Re: AD HOMINEM ARGUMENT

DEAR LIST,
I guess I need to remind some on this list of the concept of an "ad hominem" argument. This means that many people will try to disparage a statement, idea, or criticism because they can criticize the personal attributes, competence, or talent of the person who said it. The point is that the statement, idea, or criticism may, indeed, be valid even if the person saying it can be easily put down. If a stinky drunk lying in a gutter makes a valid criticism of one of your photos, does his failed life make his observation less valid? "Frankly, Scarlett, I don't give a damn" what you think of me or my photos?I believe my criticism has merit and is certainly no less valid than the visual insensitivity of those who criticized the Barnack photos. I also don't care who Barnack is?the photos on that site have more life in them than a lot of what I have seen on this list. From the last few e-mails I have read, I feel I have hit a nerve and the reaction reminds me of Hamlet, "Me thinks the lady doth protest too much!" 


So true. That is the overwhelming sense I get from your comments.
Many on this list have proven to everyone what they are capable of, and yet are still constructive in their criticism. Many of the established list members I've known here and on the LUG for a decade or more, and some I've seen develop into fine photographers and all have shown they're people I enjoy spending time with, but you come in here with hob nailed boots to a waltz and expect respect? Earn it. It's doable, but an uphill battle from your start. 

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