[Milsurplus] BROFICON?

[Albert LaFrance]

I'm not sure how my posting a relevant piece of information brought on such a hostile outburst, but
I'll point out that the Cold War Comms list is not a "splinter" off anything; it's been in existence
since 1999 and has over 900 members.  The intention is not to deprive anyone of information or
compete with other groups, but rather to share knowledge on a wide range of topics which receive
little attention elsewhere.  Everyone is welcome to join, or to view the publicly-accessible
archives, at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/coldwarcomms .

As regards the subject matter of the two lists, there is very little overlap.  The Milsurplus group
deals only with mil electronics but covers all time periods, while the Cold War Comms group only
addresses one era in history, but deals extensively with
non-military equipment (e.g. the Bell System microwave network).

There's really nothing to get upset about; if you think there might be something of interest to you
on the list, all you have to do is join.

Regards,

Albert LaFrance

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Stinson" <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>
To: <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 8:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] BROFICON?


>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Albert LaFrance" <lafrance at att.net>
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] BROFICON?
>
>
> > A member of the Cold War Comms list.....
>
> I heard they had something similar on the:
> "Comms for Gray-Painted Military Aircraft
>  that Fly in Thunderstorms South of Jamaica,
> except for Helicopters" list.
> The list owner thought: "Why should I  share
> bandwidth and knowledge with the wider community?
> I don't want to read posts about those nasty GREEN aircraft!
> (someone twists my arm and forces me to read them, you know)
> And helicopters; they're just boring.
> Heaven forbid that I should expect to tolerate other people's
> interests and posts, so that they will tolerate mine.
> Golden Rule?? Bah!
> Besides; I can be a *sigh*.... LIST OWNER!"
> So now he's over there with his four friends, endlessly
> posting the same stuff (since there's no cross pollination
> to bring in new ideas) and telling each other how great they are
> and how wonderful it is not seeing those pesky green aircraft posts.
> I'd tell you their names,
> but I haven't seen them in awhile and have forgotten them......
>
> I wonder how much more really interesting information
> has been lost to the wider community because it was
> posted on one of these obscure splinter lists.
> I never knew I was interested in "Cold War Comms"
> because no one ever exposed me to it.
> I bet I'm not alone.  Wonder what else I'll never get to see
> because of this intolerance of other people's interests,
> and this infernal, continual ego-driven fragmentation?