
| Msg # 31622 of 32000 on ZZNE4431, Saturday 5-12-23, 2:19 |
| From: ALAN BROWNE |
| To: ARTHUR L. RUBIN |
| Subj: Re: 2nd RFD: rec.photo.digital.slr |
XPost: rec.photo.digital From: alan.browne@FreeLunchVideotron.ca Arthur L. Rubin wrote: > Alan Browne wrote: > > >>Adding a lens element is NOT interchangeable. Degrading a lens by >>such artifice is anathema to the whole point of interchangeable >>lenses. > > > OK, at this point -- I'm leaning toward a NO vote. Your > use of the word "anathema" suggests a religious tone which > would make this group unusable unless moderated. My choice of words regarding an opinion on lenses is not at issue wrt the formation of a newsgroup. Further, the word chosen is -not- exclusively religious in definition or use. The piece of equipment that most affects a photographic image is the lens. Anything that seriously degrades the imaging ability of a lens is frowned upon... is "frowned" acceptable? Should we add to the charter a list of words that is prohibited? > > I acknowledge that the views of the proponent as to the > topics covered by a group are completely irrelevant unless > encapsulated in the charter, but this leads me to the > conclusion that no r.p.d.* group could survive unmoderated. The proposed charter is an intersection of two robust, healthy, active groups that are unmoderated. The new group cannot fail to be a success as it appeals to the interests of both groups. My conclusion is also the opposite: an r.p.d.* could not survive moderated as it would die from lack of dynamic. Cheers, Alan -- -- rec.photo.equipment.35mm user resource: -- http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- e-meil: there's no such thing as a FreeLunch.-- --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2) |
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