3D Web Ring comments

[P3D Larry Berlin <lberlin@xxxxxxxxx>]

At 03:37 PM 1/12/97 -0600, Jon Gross wrote:
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>Dear Larry:
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>1. I posted a set of PROPOSED standards for the ring, solicited
>comments, and asked that reaction be posted to Photo-3d.  I did this
>because I want to have the policies reflect the interest of the initial
>members.  So far, there has not been even ONE posting.

*****  OOOOPS!  I apologize for not commenting! This was mostly because you
did a very good job and I basically agreed with the rules as you proposed
them. I could have at least said that much.

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>2. Amateur stereographers are concerned about commercial vendors
>controlling the flow of objective information, or flooding the system
>with self-serving information that is primarily designed to make a
>profit as opposed to furthering the art.
>
>If the ring becomes too commercial, I'm afraid we will lose our base. 
>How do you feel about advertisements before a movie which you have paid
>to see?  In that situation, the audience is captive.  Would you take the
>time to go to a movie theater JUST to see the advertisements and no
>movie?

*****  Their concern is justified by how unnecessarily over-commercial
everything seems to be becoming. If you maintain a respectable balance
between basically personal 3D sites and the commercial ones, I think
interest can be maintained. You might want to consider having an option
button for visiting only non-commercial links for those who have a strong
feelings about it. Some like myself have links to commercial sites and
visitors seem to be using them!

As to advertisements in movie theaters, I'm a radical and I'm generally only
interested in seeing the movie with previews and maybe a reminder about
popcorn and drinks. Other commercials in the theater deserve tomatoes for
throwing. If I went to see *just commercials*, it would only be for
someone's exceptional collection of *the best of ...* kind of thing.
Otherwise I'd rather stay home.

At this time I think it's good to include commercial sites on the 3D ring
because current technology is important to the overall topic. If they
dominated the ring I would become dissatisfied with it myself. When it comes
to commercial web sites, I visit very few and always for specific
information relating to my perceived needs. I dislike the ad banners
generally but some of them are attractive. Web sites that charge money for
access should not be a part of the ring, IMO.

Thanks Jon for doing such a good job in organizing the web ring. I'm sure it
will grow and play an important role for 3D, P3D and newly 3D interested
persons.

PS: I didn't see anything prohibiting commercial participation. Rule 5
stipulates *more than just a product to sell* and that shouldn't be hard to
do if the product relates to 3D. I liked Jon's comment that an informational
page can be set up for the web ring visitors to land on first.

>1)  Be related to stereoscopy, holography, or virtual reality; 
>2)  Have sufficient depth of content; 
>3)  Have content and form comprehensible to Photo-3D List members; 
>4)  Contain original or properly credited material; 
>5)  Contain more than just a product to sell;

Larry Berlin

Email: lberlin@xxxxxxxxx
http://www.sonic.net/~lberlin/
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