From: Alejandro Lopez de Haro (alhr@wanadoo.fr)
Date: 04/07/02-02:15:13 PM Z
Hi Gordon:
Please don't change anything. This is the best group in alternate
photography.
Regards,
Alejandro López de Haro
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gordon J. Holtslander" <holtsg@duke.usask.ca>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 6:48 PM
Subject: RE: traffic
> Hi:
>
> Sorry all. I've been very busy and have had little time for the list in
> the last two weeks. (things are getting back to normal)
>
> I realize the list is very high volume. For those who don't want to get
> all the messages there is a web mirror of the list at:
>
> http://duke.usask.ca/~holtsg/photo/current
>
> This is a collection of the current messages. After they messages are
> removed from this site I move them to the archive.
>
> In order to do this I save at least an entire month's worth of postings(
> as well as 5 other photography mailing lists on my email account). I
> don't know if other people have trouble saving this volume of email.
>
> One does not even have to be subscribed to follow this list.
>
> As for turning this into a newsgroup I don't think I will ever do it.
>
> Most email programs are capable of managing and sorting email in fairly
> sophisticated ways.
>
> The quality of information that is exchanged on this list will decrease
> drastically if it were made a newsgroup.
>
> The problem with newsgroups is that anyone can post a message to a
> newsgroup. A newsgroup will create a situation where a lot of the
> postings are from people who have never contributed to this group and will
> not likely contribute again. There will be lots of "whats a platinum
> print" and who's got the greatest zoom lens etc. etc.
>
> A newsgroup will only increase the volume of information exchanged and
> most of this new content would be of little value.
>
> I created this mailing list after following many of the photography usenet
> groups for a number of years. I found the usenet photo groups almost
> useless. While they were easy to access, it was rare finding something of
> value in them.
>
> The respect, committment and honesty that pervades this community would
> be quickly lost if it were to chnage into a newsgroup.
>
> If someone else wishes to make an alt-photo usenet group, feel free to try
> it though.
>
> Gord Holtslander
> list manager
>
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