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

[Cecil Acuff]

Good post Bill....bout covered it all!

Cecil..
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Hawkins" <bill@iaxs.net>
To: <R-390@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 10:03 PM
Subject: RE: [R-390] That's more like it!!!


> 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
> 
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