[Elecraft] Important List Guideline - Please Keep it Polite, Respectful and ** Very Brief **

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

As per the Elecraft list guidelines, it is inappropriate to post and say someone 
should -not- have made a posting, or to rudely criticize someone for making ANY 
posting. (All technical questions, no matter how basic, are always appropriate.)

This is an open forum primarily focused on Elecraft products, their use and 
other occasional ham radio topics (within reason), but it -is- moderated. It is 
not a free for all. (See other discussion lists and the rec.radio.amateur... 
newsgroups for an example of a free-for-all.. ;-)  In general we try to moderate 
with the lightest hand possible and not to censor or limit list postings. But 
that requires your cooperation and thoughtful tolerance of others.   I manage 
our daily business at Elecraft, so I may not always jump in a quickly as some 
would like. I also even get weekends off from time to time ;-)

This point is very important:
Please treat -everyone- on the list as if they were a *close friend* that you 
were -politely- speaking to face to face. Personal criticisms, tart replies, 
sarcasm and threats etc are in direct contradiction to the list guidelines. 
Please also make the -minimum- number of postings possible and please keep them 
short. It is never necessary to vote 'me too', as that only adds to list 
overload for others.

Also, please avoid creating long drawn out postings and threads arguing over 
technical, legal or policy points. Those are better done on other forums or via 
direct email. It is also not appropriate to make long postings that primarily 
serve to highlight one's technical or professional prowess.

Short, to the point postings are the norm. Please avoid making excessively long 
postings voicing an opinion on any subject. And again, please do not vote on a 
topic, or post 'me-too' emails to the list. Also, when a thread gets a lot of 
replies in a short period, please resist the urge to prolong it.

As always, if you have a concern about a particular posting, please email the 
moderator  (me).  I may not respond to all of those emails directly, but I do 
read all of them and take appropriate action when needed.

And most importantly, please remember that Amateur Radio is a hobby (though an 
important one to us!), so let's have fun and share our enjoyment of and 
enthusiasm for the hobby with others. That is really what we are all here to do.

See you on the air!

73, Eric WA6HHQ
Elecraft List Moderator (and modulator..)