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- From: khiggins@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ken Higginson)
- Newsgroups: alt.supermodels
- Subject: Re: Posting GIFs (PLEASE READ!)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.223627.368@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 22:36:27 GMT
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-
- >What discussion? All anyone wants to do is see the GIFs of the
- >pictures that scarce few people are talking about. If the people on this
- >group were really interested in supermodels and not just t and a
- >perhaps they just might spend a few bucks on Vogue or Elle or even
- >Cosmopolitan and actually see some diverse photos (more than just
- >the swimsuit calendars that get scanned) and maybe even
- >learn who these supermodels are. If you say GIFs are promoting discussion
- >you're wrong, unless you call "scan, scan, scan" discussion.
- >
-
- That's not really true. You can't discuss Picasso without showing his
- paintings. If someone said "hey, have you seen Cindy Crawford'n new
- calendar? Isn't she beautiful?" I'd like to see the picture (GIF or
- otherwise..) Pictures of the models _DO_ inspire conversation.
-
- And you say yourself how pictures in Cosmo and Elle lead you to discover
- new beauty. That should be shared with everyone on this group.
-
- I'd personally like to see an end to this "who's better, Cindy or
- Paulina?" discussion. Not only does that degrade the women themselves,
- but it really goes nowhere. I like Cindy Crawford for reasons I'd have a
- difficult time explaining, but I assure you that her chest and her ass are
- not on the list. That's not really a comment towards you, but to the
- people who do those little fights.
-
- >I've been interested in the careers of supermodels for ten years
- >and I *buy* the magazines so I can see what my favourite models
- >are doing, and how they're looks are changing, and what they are
- >saying about their careers and the fashion and media industry that
- >they work for. As well, I'm interested in the photographers who take
- >their pictures to see how they choose to photograph a model,
- >which models they seem to favour.
- >
-
- Exactly... This is what this group needs more of. But that doesn't make
- the posting of pictures for appropriate reasons any less valid. I would
- like to see more discussion of supermodels as _people_ not as a picture
- you hang on the wall.
-
- >>...So I think we should make
- >>a seperate "alt.supermodels.pics" or something just for pictures.
- >
- >Definately. I think it is great if obscure photos etc...are scanned
- >so that people who live in areas where these pictures are unavailable
- >can see them too, but recently it is just getting annoying trying to find any
- >discussion past the numerous GIF posts. If a separate group were started
- >for the pictures, everyone could post GIFs all they wanted and wouldn't
- >have to worry about taking up space in a group meant for discussion.
- >As well, with a separate group for pics I don't think discussion would
- >be hampered because the Gifs don't seem to encourage discussion after
- >everyone has seen them anyway.
- >
-
- Let me go a step further and say that the groups should be for new
- pictures. If I see someone post the infamous "CC050.GIF" again, I'll die.
- Anyone can FTP those at the numerous sites, and there is plenty of help
- available for those who don't know how.
-
- But let me stress that I _DO NOT_ want to discontinue the posting of
- GIF's. I only became a fan of Cindy Crawford a short time ago, and I like
- the GIF's that span her career, especially since I missed a lot of it. So
- the GIF's of her Playboy pictorial are a good example of stuff I'd like to
- see. And more magazine covers, etc... Stuff that isn't easy to find.
-
- >>But the real point of this message is for all you you to read the name of
- >>this newsgroup. SUPERMODELS.
- >
- >>Buffy the Vampire Slayer is not a supermodel. Neither is Christina
- >>Applegate, as attractive as she is. Those should go elsewhere.
- >
- >I agree with this.
- >
- >>Pictures should be limited to models.
- >
- >Yes, but not in this group, in a separate group for pics, right.
- >I think that you, Ken Higginson, should look into starting a new group
- >right away since you do have a great idea. Then people only interested
- >in GIFs don't have discussion getting in their way and vice versa.
- >
-
- Right, in a seperate group for pictures. And all requests should be
- placed there also.
-
- And I think it should include Playboy/Penthouse pictures, since there is
- really no place for them to go. I doubt I would have recieved the
- Lisa Mathews pictures if I asked for them elsewhere.
-
- So are we in agreement? I will see what I can do about this. Please,
- lets get back to the reason we are here, the DISCUSSION of SUPERMODELS.
-
-