes a bit beyond "memorable". Yeah, lets just open that fukkin wound and s

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Mark C wrote: >I sparred with Shel a few times but never felt offended - he was a >memorable character. I'd say "buying" an FA 77 Limited from Bill Robb and not paying for it goes a bit beyond "memorable". >There were others, much much worse, whoo shall not be named... Oh come on, let's name

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Brian Walters wrote: >There is an info page of sorts - the PDML FAQ. > >It was put together originally by Graywolf and updated by Scott when >he was PUGmeister. I sort of inherited it when I took over the PUG. I >tinkered with it a bit and used to post the link from time to time but >I've o

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On Thu, 19 Mar 2015 21:15:46 +0100 Toralf Lund wrote: > >On 19/03/15 14:27, Paul Stenquist wrote: >>Only us oldsters know what Shel-like means.:-) >Thought I hadn't been here *that* long, but I think I know. I remember Shel too, joined in the late nineties, still using film (MX and LX). Later I we

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I found PDML in fall 2004. After two years of dealing with the frustrations of a digital P&S, I started my search. The catalogs were filled with digiR*b*l information. I was leaning in that direction because it's what was readily available. I decided to check to see if Pentax had an offering. The *

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Bruce wrote: > Man you mentioning Who and Bill mentioning Mafud brings back memories > that had been successfully suppressed. Alas, I may not sleep too well > tonight. The PDML is a far less volatile place than it once was. I used to wake up, switch on the dial up internet connection and gaze i

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Quoting Steve Cottrell : On 20/3/15, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: Anyway, here it is: http://pug.komkon.org/general/mini-faq.htm If anyone cares to update the link in 'Cotty's Hat' section, here you go: Anyone? That would be me...

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t;>> i pretty much gave that place up. >>>> >>>> Dave >>>> >>>>> On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 8:34 AM, Jack Davis >>> wrote: >>>>> The general relationship with the digital age has become more >>> routine. >>>&g

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On 20/3/15, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: >Anyway, here it is: > >http://pug.komkon.org/general/mini-faq.htm If anyone cares to update the link in 'Cotty's Hat' section, here you go: -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, |

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Quoting Tom Reese : to reduce the slide: remember that rudeness turns people off (not aimed at anyone at all - a general observation from many forums over many years) try to help when people ask for it people participate because the list is informative, entertaining and it provides social inter

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I stumbled into the PDML from the official Pentax website as well. The first post I read was by the now keeper of the list regarding shooting an alligator That was a while ago. On 3/19/2015 8:53 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Serious question: How did you find out at the PDML? (Everyone please fe

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On 18/03/2015 8:03 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 archives. In January 2015, there were 1234 posts from 52 members. In January 2014, there were 2587 posts from 74

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On 19/03/2015 6:53 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 wondering how *anyone* wou

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t; 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 with problems. Also PDML has

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On Wed, 18 Mar 2015 22:03:42 -0400 Rick Womer wrote: > How do we keep both new and existing members? i joined sometime late 2006 when i had got myself a k50/1.2 without having a pentax camera and googled for info about the lens and came upon pdml archives. well, one difference between then and

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On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 5:53 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> I was never much of a gear head, and I'm even less so now, so gear >> chat generally bores me. My chief reason for hanging out in any >> "photography forum" is images; both viewing and sharing. Unhappily, my >> taste

RE: Where is everyone?

-Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen Sent: Friday, 20 March 2015 8:05 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Where is everyone? I think I found it in 1997, probably by doing a search for Pentax information on the Web - whether it

Re: Where is everyone?

On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 3:50 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: > > On Mar 19, 2015, at 2:05 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > >> ... Unhappily, my >> tastes and the group's tastes don't intersect much anymore… >> > > OK, so I mostly do Nature and Scenic shots, with Wildlife thrown in. > Sometimes the shapes and

Re: Where is everyone?

