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Re: [OM] Pretty please . . . [was Don't take my silence for inactivity]

Subject: Re: [OM] Pretty please . . . [was Don't take my silence for inactivity]
From: Tina Manley <tmanley@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2016 16:46:59 -0400
+1!  ;-)

I am the only female on several of the photo lists I subscribe to.  I have
no idea why.

Tina

On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 12:31 PM, Bob Whitmire <fujixbob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I share the sentiment to a point. But for me, this list long ago evolved
> away from a single-issue list. I feel as though I'm among friends here, and
> frankly, if all we ever talked about was cameras and zones of confusion and
> elements of fill flash, I would have gone nil heard long, long ago.
>
> What my friends think about other things-- food, cats, children, books,
> physics, religion, hair gel (for those with hair) and yes, even
> politics--is of interest to me.
>
> But . . . (Major Caveat Alert): I see no reason why reasonable people
> should devolve into food fighters at the mention of issues. It helps me
> understand the world I live in to hear the opinions of others, foreign and
> domestic (from my pov), particularly those who live elsewhere than in the
> US.
>
> True, there are many places other than here to get into the essential
> elements of the flaws in the other person's candidate. There are other
> places to issue spurious insults about someone else's native land. But I
> don't know of any other place where I would feel as comfortable giving and
> taking than here. Within reason. Without stump speeches, etc.
>
> My only regret is that we have been unable to recruit and hold members of
> the better sex, Tina being a glaring exception. A bit more female
> perspective would be most agreeable.
>
> But all in all, I enjoy the company here and do not feel as though
> subjects of a non-photographic nature should be studiously avoided.
>
> All of that said, I will continue to eschew film.
>
> Please return to your regularly scheduled programming.
>
> -Bob
>
> Sent from my iPhone 6s Plus. This is a perfect mobile device. Any
> perceived errors in spelling, grammar, or logic are figments of your
> imagination.
>
> > On Mar 17, 2016, at 4:08 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> > I share your feelings, Moose.
> >
> > Jim Nichols
> > Tullahoma, TN USA
> >
> >> On 3/17/2016 3:04 PM, Moose wrote:
> >> Really, pretty, pretty please!
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