Re: [photo-3d] Macro stereo query

["David W. Kesner" <drdave@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Dan Shelley writes:

> I will take another opportunity to point out that maybe it's not the
> best idea to have over 30 different 3D e-mail lists... Why shouldn't
> things like Macro 3D be discussed here on the original P3D list?

Macro stereo photography SHOULD be discussed on this list as 
well as everything else stereo related. With that said here 
are some reasons for the different lists:

1) It allows infinitely more deatiled, specific discussion to 
go on without "overloading" a more general list. I have seen 
many times that a topic/thread has "died" because there was 
too much discussion and people got disinterested. There has 
been an ongoing discussion with dozens of posts on how the 
flash works on the RBT S1 camera on the RBT S1 list. Does this 
list really want all that? Sure the first post describing it 
would be fine, but a month long discussion???

2) It allows one to read and discuss only that topic which 
interests them. This is no different than having separate list 
for stereo photography rather than having it in a general 
photography list. Believe it or not there are people that 
their ONLY stereo interest is macro.

3) It is easier to find information. Rather than search 
thousands of posts in p3d for macro stereo discussions you can 
just go to the macro3d list.

4) What is so hard/bad about subscribing to ALL the lists. It 
is no different to get four posts from four lists than all 
from one.

Let us relate this to the current topic of the NSA Convention. 
If it was setup like the one list model you would be required 
to sit through all workshops and all stereo theater 
presentations and all field trips and all of the trade show. 
With the multiple list model you would be able to pick and 
choose which ones you would and would not like to attend. No 
one would be denied any topic, but better yet no one would be 
forced to sit through ones they don't.

I am sure someone will probably take this to the extreme and 
say "why not have a thousand lists broken down to the most 
minute detail?" Obviously there needs to be a line drawn but I 
would rather see the thousand lists with the choice to join 
one or all than the one list encompassing everything.

Once again let me state that I think all stereo realated 
subjects should be discussed on this list. However, for 
further detailed discussion there should be other specific 
lists.

David W. Kesner
Boise, Idaho, USA
drdave@xxxxxxxxxx


 

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