RE: arrogance and politics

DEAR TERRY,
            You have undoubtedly heard that “one man’s meat is another’s
poison”. I am sorry that details drive away some who have unsubscribed but,
as mentioned in my earlier e-mail, I think we all know how to use a delete
button. When I see a topic in which I am not interested, I use it.
********Much more importantly, I have been humbled by the realization that
some details which don’t interest me today will suddenly become extremely
important tomorrow when I will be working in a new process. I have thanked
the list, Gord, and God many times that ALL of the discussions AND DETAILS
are in the archives! If they go off list then they are lost to us.
            I believe the 11th commandment should be “Thou shalt edit thine
own e-mails” rather than discouraging ANY contributions to this list, how
ever minute they seem to us personally.
                        CHEERS!
                                    BOB

 Please check my website: http://www.bobkiss.com/ <http://www.bobkiss.com/>

-----Original Message-----
From: Yves Gauvreau [mailto:gauvreau-yves@sympatico.ca]
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 11:47 AM
To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
Subject: Re: arrogance and politics

Terry,

I like this idea of yours "Why not discuss the detail off list, if there are
those who are interested, and then come back to the list with any worthwhile
results ?" but it may prove somewhat difficult to create kind of sublists by
ourselves spawning from this one. I mean, say you and I and may be a couple
others want to speak a little bit more in detail about some subject that
others may not want to ear about. We would have to find out who wants in,
get off-list cc to every one interested but this also mean no one else could
join in after it's started and contribute the magical idea that would solve
everything for everyone because they wouldn't be seeing all the mistake and
the"cul de sac" we are going in. (for example)

The other day someone suggested we kind of upgrade to a more flexible system
where it could be easy to spawn in and out of the main list and allow
everyone to enter and contribute at any time, may be this would be better
but still it is perfectly possible to work as you suggest.

Thanks
Yves

----- Original Message -----
From: TERRYAKING@aol.com <mailto:TERRYAKING@aol.com>
To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca <mailto:alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca>
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 11:12 AM
Subject: arrogance and politics

In a message dated 4/5/06 11:51:16 pm, Ender100@aol.com
<mailto:Ender100@aol.com> writes:

Should that happen, I might become arrogant or something hehehehehee

Mark

Given that you do not read what is put in front of you and call in aid the
kind of childish attacks that give the list a bad name, you should be
careful about ascribing arrogance to others.

There are others here who appear to make a point of saying that they do not
read the posts of others but are quite ready to pontificate on points those
others have raised., who might also take a moment to see themselves as
others see them.

I would agree with Katherine that parochial political spats could kill the
list, but a short survey yesterday among those who have already unsubscribed
from this list, showed that endless discusssion of the minutiae of
pointless tests, are just as much a reason for not hanging around. Why not
discuss the detail off list, if there are those who are interested, and then
come back to the list with any worthwhile results ?

Terry

Terry

Terry

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Received on 05/06/06-06:24:45 AM Z