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Re: your mail
> On Fri, 7 Jul 2000, Rod Fleming wrote:
>
>> Now you clearly intend to give Wayde a good doing because he had the
>> temerity to pick you up on what was either a pretty basic misapprehension,
>> or an example of you expressing yourself very badly. No-one, may I remind
>> you, is right all the time, and all the clever semantics in the world will
>> not make them so.
>
> While the support is flattering, please don't do this! I am not that
> fragile. I think that I've presented the information that I can offer on
> this topic. It is now up to the list readers to sift through the data and
> winnow out what is useful to them. Jeff and I may disagree on a few items
> here, but that is OK. He really does make some very wonderful images.
>
> I treat the list as an information exchange. Topics can be raised, and
> comments given. I tend to think that some disagreement is a good thing
> since it helps to identify those things that are not so clearly known,
> understood, or even important. Please, let us disagree - let's not make
> things personal. It isn't so much about who is right or wrong, but more
> about whether or not the list readers can get some tidbit of information
> or insight into a process that can help them in some way.
>
> - Wayde
> (wallen@boulder.nist.gov)
>
>
Wayde, I'm so glad you wrote the above. Jeffrey has made such valuable
contributions that I would hate for him to be silenced or discouraged. The
dialog about scanning to get a full tonal range is of great interest to me
even though I say nothing because I have no knowledge to contribute on that
subject at this time. There must be many other readers who are silently
benefiting from this discussion as I have been.
Sarah Van Keuren