Don't list your gear here

Paul Woolverton · Oct 7, 2002

I don't understand the reason some people here sign their names and list all their camera goodies underneath. It didn't bother me at first, but then it made problems for me.

It royally fouls up attempts to search the forum archives to find evaluations of the equipment when half the results are just someone listing their gear in every post they put here.

Someone in the Nikon forum recently raised the same complaint.

So, please, don't mention "ST-E2" or your 28-135 or whatever else it is you own unless you are actually talking about what it does or how well it works or if it's what helped you capture that great photo sample you are posting a link to. Something useful or informative, please.

paul w
--
91 MR2 Turbo
97 Civic Hatchback
cat, male, yellow-orange
cat, female, gray-white
Pilot mechanical pencil, .7 mm
computer desk, wood
bookcase, faux maple
(get my point?)

Jeffrey Lazo · Oct 7, 2002

within the profile. Then the search engine isn't effected, and gear is available for others to see.

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Robert Grimes · Oct 7, 2002

Paul Woolverton said:
I don't understand the reason some people here sign their names and
list all their camera goodies underneath. It didn't bother me at
first, but then it made problems for me.

It royally fouls up attempts to search the forum archives to find
evaluations of the equipment when half the results are just someone
listing their gear in every post they put here.

Someone in the Nikon forum recently raised the same complaint.

So, please, don't mention "ST-E2" or your 28-135 or whatever else
it is you own unless you are actually talking about what it does or
how well it works or if it's what helped you capture that great
photo sample you are posting a link to. Something useful or
informative, please.

paul w
--
91 MR2 Turbo
97 Civic Hatchback
cat, male, yellow-orange
cat, female, gray-white
Pilot mechanical pencil, .7 mm
computer desk, wood
bookcase, faux maple
(get my point?)

JCW · Oct 7, 2002

Paul Woolverton said:
It royally fouls up attempts to search the forum archives to find
evaluations of the equipment when half the results are just someone
listing their gear in every post they put here.

...you start to recognize whose posts to ignore in the search results. It's a shame, they may really have had something valid to say, but I'm sure there's someone else who owns the same equipment who has just as much to say about it without needing to tell everyone s/he has it.

--
jason: http://www.jcwphoto.net

Rob Harris · Oct 7, 2002

I feel people can post what they want, afterall...how many people pay to be here. I think you'll ruffel allot of feathers with this post, it amuses me tho'

Robert Grimes said:
Paul Woolverton said:

I don't understand the reason some people here sign their names and
list all their camera goodies underneath. It didn't bother me at
first, but then it made problems for me.

It royally fouls up attempts to search the forum archives to find
evaluations of the equipment when half the results are just someone
listing their gear in every post they put here.

Someone in the Nikon forum recently raised the same complaint.

So, please, don't mention "ST-E2" or your 28-135 or whatever else
it is you own unless you are actually talking about what it does or
how well it works or if it's what helped you capture that great
photo sample you are posting a link to. Something useful or
informative, please.

paul w
--
91 MR2 Turbo
97 Civic Hatchback
cat, male, yellow-orange
cat, female, gray-white
Pilot mechanical pencil, .7 mm
computer desk, wood
bookcase, faux maple
(get my point?)

Click to expand...

--
Rob

EOS D60
28-70 f2.8 L USM
24-85 f3.5-4.5 USM
50 F1.4 USM
70-200 F2.8 L IS USM
28-135 F3.5-5.6 IS USM
75-300 f4-5.6 IS USM
tree, lamp, lightswitch,computer, hutch
CF,EF,prime, 50, 135,branch,leaf
wood, car, Hayabusa, house,vaccuum cleaner,
saw, cat, dog, garage,camera,shocks,gun,
kitchen, Viper, sky, ground, macro, wide angle,
hairdryer, comb, comforter, bulb, lens, fire hydrant,
mosquito, worm, dirt, FREE FORUM!

Waynestrying · Oct 7, 2002

JCW said:
Paul Woolverton said:

It royally fouls up attempts to search the forum archives to find
evaluations of the equipment when half the results are just someone
listing their gear in every post they put here.

Click to expand...

Ok
I have all this gear also.