On 19/03/2015 6:12 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Seriously if I hung out regularly at any of the other Pentax fora or for that matter Nikon or Canon groups I'd have invented a way to teleport bombs through the internet by now. That's a Mark. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdm

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On 19/03/2015 1:18 PM, wendy beard wrote: I bet that's how I found the PDML too. Through Boz's page. I've been on the list for at least 15 years, mostly lurking. I have also met 3 PDMLers. And you were very brave about it too. The boy has settled down a lot, but he is still an ass with strange

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On 19/03/2015 8:44 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Yeah, I got a bit of Shel shock early on, but soon felt the warmth of some fellow posters. Can everyone please just stop mentioning him? bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRI

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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 wondering how *anyone* would even learn of the

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Bruce Walker wrote: I read about the PDML in Tim Bray's blog, back when he was a Pentax user. It was summer 2007, and I had just bought (or was just about to buy) my first DSLR, a K100D Super, and I could see that the level of discourse here was smarter than dpreview et al. I was never much of

Re: Where is everyone?

Tom Reese wrote: >to increase the profile: put it out there on the social media sites. >Not changing the format of the list but adding a pdml information page >with the stuff necessary to make sure it pops in searches. Add >keywords like "photography" "Pentax" and various related subjects. I'm w

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On Mar 19, 2015, at 4:55 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: > On 19/03/15 14:39, Rick Womer wrote: >> I found the list on the Pentax web site when Pentax owned it. Then in >> 1994 we went on sabbatical, and I could only get it through expensive >> trans-Atlantic dial-up, so I unsubscribed. I looked for it a

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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: "Brian Walters" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 10:34:

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On 2015-03-19 13:14 , wendy beard wrote: I’ve had difficulty posting for the longest time. 6 months or more - even after I’d switched e-mail addresses for the list subscription. I still can't post from Apple Mail - even with the format set to plain text. It doesn't bounce back, just never appears

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On 19/03/15 13:53, Mark Roberts wrote: Serious question: How did you find out at the PDML? (Everyone please feel free to pipe up here.) I've forgotten exactly where it was, but I saw it mentioned on some web forum, or possibly a Usenet group. This may not have been the first time I read about i

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On 2015-03-19 12:05 , Bruce Walker wrote: I read about the PDML in Tim Bray's blog, back when he was a Pentax user. It was summer 2007, and I had just bought (or was just about to buy) my first DSLR, a K100D Super, and I could see that the level of discourse here was smarter than dpreview et al.

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gt; provide reasons or excuses for it. Who has such an idea? > > > If we require all members to post 3 times a a day we could get to the 2010 > monthly total ! ;+)! > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message - From

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On 2015-03-19 6:53 , Mark Roberts wrote: Serious question: How did you find out at the PDML? (Everyone please feel free to pipe up here.) i can't remember how i found it in 2009; somehow i had already somehow chosen to buy a K200D and i think i was exploring what lenses to get (i'd had a Powe

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I don't remember how I found PDML It was a long time ago. It must have been from a web search. I unsubscribed quite a while ago when I quit taking pictures. Slide processing got too expensive and I kept waiting for Pentax to offer a full frame digital camera but they never did. I finally packed u

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Brian Walters" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" 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 ne

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I think it was Google for me. I’d never owned a Pentax camera, but in early 2005, while deciding what was to be my first DSLR, I met a friend of mine from Japan at a trade how and he’d just bought an *istDS and let me hold it and it just felt “right.” So I got one. I must have found the PDML pre

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On Mar 19, 2015, at 2:05 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > ... Unhappily, my > tastes and the group's tastes don't intersect much anymore… > OK, so I mostly do Nature and Scenic shots, with Wildlife thrown in. Sometimes the shapes and forms are my focus, sometimes it is the vibrant colors on the tre

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I'm privileged to be able to take cat photos. Ahem. MARK ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Bruce Walker" Subject: Re: Where is everyone? On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 3:27 PM, Steve Sharpe wrote: I

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I've been reduced to taking cat photos. Yo... MARK ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Steve Sharpe" Subject: Re: Where is everyone? It’s been so cold the last few months I haven’t even wanted to go out

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On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 3:27 PM, Steve Sharpe wrote: > > I've been reduced to taking cat photos. Your Auto-Correct must have been off ... > I'm privileged to be able to take cat photos. That's better. :) -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

