On 7/13/06, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Vic, > > This list is a special place. The level of civility is high for an > internet group as is the desire to be genuinely helpful. <snip>
<snip> We see the participants > as other human beings and friends. > Stick around for a while, the feeling will grow on you. I agree with everything you said, Bob. We're closer to a family than many other groups of people; indeed, I recall one list member saying that as he has no family, we're as close as he'll get. <g> I have several stories of wonderful friends helping me out when I needed help. Of course, like all friends or families, sometimes tensions and emotions run high, things are said, we have little flame wars and arguments. Sometimes people come and go from the list for periods of time, sometimes people just need a break; Lord knows I've needed a break from my family from time to time over the years. Most of them end up coming back. Which is a good thing. I'm always amazed at this list, however. There's really no other place like it that I've experienced. And, sometimes we even talk about Pentax cameras! <g> cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
