Re: Keeping on

Katharine Thayer wrote:
> When I first became interested in pinhole photography in 2000, this
> list was a a great resource; I loved not only the quality of
> information here, but the wonderfully wacky ideas people had and
> shared. I remember a picture of a house that was photographed
> through the middle hole in a saltine cracker; the other holes were
> plugged up with peanut butter, and then after the photograph was
> made, the camera was eaten. I remember a picture of a farm wagon
> that was turned into a pinhole camera. I remember a blind man who
> made wonderful pinhole images and had very interesting things to say
> about it. The archives of this list must be full of such gems, and
> I'm glad they're being preserved. I also loved the civil tone of the
> discussion here, different from some other forums I was familiar with.
>
> I haven't been doing so much pinhole photography lately, but intend
> to get back into it soon. I haven't been actively seeking
> information or company around pinhole photography, but I always enjoy
> it when something pops into my mailbox from the list.
>
> Like others of the old school, I prefer the mailing list format. I
> don't ever remember to check in at f295, and the few times I've gone
> there, I haven't seen anything that makes me want to keep checking
> back. I don't see the two as competing, or the web site as a
> satisfactory substitute for the mailing list.
>

It looks like there is enough interest in keeping
pinhole-discussion up to make it worthwhile. Best of all worlds,
would be if Eric keeps going. If he is interested. OTOH, I
understand if he is ready to move on.

If the list is going to move, I suggest we find a server that is
public accessible for administration. That way, if/when the next
admin decides to drop those duties, the list itself wouldn't have
to be uprooted.

I took a quick look at freelist.org. Looks good to me.

Scott

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