Hey you leave us "dob snobs" alone ;-)
At 10:39 AM 10/30/2001 -0800, you wrote:
>Yea I have noticed that using your index finger to
>delete unwanted messages can be difficult. This is
>getting out of hand. I will refer to my original post
>when I say that divisive behavior is not helping
>ANYONE'S cause. We all use a telescope in one way shap
>or form!!! Who gives a C*&^ how it is used. I
>personally do both visual and imaging and like the
>content for both. To say that this thread is getting
>on to the absolute BS level is an understatement!!!
>You visual only guys if you want a observers Utopia
>then go create one but I am here to tell you that the
>hobby is a lot larger then just using a dob and a star
>chart and think that you are some how better then
>others who don't. Now I know how one person in this
>group came up with the name "dob snob". We are a
>community!!! It is time to start acting like one!!!
>And that goes for imagers too!!! Ok I am off my box
>now...
>
>Regards,
>
>Eric
>
>
>--- Bruce Jensen <bpnjensen@No-Spam> wrote:
>> --- Katie Kearns <katie@No-Spam> wrote:
>>
>> > By having a wide and varied conversation, it
>> exposes
>> > some of the new folks
>> > to a lot of different parts of astronomy. Not that
>> > it's your duty to show
>> > me what's out there or anything, but if you're
>> truly
>> > interested in getting
>> > people interested, I'd say that having a list with
>> a
>> > wide range of reports
>> > and conversations is probably the best way to do
>> it.
>>
>> ...which is why we perhaps need two lists. One for
>> the generalists, and then a place for the
>> observers-only to escape to when they get tired of
>> using the delete key (as I do sometimes).
>>
>> Again, I request of EVERYONE that they post
>> responsibly, think about their audience, keep posts
>> VALUE-ADDED as much as possible, and post with an
>> eye
>> toward making peace whenever possible. Don't be
>> like
>> so many of the reckless bozos on UseNet - Think
>> before
>> you hit that send button.
>>
>> Bruce Jensen
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