[R-390] Important! R-390 Non

[Don Reaves W5OR]

R-390 Aficionados,

I intend to turn the screws a bit tighter here on the list, 
following overwhelming support in private email for better 
control of off-topic material.  So here are my rules.

1.  Stay on topic.  The primary subject of this list is as 
stated in the list membership intro, and was probably the 
very reason you joined the list. If you can't figure out
what is non topic and topic then you need to unsubscribe.
An oblique reference to the R-390 will not qualify.  

2.  Be civil and courteous.  Don't post messages to this list 
you wouldn't want your kids to read, or that you wouldn't say 
face to face.  Edit your replies to a previous post to be
concise - don't just blindly repeat everything.  If you are
new to list rules, put "Net Etiquette" in a search engine and
acquaint yourself with them.

3. Understand the penalty box.  If you misbehave, off to the 
penalty box you'll go, for read only access to the list, for 
a finite time, the length of which depends on my workload and
travel schedule, the phase of the moon, your promises of 
atonement, and other factors.  What is misbehaving?  See 1
and 2.

4. Don't irritate me. If you irritate me, your email address 
will be banned. You can irritate me by drawing a penalty once 
too often, flaming me or the list, not accepting the judgment 
of the list administrator(s), or attempting to circumvent the 
purpose and intent of this list or my arbitrary rules.  

Yes, you can spoof addresses or get another email account. 
But the same rules apply.  Do you really want to play that game?
Keep me happy and you keep the majority of the list members 
happy. We all get to talk about the subject that brought us 
together. I'm sure you all are fine creative people with a need 
to express yourself in many areas.  Just take the R-390 non 
topics to another venue.  

Think of this as a technical symposium, where everyone gets to 
contribute to the symposium's specific subject matter - the 
R-390 and everything associated with its use, repair, history,
restoration, documentation, modification, performance, and an 
endless thread of related sub topics.
 
Would you stand up and announce the best beer to drink after
the forum or debate the merits of which automobile best 
transported you to the meeting, or spend your time addressing the
audience making nothing but silly remarks?  Would you?

I will not be an autocrat, but I don't intend to waste any
more of my time and list members' time.  See items 1 and 2.

Any questions?  Everyone starts with a clean slate.  Make it count.

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Don Reaves  R-390 list administrator
<mailto:r-390-admin@mailman.qth.net>
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