Digital BW, The Print

In response to Keith's recent flame and remarks by others that have been
less than friendly or polite, I want to remind all the members that such
behavior is not allowed on this list. People who fail to adhere to the
group's guidelines do so at the risk of being banned from the list.

Below I have posted the groups guidelines and ask that everyone take a
moment an read them over.

Martin Wesley


Welcome to Digital B&W, The Print.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint

This forum was started in response to a strong desire by many people
to make high quality digital B&W prints and a need for a central
place to post and find information. To facilitate the free flow of
this information we established this forum with no ties to any
commercial enterprise.

The hope is that this will become a place where all of the
current and future techniques for making digital B&W prints will be
discussed, evaluated, disseminated, compared, critiqued, reviewed,
debated and refined in a dynamic exchange of ideas and information.

You are invited to participate and share your knowledge. There are many
people out there who want to know how to make digital B&W prints. Please
ask. That's a primary reason the forum is here.

Please visit group�s homepage and visit regularly. In a frame on the left
hand side of the page you will find several links to a range of resources
that you can click on.

�Files� will take you to several file folders containing a variety of
information. This includes selected messages from the list that have been
placed here for easy reference, a database on paper for inkjet printing,
files that are linked to a specific message to illustrate the subject, etc.
Please explore these folders and their sub-folders.

�Photos� includes images that were posted in connection to a specific
message to demonstrate something graphically that is not easily described in
words.

�Bookmarks� include links to suppliers of supplies, other related user
groups and photographers actively using digital techniques in there workflow
to produce a B&W print.

�Database� contains some of the information in the main paper database in
�Files�

�Polls� contains current questions that are being asked in order to better
determine users wants and needs.

The �Search Archive� tool is located on the homepage also. This is a great
place to start if you have a specific question. Type in a key word and click
the �Search Archive� button. A list on messages containing the word or words
in your search will be listed. As the archive grows the chances of finding
an answer to your question gets better all the time.

Please visit the homepage and these resource pages regularly. If you have
any information or files you would like to add to these resource areas
please let us know.

Some guidelines on using this forum:

This is an unmoderated forum and no one is checking messages before
they are posted. It is expected that the members of the forum
moderate the forum and themselves. Please stay on topics relating to
making monochrome prints using digital devices and techniques.

If you have not done so already, please read the Yahoo! Groups Terms
of Service These cover key issues regarding posting on this forum and
other Yahoo locations.

Moderation of the forum by the users includes an expectation of basic
manners and good taste. While digital B&W printing would seem like a
very mild topic to most, those of us with experience know that people
can become very impassioned over their art, ideas, and choice of
materials. Open and candid discussion is encouraged. However,
courtesy must prevail and it is expected that exchanges should not
deteriorate into personal insults, harassment, etc. If they should,
intervention will be taken as necessary.

No SPAM please. Spamming will be grounds for being barred from the
forum.

Postings by commercial ventures or their representatives to promote
their products for digital B&W printing are welcome and encouraged
provided they follow the guidelines below:

1. Only post announcements of products relating to making B&W prints using a
digital device.

2. If you want to use this forum as a place to announce or promote your
product, it is expected that you reciprocate and promote the forum by
placing a link to this forum on your website. This should be an obvious
win-win situation.

3. If you promote your products here, you are expected to be a regular
participant on the forum and respond to questions regarding the products
and/or services by other forum users.

4. Please limit purely promotional posts to roughly once a month. The forum
should not become a string of advertisements.

To users that are affiliated with a company or commercial operation involved
in digital printing, we ask that you please indicate so on all your postings
to this forum. This is requested in order to maintain the level of candid
discussion we all desire.

Martin Wesley




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