[Elecraft] Fwd: Just ordered a KX1, and have a question

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

David, my sincere apologies for any offense you've read in my post. I was
not responding to anything you've written here. 

I was only responding to Marty's comment, "After the opinions and
corrections I have received, people take this pretty personally."

It's a classic example of how offense can be given without meaning to at
all. I do apologize.

For the record, I never respond with an opinion about whether someone's post
to the reflector is appropriate, and I never resort to any sort of personal
attack, publicly or privately. 

Ron AC7AC



-----Original Message-----
From: David King [mailto:dking at vcn.com] 
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 4:02 PM
To: Ron D'Eau Claire
Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Fwd: Just ordered a KX1, and have a question


Ron...I replied privately to Marty with my comments because I didn't 
think I needed to clutter up the entire reflector with my comments.

As to the additional "stuff" I mentioned I purchased for my K2 
project...I was merely noting my self-justifications didn't fly with my 
wife...just like they don't to a whole lot of other hams that have 
posted on this list....I thought it was a bit of Ham humor...not 
"beating someone up."

As mine was the only response he posted to the full list, it would 
appear I'm being included in the "impolite off-reflector answers" group 
you're castigating, and I don't appreciate that label.

I took full responsibility for my opinion and I provided my name and 
call.  Your comments imply I went on a rude rant.

I respectfully disagree.

And, as for your comments...I too have a delete key.  And I just used it.

David King
KE7EKA

Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
> Hi, Marty:
>
> It sounds like you've gotten some pretty impolite off-reflector 
> answers.
>
> In my experience, people who need to speak privately often have little 
> worthwhile to say and they fear being criticized themselves. That's 
> why they reply privately. To me, it's like someone at the local Ham 
> club meeting grabbing a fellow who asks a question and dragging him 
> outside to berate him in private for being stupid and then telling him 
> what to do out of hearing of the others.
>
> Thank you for speaking up publicly. The only way to stop that behavior 
> is to confront it, then hit the delete key. (Wonderful invention, that 
> delete key, but it can take practice not let rudeness dwell on your 
> thoughts. I try to remember that, frequently, the rudeness is 
> unintentional, like someone stepping on my toe at a club meeting, even if
they don't apologize.)
>