Lemons or Lemonade !

[Bill Powers <bill-p@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey - I've got an idea! Lets change the subject!  I think it's wonderful
that we have a place where people from all over the world that have a common
interest i.e., panorama photography - can get together - share ideas,
thoughts and experiences to help one another. We need to re-acquaint
ourselves. Many NG's on the Internet fall victim to these personal attacks
and they spread like a cancer and destroy everything. We need to get the
subject back on track and eliminate personal attacks. I've found it best to
ignore comments from strangers that offend me. How could I let someone that
doesn't even know me get to me. If you ignore them they usually go away.
Sometimes it's not even the person, just something they typed that can
easily be taken the wrong way. Lets turn this ng around before we lose it.

I'm certain each of us has our own "panorama interest" story to tell. Here
is mine: Even though I have worked as a newspaper photographer for close to
20 yrs. I had never recognized the potential of panorama photography until I
put my home on the market. We had a virtual tour shot and sold the house
within 2 weeks as a direct result of the virtual tour. I knew right then
that, I had to learn more about panoramic photography, and so I searched out
and found this newsgroup. Admittedly, I know little about the subject - but
have learned a bunch just by "lurking" for the past month or two. I've also
visited many of the websites authored by participants of this ng.  Any
suggestions on expanding my knowledge are encouraged and sincerely welcomed.

Happy New Year to all !!!
...bp
Bill Powers
Bill-p@xxxxxxx