PESOs??

[Christine Aguila]

Bob S:  Thanks for sharing the history for newcomers and for your very 
generous comments and views.  Cheers, Christine


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Sullivan" <rf.sullivan at gmail.com>
To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml at pdml.net>
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: PESOs??


> rg2,
>
> Once upon a time, this list did a lot of talking about equipment and
> good natured ribbing of one another and big flame wars with the usual
> juvenile attitudes.  This was all before digital photos and when it
> cost us $2-$5 per picture to get anything scanned.  Posting your
> photos was an expensive, time consuming thing and you picked your best
> shots for the PUG.
>
> I will say that we have evolved/devolved a lot with the introduction of 
> digital.
> Like Rick, I like seeing what other people are shooting for
> inspiration and ideas.
> I also like to see what is happening in our collective lives - like
> your daughter's portrait in this month's PUG.
> It helps me build a sense of community and connection to all of you.
>
> It is also a devolution of sorts.  How do I put this tactfully?
> Sometimes I feel people are just dumping their shots onto the list and
> seeing if anybody else thinks they are something special.  I wish they
> did a bit more editing before showing.
>
> My strategy, with the help of gmail threaded messages, is to just
> delete a lot of PESO's.  When 2 or 3 other people I trust start raving
> about the photos, I'll stop and take a look - maybe even contribute a
> comment.
>
> My other strategy is to watch new people who are developing.  I like
> to encourage new folks when I can and let them know their efforts are
> paying off.  We are a group with varying levels of experience, and
> I've certainly benefited from what I've learned here.  I would like to
> offer that same hand up to others.
>
> So do some editing of your own.
> You don't need to look at every photo - others will point to the good 
> ones.
> You don't need to comment on every photo you look at - if you just
> saying 'Me Too', maybe it's not necessary.
> Save your critiques for those who need or deserve the commentary.
>
> Regards,  Bob S.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Rebekah <rg2pdml at gmail.com> wrote:
>>  It seems that an increasing majority of the emails I receive from the
>> list are PESOs.  If I could do so delicately, I'd like to try and
>> suggest that we as a list impose a limit of sorts on ourselves
>> concerning PESOs.  It was done with "For Sale Friday", perhaps we can
>> come to some sort of agreement around PESOs?
>>
>> rg2
>>
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