[filmscanners] RE: dynamic range discussion

["Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>]

Bill,

> An unfortunate analogy, perhaps.  Whereas I "only" get to delete 1 or 2
> Viagra ads a day, this list, like others before it, has recently
> been taken
> over by an endless stream of going-no-where tit-for-tat back-and-forth,
> involving only a few list members.  As in all of the similar diatribe and
> counter- diatribe that I have had to delete from other lists,

I agree...and I believe it's actually a lot worse than that.

> there is
> little if any attempt by the participants to relate the discussion to
> relevant questions of scanning.

But I strongly disagree with that.  I, for one, have ALWAYS tried to keep it
about scanners.

> Of course this " _is_ the place to discuss dynamic range with respect to
> film scanners!"  It's the last part of the sentence that has not been
> addressed, nor do the participants seem to be interested in addressing it.
>
> Hence the call for them to take their argument off-list.

If someone's comments are NOT directly related to film scanners, then I
believe the comment should be off-list, but if it is directly related TO
film scanners, then I have no problem with the discussion being on-list.

As to why on earth this discussion is even going on and on and on and on and
on...it does simply astound me.  The topic is simply not that difficult, but
for some reason, some others want to make it that way.  Unfortunately for
me, I seem to be the one that Roy and Julian keep hounding with interminable
verbosity.  Sigh.  I know I am tired of it, and find this really a huge
waste of time. Especially given how it simply is not going anywhere, and
that I doubt it ever could, given the personalities involved.

Austin

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