Digital BW, The Print

Hi All -
I've been reading posts from this group for a long time --  even  
longer from Jon Cone's piezography group and used many of his inks,  
starting with his                               first ink set. I'm  
not as interested as many of you in the down and dirty guts of mixing  
so many different combinations of ink and  
glops ,                                                   but I am a  
very good B&W printer (color too), and have learned a tremendous  
amount from both groups.

That said, I find it childish and ego wagging to read about who  
contributes the most and who "belongs here, and who doesn't". The  
fact is, Jon is a
wonderful asset to our field. David Tobie has also contributed a lot  
- often and usefully. Paul Roark, Clayton Jones, and a long line of  
others, also have
a huge knowledge base, and openness, which is wonderful for everyone.  
It's painful to see a group of such intelligent contributors go in  
that direction.

One other thing that those of us who receive this in digest form may  
be more aware of than others: That is,  I suppose in your passion to  
respond
quickly to what others are writing, a large number of this group's  
members do not trim their posts - do you really want us to read all  
the preceding                                   posts leading up to  
your remarks, or are you just being forgetful?

Best,

Clayton Price

 >>>John Dean wrote::
The title of this group is "Digital Black and White, The Print". And  
since senior Cone happens to be a master in this arena, and actually  
helped significantly in terms of pushing this technology forward in  
the last decade to where is now,... and Tobie a "Data Color"  
salesman, I think it is fairly easy to conceive who belongs here and  
who doesn't. It isn't rocket science, but it is Digital Black and  
White printing this site was designed to promote.




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