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When this group began to die
Just so this wonderfully revealing post does not disappear without a
trace (from Google groups, that is), I herewith repost it for posterity, without a single comment... On Feb 6, 7:21 am, Douglas MacDonald photosbydouglas- wrote: No one knows for sure what day it was the zealots took control. Some say it was early in 2003,but really there is no way to pinpoint the day because it was part of the evolution of the Internet. Usenet has always been anarchy in it's purest form. No controls, no law, no penalties. Then one day a few people discovered anonymity. They stopped posting their identities. Began using anonymous mail2news servers in countries with little or no control over these things. They (the zealots) managed to drive creative minds from Usenet altogether. The most significant (in ths group) was Lisa Horton. A creative soul, inventive mind and open target for some of the most vile posting Usenet has ever seen. She was a female and ill equiped to handle the "bar room brawl" nature of the men in this group. Many people blamed Tony Polson for the shocking posts. They were wrong. This didn't stop the pundits from continuing to point the finger at people. "I'm 100% certain it is Tony Polson" was the wording in a reply to the reward I posted for information leading to the serving of a summons when the perpetrator began attacking my wife and my family. The reward has been paid, incidentally. I know his identity now but lack the common thread to tie it all together for court action. that happened 3 years ago. The damage it did to this group can be seen in the fall off of participation in shootin. Sadly gone are the days of 40 entries. Today, shooting is lucky to attract a half a dozen entries. Nine in the latest round. One only need to look at the names of the participants in round 2, to see that a quite a few Professional Photographers USED to find this group a place to exchange ideas and photos. Not content with being "one of the many", Bret Douglas decided his ride to the bottom would be quicker if he offended and insulted people by publishing his pictures and posting direct links to them. Most were **** in the beginning, many still are but now he has a cople of fans... He is achieving his aim for stardom... In a group with a declining population. Probably the saddest part of the decline in this group is exemplified by a post I made last year about calculations of DOF and it's effect in a particular photo I had taken. The general thread was not one of knowledgeable replies but of admonishment and ridicule of not knowing the answer myself. For the past few years I posted replies to people asking about enlarging digital images, telling them in the process, that I could make poster prints from small files. A vocal few with no knowledge and even les barin power, lambasted me for my claims, prodding me to release details of my process which of course, I wouldn't. As I scale down my business interests with a view to a more laid back lifestyle, I decided I could now post the image enlargement crops these pundits were asking for. I did. The result was nothing. The same response I get from Mark Thomas when I post evidence to refute his defamation and slanderous posts about me... Nothing. Last week I offered one of this groups most offensive participants something of an olive branch to stop the **** posted in response to my posts and replies... He obviously gets his rocks off by keeping it going ... his choice. My choice is the write him off. Death appears to be the only thing that will eventually silence him and it can't come too soon for all the people he has contributed to driving away from this group. There is no question in my mind that the only remaining participants to this group will continue to decline as two or three people who have managed to control it's participation by abuse and ridicule... Drive all others away. I think it's true too, that this group is destined for a participation of retired and grumpy old men and a woman who admire the hugely vocal loud mouthed golf caddie. What you got is all you got. -- From Douglas... |
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