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Subject: [OM] Re: Moose Monday - Disclaimer? Apologia? or whatever it is....
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 06:08:09 -0500
I think something got mis-posted.  Your Dec 2 column is "Taking a Friend 
Along".  I don't expect that Carol Anne's impact on your photography 
will be found in the least bit controversial.  :-)

Chuck Norcutt

Moose wrote:
> My next column is out and I'd like to comment on it to my friends here 
> on the Oly list.
> 
> You folks are the only ones to whom I have written, and occasionally 
> ranted, about photography for all these years. So I've been having some 
> difficulty seeing what I write for Zone-10.com as aimed at a separate, 
> much broader audience. Whether that audience shows up or not, that's the 
> intent of the site.
> 
> Part of what the founders have asked me to do is to stir up a little 
> conroversy, as that is supposed to stir up responses on the forums and 
> otherwise generally increase the audience and hits on the site. "Hey 
> dude, look what this a__hole said. Here's the link." Hey, it works for 
> some other sites...  :-(   :-)
> 
> So... With some trepidation, I took a broad potshot at what I do see as 
> a general problem on web photo sharing sites.
> 
> Be assured, however, that what I said isn't aimed at any specific 
> individuals I know here on the list (Least of all Moose. giggle). 
> Although some of us occasionally slip, including yours truly, I think 
> the level of images posted here is well above average, with some being 
> just stunning. I'd hate to lose any of that.
> 
> So if what I've written there spurs anyone here to reassess their 
> standards for posting images - and they consider that a positive step - 
> well and good.
> 
> And if anybody from here wants to give me a  good pasting here or, 
> preferably, over there, go for it. That's part of the point. We could 
> use some traffic on the forums to interest anyone who drops in. 
> Remember, almost everyone involved in creating and trying to grow 
> Zone-10 is from this list. Some even hope to earn some money eventually 
> from it. They could use your support.
> 
> In any case, if I lose friends here or hurt the free play of this list, 
> it's not worth the experiment to me. So please stick by me and let me 
> know, off list if appropriate, if I've offended anyone personally.
> 
> Moose
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