XPost: rec.photo.digital 
 From: alan.browne@FreeLunchVideotron.ca 
  
 Lionel wrote: 
  
 > Kibo informs me that Alan Browne  
 > stated that: 
 > 
 > 
 >>We hope that our reasoning to date has been acceptable:  It is 
 >>*not* about exclusion of anything, it is about an area in usenet 
 >>space dedicated to cameras which have the major characteristic of 
 >>removeable lenses.  We can all communicate that idea. 
 > 
 > 
 > I still have a major problem with that description, which is that (a) it 
 > doesn't accurately match the best name available, & (b) it encourages a 
  
 What other "best name" is available? 
  
  
 > perception that the group is not 'really' about DSLRs, but rather about 
 > 'elite' cameras/photographers. Whether or not that perception is 
  
 I don't concur ... it is about digital cameras that have 
 interchangeable lenses. 
  
 > accurate, I predict it'll cause a lot of 'no' votes from photographers 
 > who feel insulted by the proposal. 
  
 I hope folks see the benefit of the structure without feeling 
 they are being left out.  For that matter, there is a another NG 
 being considered... (mystery!) 
  
 > 
 > I *strongly* suggest dumping all the stuff in the proposal about 
 > non-DSLR cameras, & sticking strictly to DSLRs, because I think that 
 > doing so will dramatically improve the odds of the vote going in favour 
 > of the new group. 
  
 I don't concur.  Changing the charter so it will pass at the 
 expense of a charter that doesn't reflect the intent is not in 
 the best interest of the future of the NG. 
  
  
 > I thin that the issue of fancy non-DSLRs will sort itself out over time, 
 > as the number of people using such cameras becomes large enough for them 
 > to develop their own 'voice' in RPD. (In much the same that the 'voice' 
 > of DSLR users has become clear enough to require the current proposal.) 
  
 That appears to be happening as we 'speak' (mystery!). 
  
 Cheers, 
 Alan 
  
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