EOS D60
28-70 f2.8 L USM
24-85 f3.5-4.5 USM
50 F1.4 USM
70-200 F2.8 L IS USM
28-135 F3.5-5.6 IS USM
75-300 f4-5.6 IS USM
tree, lamp, lightswitch,computer, hutch
CF,EF,prime, 50, 135,branch,leaf
wood, car, Hayabusa, R1, GSXR100, house,vaccuum cleaner,
saw, cats, dogs, garage,camera,shocks,gun,
kitchen, Vipers, sky, ground, macro, wide angle,

hairdryer, comb, comforter, bulb, lens, fire hydrant, Condoms, Trojan Magnum lager Size Condoms lubricated, special reservoir for extra safety,

mosquito, worm, dirt, weels, weeds, worms, wide, wast, watch, timer, TV, Sony Pc9, X10..LOL Try to enjoy life. Have fun... FREE FORUM!

Rob Harris · Oct 7, 2002

Waynestrying said:
JCW said:

Paul Woolverton said:

It royally fouls up attempts to search the forum archives to find
evaluations of the equipment when half the results are just someone
listing their gear in every post they put here.

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

Ok
I have all this gear also.

EOS D60
28-70 f2.8 L USM
24-85 f3.5-4.5 USM
50 F1.4 USM
70-200 F2.8 L IS USM
28-135 F3.5-5.6 IS USM
75-300 f4-5.6 IS USM
tree, lamp, lightswitch,computer, hutch
CF,EF,prime, 50, 135,branch,leaf
wood, car, Hayabusa, R1, GSXR100, house,vaccuum cleaner,
saw, cats, dogs, garage,camera,shocks,gun,
kitchen, Vipers, sky, ground, macro, wide angle,
hairdryer, comb, comforter, bulb, lens, fire hydrant, Condoms,
Trojan Magnum lager Size Condoms lubricated, special reservoir for
extra safety,
mosquito, worm, dirt, weels, weeds, worms, wide, wast, watch,
timer, TV, Sony Pc9, X10..LOL Try to enjoy life. Have fun... FREE
FORUM!

--
Rob Harris

Mike Flaherty · Oct 7, 2002

You'll find this subject was 'talked to death' a couple of days ago...

Paul Woolverton said:
I don't understand the reason some people here sign their names and
list all their camera goodies underneath. It didn't bother me at
first, but then it made problems for me.

It royally fouls up attempts to search the forum archives to find
evaluations of the equipment when half the results are just someone
listing their gear in every post they put here.

Someone in the Nikon forum recently raised the same complaint.

So, please, don't mention "ST-E2" or your 28-135 or whatever else
it is you own unless you are actually talking about what it does or
how well it works or if it's what helped you capture that great
photo sample you are posting a link to. Something useful or
informative, please.

paul w
--
91 MR2 Turbo
97 Civic Hatchback
cat, male, yellow-orange
cat, female, gray-white
Pilot mechanical pencil, .7 mm
computer desk, wood
bookcase, faux maple
(get my point?)

--
Mike Flaherty
http://imageevent.com/mflaherty/mikesgallery

John Davis · Oct 7, 2002

Oh no.... big egos will be tarnished. My toys are better than yours ;-)

Also... some of these people may be known on their communities and expose themselves to lurking eyes, but I suppose they don't see it that way.

John
------
Pinhole X34, RoundGlass 550/F0.8

Paul Woolverton said:
I don't understand the reason some people here sign their names and
list all their camera goodies underneath. It didn't bother me at
first, but then it made problems for me.

It royally fouls up attempts to search the forum archives to find
evaluations of the equipment when half the results are just someone
listing their gear in every post they put here.

Someone in the Nikon forum recently raised the same complaint.

So, please, don't mention "ST-E2" or your 28-135 or whatever else
it is you own unless you are actually talking about what it does or
how well it works or if it's what helped you capture that great
photo sample you are posting a link to. Something useful or
informative, please.

paul w
--
91 MR2 Turbo
97 Civic Hatchback
cat, male, yellow-orange
cat, female, gray-white
Pilot mechanical pencil, .7 mm
computer desk, wood
bookcase, faux maple
(get my point?)

Marcel D. · Oct 8, 2002

(nt) means No Text

'Ozy' · Oct 8, 2002

This is also a limitation of the forum software. My forum software seperates the Sig from the text body and will only search body text & subjects. This prevents this very issue.

