I don't remember exactly but I think I've been around here since
probably the late 90s. I wouldn't think of leaving. It's become part
of my life. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 12/28/2011 5:11 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
>> Many of the lists/networks I subscribe to tend to be more anti-social
>> than anything else. This one is far better than average.
>
>
> Historically, this list has been unlike anything I've seen elsewhere. It's
> as close to the "campfire experience" as you'll probably ever see on the
> Interwebs. Other than the Oben experience (don't ask--you can pretty well
> guess), it has been an environment made up of friends from various walks of
> life. If there is any one stereotype, there are a lot of engineers on this
> list. The non-engineers are various flavors of "Doctors" both medical and
> educational. There are more bonifide SMEs (Subject Matter Experts) around
> here than I see anywhere else. And most importantly, this group is made up
> of many highly generous individuals.
>
> All this has created a nice environment of people who pretty well like each
> other and consider each other friends. I can't think of anybody that I
> wouldn't put up for the night. OK, OK, I might have to think twice about
> Andrew. ;)
>
> The list has definitely evolved over the years. Before digital, it was all
> things OM. When the E-1 came out, most of us did get one of them. Those who
> didn't get the E-1 got the E-300. But that's where it started breaking
> down. More and more people went Canon (specifically Canon for lens
> compatibility and image-quality reasons). Most importantly, with this
> transition, we lost the unified focus of the OM system as being the
> commonality between us. It's not that we discussed OM all the time (this
> list is more known for off-topic converstations than on-topic
> conversations), but it was the one thing we all could find as an
> overhanging banner or signature. Nowadays there are only a small handful of
> us even using the OM system. With the exception of a couple of years, I've
> been on this list since I think 1996 or 1997. It was right after the server
> moved across an ocean for the first time. I remember Michael Covington
> being heavily involved at the time and was extremely welcoming to me and
> others.
>
> AG
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