Re: Pointless discussion?

Katherine,

I think you are right about Marek's print and its significance.

(Though I do also think that there has been a great deal of more than
pointless discussion. But that's what the delete key on the computer is
for after all, and mine has got plenty of exercise lately on comments
from both sides of the Atlantic.)

Would it now be worth thinking about whether (and if so, how) the
back-exposed image on film could be transferred onto paper?

Regards

Peter Marshall
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Katharine Thayer wrote:
> I hadn't been aware of this controversy until having my attention
> drawn to it by Kerik's post, and then John's. I don't see Terry's
> posts, and I suspect I'm a happier person for it. Having seen only
> the snippets quoted in these two posts, I can only guess that his
> criticisms have to do with the top-down discussion, since it's been
> the most active thread of late.
>
> I still don't understand why people insist on reading things that
> annoy them, and then complaining about being annoyed, but I'll say
> this about the top-down discussion: To my mind, this has been a very
> intelligent and useful discussion; anyone who would say that this
> didn't produce useful information or any real help to the community,
> either hasn't been paying attention to the discussion, or hasn't seen
> Marek's print this morning, or having seen it, doesn't understand what
> it means. Six months from now everyone (or a lot of people anyway)
> will be printing gum on transparencies, back-exposed, as a direct
> result of this discussion, and of the tests that accompanied it, and
> of Sandy's original challenge. So, I guess I don't quite get what the
> problem is, why this discussion would be considered pointless or
> useless by anyone. I do, however, think the sniping from the
> sidelines *is* pointless, and harmful to the community.
> Katharine
>
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> On Apr 13, 2006, at 10:30 AM, john@johnbrewerphotography.com wrote:
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>> TK:
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>> "People come to this list hoping for information and intelligent
>> debate. When they find long drawn out accounts related to pointless
>> tests, they leave. Do you consider that to be acceptable ?"
>> People may leave the list after reading your patronising and pompous
>> comments too Terry.
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>> Just my tuppence worth.
>>
>> John.
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>> www.johnbrewerphotography.com
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>> Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. Anas Nin.
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Received on Fri Apr 14 06:16:22 2006