Your two comments can be summed up in word: Juvenile. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 8:11 PM Subject: Re: 200mm F/4 SMC-A macro
> << Now, that's just being insulting to Shawn, are we all that immature? >> > > No Brad, it's not insulting. Long before you started your participation > (dare I say monologue) on the list, we had a long standing policy after > significant debate. People agreed to be courteous to those hunting for > bargains on ebay and not announce 'THERE'S A BARGAIN ABOUT TO CLOSE AT > URL...' The deal is, folks from the pdml have and do bid up the price on > ebay items when they are posted at the last minute. It destroys any chance > of getting a bargain on ebay. > > << Earning a PhD is very tough and demanding and you have to be quite bright. > >> > > I've enough education that I'm not impressed by a PhD. I don't know why you > would sign your name with So-and-So, PhD. unless you were looking for work or > self impressed with your achievements. We don't have ranks in the pdml > (except for Doug Brewer who is the General! <g>) > > << You don't like it? Too bad, it's the nature of the beast. >> > > I don't think that's the spirit of this list. > > Regards, Bob S. >

