From: david-taylor@blueyonder.co.not-this-bit.nor-this-part.uk 
  
 Lionel wrote: 
 > Kibo informs me that "David J Taylor" 
 >  stated 
 > that: 
 > 
 > [the business & aesthetics of photography] 
 >>> But that's a topic that's relevant to many of the photography 
 >>> newsgroups. The fact that it's most common in RPE3 is, (IMO), 
 >>> because most pro's use 35mm SLRs. 
 >> 
 >> So keep it there, and out of the new group. 
 > 
 > The problem is that you seem to be arguing that nobody should be 
 > allowed to discuss the aesthetics or business aspects of photography 
 > *anywhere* other than in RPE3, despite the fact that RPE3 is an 
 > equipment group, where such topics are arguably off-topic. Don't you 
 > think that's a little unreasonable? 
  
 That's not what I'm trying to say - "if there is already an established 
 place for something, is there a good reason for duplicating it and/or 
 moving it?". 
  
 > And what about people trying to figure out where to discuss such 
 > things in Usenet - how on earth are they supposed to figure out where 
 > to discuss those topics? 
  
 Google? 
  
 > And what about people who *don't* shoot 35mm film? - Do you actually 
 > feel that they shouldn't be permitted to talk about the art or 
 > business aspects of photography? 
  
 Of course not! 
  
 > And if you say they can do it in 
 > RPE3, (assuming that it occurs to them to go there, of course), are 
 > you personally going to explain to the RPE3 regulars why they should 
 > be nice to the swarms of non-35mm users arriving there to discuss 
 > these topics in relation to their non-35mm equipment? 
  
 It was not me who suggested that RPE3 was the "correct" place. 
  
  
  
 > Unfortunately, I think that suggestion has all sorts of disasterous 
 > implications, & is impossible to enforce anyway. 
  
 It was only a suggestion! 
  
 Cheers, 
 David 
  
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