[Elecraft] List overload - It's actually not good for Elecraft's business.

[Dave Cole]

Let me clarify my post...  I agree with Harry in that there are a lot of 
off topic discussions.  The Elecraft related stuff, like covers, 
accessories, which were designed for Elecraft products, etc., are not 
the issue for me.

73s and thanks,
Dave
NK7Z
http://www.nk7z.net

On 05/27/2017 01:51 PM, Michael Walker wrote:
> I'm not saying anything.
>
> de va3mw
>
> On Sat, May 27, 2017 at 4:22 PM, Dave Cole <dave at nk7z.net
> <mailto:dave at nk7z.net>> wrote:
>
>     I have to agree with Harry here...  All interesting subjects for the
>     most part, but this is an Elecraft list.  Talking about antenna
>     because they plug into an Elecraft product is stretching it a bit to
>     call it Elecraft related...
>
>     Some of the subjects have gotten even further off topic...  It would
>     help us folks that are here for Elecraft information to add "OT",
>     (Off Topic), to stuff that is not directly related to Elecraft...
>
>     73s and thanks,
>     Dave
>     NK7Z
>     http://www.nk7z.net
>
>     On 05/27/2017 08:23 AM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote:
>
>         The list is pretty much turning into a captive audience for some
>         tohawk their wares and for others it has become a bit of a soap
>         boxdroning on about off topic subjects for far longer than they
>         need to be.
>         It's one thing to post a short for sale and respond off list for
>         a personal sale.
>         But some selling commercially are using this list as a captive
>         audience.
>         (I tend to view them pretty much the same as I do any other
>         spammer.)
>         What has happened with me before (and about to do the same) is I
>         just unsubscribefrom the list completely and only very
>         occasionally visit the Elecraft web page.
>         Sadly that inadvertently turns into me just taking my business
>         elsewhere.
>         When I'm looking for a project or a new toy Elecraft falls into
>         being
>         just one more face in the crowd instead of being at the top of
>         the list.
>         So I wind up spending my money elsewhere and then when I
>         finallydo look at Elecrafts page and see a new toy I don't buy
>         it becauseI've already gotten a new toy from another vendor.
>
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