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> > It’s been so cold the last few months I haven’t even wanted to go > outside, let alone take any photos Same here. We're up to our eyeballs in snow here in Nova Scotia, too. I've been reduced to taking cat photos. --- Steven Sharpe - The Office Gallery d...@eastlink.ca -- PDML Pentax-Dis

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> 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 had been out of photography for several years due to health and income restrictions, was looking to get back in. Didn’t know whether to sti

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lowing > 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 at the PDML? > (Everyone ple

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I’ve had difficulty posting for the longest time. 6 months or more - even after I’d switched e-mail addresses for the list subscription. I still can't post from Apple Mail - even with the format set to plain text. It doesn't bounce back, just never appears. I think I found the magic button on the g

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On 19/3/15, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: >breath of fresh air to find a group of >photographers who generally knew their aperture from a hole in the ground Mark! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- __

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Quoting Mark Roberts : Serious question: How did you find out at the PDML? (Everyone please feel free to pipe up here.) Googling - or more likely, since it was around 2002-3, AltaVista-ing. I must have lurked for a while because my first post wasn't until April 2004. Took me that long t

Re: Where is everyone?

I read about the PDML in Tim Bray's blog, back when he was a Pentax user. It was summer 2007, and I had just bought (or was just about to buy) my first DSLR, a K100D Super, and I could see that the level of discourse here was smarter than dpreview et al. I was never much of a gear head, and I'm ev

Re: Where is everyone?

The PDML is like an overnight bus journey with a garrulous drunk. Yeah but the scenery has been pretty interesting ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Bob W-PDML" Subject: Re: Where is everyone? On 19 Mar 2015

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- Original Message - From: "Rick Womer" Subject: Re: Where is everyone? I found the list on the Pentax web site when Pentax owned it. Then in 1994 we went on sabbatical, and I could only get it through expensive trans-Atlantic dial-up, so I unsubscribed. I looked for it a few time

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s no other source of info/expertise related to Pentax products then. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" Subject: Re: Where is everyone? Serious question: How did you find out at the PDML? (Everyone plea

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Am 19.03.15 um 03:03 schrieb Rick Womer: So, in five years, active members are down by half, and the number of posts is down by 3/4. In the early days of the PDML (don't even remember when I joined), there were very few internet forums. Now, there are dozens. They seem to have more appeal, n

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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 wondering how *anyone* would even learn of the

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I came in about 2000 or so. Used to comment and review pics a lot. Life has changed drastically for me. Some pleasant, some challenging. Have had the pleasure of meeting several members over the years. Always a joy. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pd

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I found it through the Pentax web site, in those pre Google, in fact pre Yahoo, days. I think that I used Altavista as a search engine back then... On 3/19/2015 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 prob

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My opinion, which everyone hates, by the way, is that Facebook and Fora are easy and require even less technical knowledge than using e-mail lists. Despite being one of the most educated generations, millennials, have no real interest in knowing how the actual nuts and bolts of anything works,

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Davis >wrote: >>> The general relationship with the digital age has become more >routine. >>> Interest peaks have flattened. >>> >>> Jack >>> >>> - Original Message - >>> From: "Brian Walters" >>> To: "

Re: Where is everyone?

It has been so long I can't even remember how I found the PDML. I suspect I stumbled upon it looking for Pentax information back in the day. -- Bruce On March 19, 2015 5:53:52 AM PDT, Mark Roberts wrote: >Serious question: How did you find out at the PDML? >(Everyone please feel free to pipe

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On 19/3/15, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: >I've been writing cheques >ever since. Nice to see your spelling is improving also ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _ -- PDML Pen

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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 think there are several reasons for the fall off in

Re: Where is everyone?

On 3/19/2015 08:53, Mark Roberts wrote: Serious question: How did you find out at the PDML? (Everyone please feel free to pipe up here.) Piping in seriously... I sold a 300mm Pentax lens I couldn't handhold anymore back in 1999 to a man named Terry in British Columbia.. we chatted a bit - he

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