[Elecraft] OT KX3 - Yahoo Group

[Bruce Beford]

Sadly, The KX3 Yahoo group has taken a very bad turn. It was originally
started, when the  KX3 was initially announced, by a very responsible group
owner who had a very lenient moderation policy. Unfortunately, he has turned
the day-to-day operation over to two other moderators that prefer to remain
anonymous. They have instituted a Draconian zero-tolerance policy of any
mention of either commercial products, or links to any other resource pages.
They claim to want all KX3 related material to be copied to the Yahoo Group,
rather than links to other sites. This is unworkable, as only those who
actually own the information can post it there. It also make maintenance of
updates unworkable. For instance, I posted a link to a website that was
still maintaining an archive copy of NaP3 software (N8LP), after development
of NaP3 ceased. For this, I was placed on moderation (unannounced and
unexplained).
 
Unfortunately, the implementation of these new policies has resulted in the
banishment of many, often without explanation. Sad to say, this once very
useful Group is now much less so.
 
Bruce/N1RX
 
>From the Elecraft email reflector:
 
> Just  thought I would pass along my recent experience on the KX3 Yahoo
Group.
> Yesterday I received a heatsink from KB8UHN.  I posted on the KX3 Yahoo
> Group that I received a heatsink from KB8UHN and it was a quality product
> and about half the price of other heatsinks.
 
> About an hour later I get an email from the moderator telling me I'm
banned
> from group for promoting products.  I replied "Sorry did not know your
> rules, you would think a warning? He did not respond to my query.  
 
> Johnny Siu VR2XMC told me he has been banned from posting on the group for
> agreeing with my post about the heatsink.
 
> So be careful on the KX3 Yahoo Group.  Somehow I will suffer through this
> traumatic banning.
 
> 73 Tex
> ka5y