FEATURE REQUEST, Phil?? heh

Paul Woolverton said:
I don't understand the reason some people here sign their names and
list all their camera goodies underneath. It didn't bother me at
first, but then it made problems for me.

It royally fouls up attempts to search the forum archives to find
evaluations of the equipment when half the results are just someone
listing their gear in every post they put here.

Someone in the Nikon forum recently raised the same complaint.

So, please, don't mention "ST-E2" or your 28-135 or whatever else
it is you own unless you are actually talking about what it does or
how well it works or if it's what helped you capture that great
photo sample you are posting a link to. Something useful or
informative, please.

paul w
--
91 MR2 Turbo
97 Civic Hatchback
cat, male, yellow-orange
cat, female, gray-white
Pilot mechanical pencil, .7 mm
computer desk, wood
bookcase, faux maple
(get my point?)

--
Ozy
http://www.carandmodel.com

D60, BG-ED3, Canon 70-200L f2.8 IS, 28-135 IS, & 50 f1.4, Sigma 24-70 f2.8, 17-35 f2.8-4, 550EX

Don Lashier · Oct 8, 2002

Some folks are just thoughtless, inconsiderate and rude. That's why I don't go to theaters anymore - too many adults behaving like juveniles.

DL

Rob Harris said:
I feel people can post what they want, afterall...how many people
pay to be here. I think you'll ruffel allot of feathers with this
post, it amuses me tho'

Member said:
Rob

EOS D60
28-70 f2.8 L USM
24-85 f3.5-4.5 USM
50 F1.4 USM
70-200 F2.8 L IS USM
28-135 F3.5-5.6 IS USM
75-300 f4-5.6 IS USM
tree, lamp, lightswitch,computer, hutch
CF,EF,prime, 50, 135,branch,leaf
wood, car, Hayabusa, house,vaccuum cleaner,
saw, cat, dog, garage,camera,shocks,gun,
kitchen, Viper, sky, ground, macro, wide angle,
hairdryer, comb, comforter, bulb, lens, fire hydrant,
mosquito, worm, dirt, FREE FORUM!

Don Lashier · Oct 8, 2002

and there's whole threads here about people not using relevant subjects also. (subjects like "What do you think").

One thing the internet has done is to lower my estimation of the average intelligence of the general population. Guess I've been mislead all these years because in my line of work (computer software) I generally deal with fairly sharp people.

DL

Marcel D. said:
(nt) means No Text

Don Lashier · Oct 8, 2002

and/or maybe Phil could limit the sig size to 20 characters plus a home page url.

DL

'Ozy' said:
This is also a limitation of the forum software. My forum software
seperates the Sig from the text body and will only search body text
& subjects. This prevents this very issue.

FEATURE REQUEST, Phil?? heh

Adam-T · Oct 8, 2002

I just list the cameras, that way if someone is thinking of upgrading from - say - an E10 or C2100UZ or has a D60 and wants a carryabout with IS they can ask me what I think of the others in comparison and why I kept them..

I don't list lenses and won't even when I get L-Glass, I don't see the need and feel that listing things like Grips, tripods and bags is definately over the top..

I also modify the subject line from the original if I remember so that people can get an idea what direction I'm going in with the conversation..

--
Olympus C2100UZI +B300, E10, Canon D60.

My Ugly mug and submitted Photos at -------->
http://www.photosig.com/viewuser.php?id=27855

Don Lashier · Oct 8, 2002

Adam-T said:
I also modify the subject line from the original if I remember so
that people can get an idea what direction I'm going in with the
conversation..

Altering the subject line is particularly useful when going back to a lengthy thread to dig up a particular post. I usually try and do this too, particularly as a thread gets longer, but sometimes in my haste forget.

DL

Tom Crowning · Oct 8, 2002

...because I got too much results from people having ' Don't list your gear here' in their signature.
tc

Mike Flaherty said:
Paul Woolverton said:

I don't understand the reason some people here sign their names and
list all their camera goodies underneath. It didn't bother me at
first, but then it made problems for me.

It royally fouls up attempts to search the forum archives to find
evaluations of the equipment when half the results are just someone
listing their gear in every post they put here.

Someone in the Nikon forum recently raised the same complaint.

