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I think we should leave this group for P&S's
Blinky the Shark wrote:
ray wrote: On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:58:54 -0500, RichA wrote: I know it's "digital" which encompasses all the cameras, but the rec.photo.digital.slr-systems is more suited to DSLRs and people here would be free to concentrate on P&S's for as long as their stomach's stay strong. Sayonara - don't let the door hit you in the butt on the way out! Actually, the 'rec' in the title might give you a clue. Do you perceive the "rec" in rec.photo-digital.slr-systems to be a Make that "rec.photo.digital.slr-systems. different "rec" than the one in rec.photo.digital? -- Blinky Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org Need a new news feed? http://blinkynet.net/comp/newfeed.html |
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I think we should leave this group for P&S's
John Navas added these comments in the current discussion du
jour ... Often, but not always, the P & S bigots I think you're talking about identify themselves in the subject line so you can just mentally filter them out. Likewise the dSLR bigots. Yeah, I suppose so. In their case, I more often view SOME as theorists and elitists, but it seems that the P & S genre seems to attract some rather jabberwocky commentary such as "10 reasons why P & S is superior." Again, where one doesn't want to killfile - as I do not - then it helps to just keep a mental list of those who don't post in a manner you want to read and simply bypass those which you disagree with and/or OPs you think are mordant ninnyhammers. -- HP, aka Jerry "Gentleman, you can't fight in here, this the War Room!" – President Merkin Muffley, in the movie 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' |
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I think we should leave this group for P&S's
Blinky the Shark added these comments in the current discussion
du jour ... Sayonara - don't let the door hit you in the butt on the way out! Actually, the 'rec' in the title might give you a clue. Do you perceive the "rec" in rec.photo-digital.slr-systems to be a different "rec" than the one in rec.photo.digital? Blinky, what exactly does "rec" mean in these NGs, "recreational"? I really don't know what "alt" means, either except maybe "alternate" or something like that. -- HP, aka Jerry "Gentleman, you can't fight in here, this the War Room!" – President Merkin Muffley, in the movie 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' |
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HEMI-Powered wrote:
Blinky the Shark added these comments in the current discussion du jour ... Sayonara - don't let the door hit you in the butt on the way out! Actually, the 'rec' in the title might give you a clue. Do you perceive the "rec" in rec.photo-digital.slr-systems to be a different "rec" than the one in rec.photo.digital? Blinky, what exactly does "rec" mean in these NGs, "recreational"? I really don't know what "alt" means, either except maybe "alternate" or something like that. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_8_(Usenet) rec.* Recreation and entertainment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt.*_hierarchy According to the "So You Want to Create an Alt Newsgroup" FAQ, the name "alt" is an acronym for "Anarchists, Lunatics, and Terrorists", though the acronym also refers to the fact that it is a "hierarchy that is 'alternative' to the 'mainstream' HTH. BugBear |
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bugbear added these comments in the current discussion du jour
.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_8_(Usenet) rec.* Recreation and entertainment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt.*_hierarchy According to the "So You Want to Create an Alt Newsgroup" FAQ, the name "alt" is an acronym for "Anarchists, Lunatics, and Terrorists", though the acronym also refers to the fact that it is a "hierarchy that is 'alternative' to the 'mainstream' As to the quote above, I doubt it is an acronym like that any more than TIPS means "To Insure Prompt Service" or **** means "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge". However, it IS widely believed that the etymology of posh, meaning "plush and luxurious" comes from "Port Outbound, Starboard Inbound" referring to the way passengers on sailing ships got preferred berthing according to where the ship would be when docked and the way waves and prevailing winds tended to rock the ship differently as perceived by a person in their cabin. So, I was basically right that rec means recreational and alt means alternate or alternative. -- HP, aka Jerry "Gentleman, you can't fight in here, this the War Room!" – President Merkin Muffley, in the movie 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' |
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I think we should leave this group for P&S's
bugbear wrote:
RichA wrote: I know it's "digital" which encompasses all the cameras, but the rec.photo.digital.slr-systems is more suited to DSLRs and people here would be free to concentrate on P&S's for as long as their stomach's stay strong. I think we should talk about photography. Perhaps a group "rec.photo.camera.advocacy" is needed, where the trolls could play. Having been in RPD for a few years and being personally of the opinion that both P&Ses and DSLRs have their places, I don't see how the pro-DSLR bigots are any better than those on the opposite side. |
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On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:58:54 -0500, RichA wrote:
I know it's "digital" which encompasses all the cameras, but the rec.photo.digital.slr-systems is more suited to DSLRs and people here would be free to concentrate on P&S's for as long as their stomach's stay strong. This is rec.photo.digital and is relevant to ME, if you want to leave please do - I make my own decisions. -- Neil reverse ra and delete l Linux user 335851 |
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mianileng wrote:
bugbear wrote: RichA wrote: I know it's "digital" which encompasses all the cameras, but the rec.photo.digital.slr-systems is more suited to DSLRs and people here would be free to concentrate on P&S's for as long as their stomach's stay strong. I think we should talk about photography. Perhaps a group "rec.photo.camera.advocacy" is needed, where the trolls could play. Having been in RPD for a few years and being personally of the opinion that both P&Ses and DSLRs have their places, I don't see how the pro-DSLR bigots are any better than those on the opposite side. Sort of like religion and political ideology, stick to what you believe, ignore the facts and denigrate the opinions of your opponents. Dave Cohen |
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On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:46:19 -0500, Dave Cohen wrote
in : mianileng wrote: Having been in RPD for a few years and being personally of the opinion that both P&Ses and DSLRs have their places, I don't see how the pro-DSLR bigots are any better than those on the opposite side. Sort of like religion and political ideology, stick to what you believe, ignore the facts and denigrate the opinions of your opponents. Too true! Too sad. -- Best regards, John [Please Note: Ads belong *only* in rec.photo.marketplace.digital, as per http://bobatkins.photo.net/info/charter.htm http://rpdfaq.50megs.com/] |
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HEMI-Powered wrote:
bugbear added these comments in the current discussion du jour ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_8_(Usenet) rec.* Recreation and entertainment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt.*_hierarchy According to the "So You Want to Create an Alt Newsgroup" FAQ, the name "alt" is an acronym for "Anarchists, Lunatics, and Terrorists", though the acronym also refers to the fact that it is a "hierarchy that is 'alternative' to the 'mainstream' As to the quote above, I doubt it is an acronym like that any more than TIPS means "To Insure Prompt Service" or **** means "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge". However, it IS widely believed that the etymology of posh, meaning "plush and luxurious" comes from "Port Outbound, Starboard Inbound" referring to the way passengers on sailing ships got preferred berthing according to where the ship would be when docked and the way waves and prevailing winds tended to rock the ship differently as perceived by a person in their cabin. So, I was basically right that rec means recreational and alt means alternate or alternative. Bloody Hell! Such a wealth of information and from a Chrysler freak too! |
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