From: Doug Evans <devans@n...>
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 11:12:21 -0500
Subject: Time to end? Re: [OT] What makes a good miniatures web site
I think this topic has gone around a few times, so I'd like to suggest agreeing to disagree. On one hand you have those who fear the kind of elitism that either says either you MUST have a computer or you MUST have all services and know all techniques. My mother has a computer; all she's learned is e-mail. In her eighth decade, she's using it well, and Jon will never get her as a customer, no how pretty his pictures. However, I'd simply like to suggest another kind of elitism, the 'you should know what you want without images' butts up against the Evil Empire(tm) phenom, which is arguably generated by images, albeit mostly in magazines. Which they get people like me to pay for... *shudder* I personally don't think the industry is doing that well. I don't have the statistics, just gut feelings, but either for business volume or in service, I think it could do much better. Once again, I shall try to refrain from further comment on this kacked nag.