So, please, don't mention "ST-E2" or your 28-135 or whatever else
it is you own unless you are actually talking about what it does or
how well it works or if it's what helped you capture that great
photo sample you are posting a link to. Something useful or
informative, please.

paul w
--
91 MR2 Turbo
97 Civic Hatchback
cat, male, yellow-orange
cat, female, gray-white
Pilot mechanical pencil, .7 mm
computer desk, wood
bookcase, faux maple
(get my point?)

Click to expand...

--
Mike Flaherty
http://imageevent.com/mflaherty/mikesgallery

--
http://mitglied.lycos.de/crowning/

Rob Harris · Oct 8, 2002

Having a doctorate, hopefully exonerates me from being juvenile(but occasionally childish, admittedly so being a member of the human race). I was expressing the frivolousness I felt towards the statement. This being a free forum, one persons opinion can respected, but not be expected to effect change upon the whole forum. This was my way of injecting a little humor into what I felt would get a little nasty towards the poster(have seen it before on those kinds of posts). I also do not feel offended by your comments. This is a free forum to express your feeling, but less not forget we are wasting space once again NOT posting anything useful to the photographers here, which was more or less why I posted in this silly topic. I am dreadfully sorry tho' that you have grown so old and intolerant of your fellow man that you would stop enjoying life. I would really miss the theatre myself.

Don Lashier said:
DL

Rob Harris said:

I feel people can post what they want, afterall...how many people
pay to be here. I think you'll ruffel allot of feathers with this
post, it amuses me tho'

Click to expand...

Member said:

Rob

EOS D60
28-70 f2.8 L USM
24-85 f3.5-4.5 USM
50 F1.4 USM
70-200 F2.8 L IS USM
28-135 F3.5-5.6 IS USM
75-300 f4-5.6 IS USM
tree, lamp, lightswitch,computer, hutch
CF,EF,prime, 50, 135,branch,leaf
wood, car, Hayabusa, house,vaccuum cleaner,
saw, cat, dog, garage,camera,shocks,gun,
kitchen, Viper, sky, ground, macro, wide angle,
hairdryer, comb, comforter, bulb, lens, fire hydrant,
mosquito, worm, dirt, FREE FORUM!

Click to expand...

--
Rob Harris

Teppo Hytönen · Oct 8, 2002

Paul Woolverton said:
I don't understand the reason some people here sign their names and
list all their camera goodies underneath. It didn't bother me at
first, but then it made problems for me.
It royally fouls up attempts to search the forum archives to find
evaluations of the equipment when half the results are just someone
listing their gear in every post they put here.

Hmm... I suppose it is bad for searches. But, see below...

Paul Woolverton said:
Someone in the Nikon forum recently raised the same complaint.

It was a thread in the Nikon forum that made me put up the equipment list on the signature. Hmm... something to do with... something... LOL. Anyway, I put it up because I thought that it's useful to see what others use, so you can get some idea of what the other guy is using and then you can view his/her statements in a certain angle, etc etc. And easier than listing over and over again what you have when people ask, etc

Of course one solution would be to have the information on the "Plan" field on one's profile, as someone suggested, but I thought the signature way to be quicker... oh well.

--
Teppo @ Finland
Digital Camera: Nikon CoolPix 5700
Film Camera: Canon EOS 600
Lenses: Canon EF 28-90mm f4/5.6 USM & Canon EF 75-300mm f4/5.6 II
Galleries: http://th.joroinen.fi/photography.html

Forrest41926 · Oct 8, 2002

Yeah, a lot of these posts tend to finish like a bling bling rap video: Rolling on 20s with the top back; So much money, you can't stop that.

Paul Woolverton said:
I don't understand the reason some people here sign their names and
list all their camera goodies underneath. It didn't bother me at
first, but then it made problems for me.

It royally fouls up attempts to search the forum archives to find
evaluations of the equipment when half the results are just someone
listing their gear in every post they put here.

Someone in the Nikon forum recently raised the same complaint.

So, please, don't mention "ST-E2" or your 28-135 or whatever else
it is you own unless you are actually talking about what it does or
how well it works or if it's what helped you capture that great
photo sample you are posting a link to. Something useful or
informative, please.

paul w
--
91 MR2 Turbo
97 Civic Hatchback
cat, male, yellow-orange
cat, female, gray-white
Pilot mechanical pencil, .7 mm
computer desk, wood
bookcase, faux maple
(get my point?)

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