[R-390] That's more like it!!!

[Bill Hawkins]

Group,

This topic certainly has sparked some activity here, once it got
off of the original subject.

I subscribe to R-390, Glowbugs, Boatanchors and Vintage Solid State
lists. I archived them all on the first of July last year. Now the
Outlook message count stands at:

   R-390  1266
   GB     7039
   BA     1709
   VSS      31

GB is not a moderated list, although there have been calls to keep
the noise down. But it almost never drifts into politics, religion
or antenna magic. They are true experimenters.

R-390 and BA are semi-moderated lists. BA has a penalty box that
suspends posting privileges for off-topic posts. Computer problems,
spam and viruses are off-topic. R-390 is not so restrictive, but cuts
you off if you talk about sheep (alas, poor Nolan. A man of infinite
jest, southern style).

VSS has no moderator and has no instigators. The listowner once
threatened to close it down and got 20 responses.

In the heyday of R-390 we were mostly new to the game and hung on
the words of Chuck Ripple, Dr. Jerry, and others. So we learned and
fixed our sets. Then Al Tirevold, Erols, and now Andy Moorer put up
excellent web sites along with pros like Ripple and Medley. Anyone
willing to do some research found the answers to their questions
before asking the list. Used to be, we'd have a long thread about
grounding brought on by someone who asked why the GFI kept tripping.
Now we seem to be well grounded in that subject.

That leaves us with the occasional newcomer who does not know where
to do the research. Some of us are not quick to answer someone who
could have looked up the answer. People who become known as experts
then become tired of people plucking at their sleeve with the same
questions. And so, the willingness to answer has dropped off some.

Seems like we ought to increase the chatter on how we use the radios,
unless there is some bandwidth or storage problem. The moderator could
take a one-month vacation from moderating and see what happens. Maybe
if we stayed away from the audiophile topic we wouldn't offend those
with no sense of humor, if there are any left.

I see by the clock on the wall that this has become overly long. Time
to let it go to compete with the other bandwidth hogs.

Regards,
Bill Hawkins