[ICOM] recent flame

[Cyrus Turner]

Kudos Kevin. Well said.

>From: "NOLET, KEVIN J" <KEVNOL at SAFECO.com>
>Reply-To: ICOM Reflector <icom at mailman.qth.net>
>To: <icom at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: [ICOM] recent flame
>Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 10:10:37 -0800
>
>I feel the need to express myself here in this forum on this the latest
>flame.
>
>This individual posted stating that they are leaving this list for
>various reasons which is fine, but why can't they just leave and not
>blast those that ask questions that to him (gender neutral) seem simple?
>Isn't this list supposed to be for those to learn?  I read more than I
>write to the lists and get quite a lot out of the postings and questions
>that others ask.  Yes I have been a ham for a short time, only ten
>years, and do not have the skills to build my own radio from scratch.
>But that is not the reason I got involved in this hobby.
>Congratulations if it is why you did.  We need those folks and their
>expertise to propagate the technology.
>
>I got involved in this hobby because the people I have met were
>compassionate and honestly nice people who were willing to help me
>understand what a guy wire was.
>
>I know this is an Icom forum, and this post is a general Ham statement,
>made because in the last two days this is the second similar flame on
>two different ham posts that blast those that ask simple or basic
>questions.  Provide an answer or move on, but there is no need to flame
>the person
>
>Thanks for the opportunity for expression
>
>Kc7iel
>
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