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Subject: [OM] Re: I think we will like this guy was Re: Re: Next E-x?
From: "khen lim" <castanet.xiosnetworks@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 04:36:16 +0800
Beautifully written and very much appreciated by me.
What you've written I didn't get one iota from the other forum i left.
Thank you.

K.


On 30/08/06, AG Schnozz <agschnozz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I hope everyone else does not take offense to the fact
> > that I invited these people. I met them at another
> > forum and the friendship evolved. The other forum
> > wasnt constructive at least for some of us...people
> > started spewing personal shots at one another.
>
> No forum is immune. We get it here once every 18 months or so.
> Fortunately, most of the trouble makers have long since bailed
> for Nikon or Canon.  One cannonite remains that spears our egos
> every chance he gets, but since he's so informative and helpful
> we tolerate him. :)
>
> > Honestly I have been a member of other groups and such
> > but the OM List has been far the BEST list/forum that
> > I have come across. The credit goes to everyone on
> > this list!
>
> The "culture" of this list is rather unusual. I know that I've
> encountered nothing else like it on the net.  Back in the early
> days we were still acquiring arcane bits of knowlege about the
> OM system (like screw patterns), but once the FAQ was completed
> we were all staring at each other wondering "what now?"  What we
> discovered was individuals and personalities.
>
> Doris Fang, for instance, was such a wonderful influence to the
> list. There are so many people that I could name, but would
> surely miss out on dozens of others.  We discovered that not
> only do we share common photographic equipment, but we also
> share so many other interests. This list thrives on the
> off-topic discussions. It's not about the cameras, but it's
> about the people using the cameras. Sure, we discuss camera
> stuff too, but this list is about something much greater than
> that. It's a community of people who genuinely like each other.
>
> In a few days four of us will be getting together in a remote
> park for a week of shooting with E-1s. I look forward to meeting
> another list member who couldn't officially join us, but will be
> on the island while there ahead of time. The "campfire"
> discussions will, of course, contain plenty of technical
> discussion, but will also have plenty of OT discussions. This is
> who and what we are.
>
> If you have any problems with the percentage of off-topic
> discussions, feel free to ignore them and also you might want to
> take the opportunity to start a new on-topic discussion.
>
> Welcome to the campfire.
>
> AG-Schnozz, designated list lap-dog.
>
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