[R-390] First they chased off Nolan...

[ba.williams at charter.net]

We did abide by strict rules a year ago and look what happened....if you 
were here then. The damned list dried up, a lot of great old time members 
left in disgust, and we maybe had one message every few days or so. I can 
see the 'totally out of control' viewpoint, but I think everyone has to see the 
'dried up, no humor, dead list' view too....since we experienced it here.

Maybe if everyone looked at the list as a group of real, live people it would 
help. For instance, would any of us care to chat and ask questions from a 
roomful of humorless experts who only allow R-390 talk? Hell no. People 
smile, joke, and break the ice. They do the same things here too.

Or, you could go to the pay list and see how you like that for a while. I was 
on it for a couple of years because they overlooked charging me and I just 
ended up staying. From what I remember, a person could be run out of 
town for asking an antenna question fer crying out loud. The 'stay on topic' 
goons would descend on you like stink on s*it. If someone is really that 
adverse to humor, or others enjoying the humor, that is a good list to join 
and ask R-390 questions. There are enough experts over there. It's cheap 
to join.

This list was miserable and on deaths door when humor was banned. Let's 
not suck the life out of the list again, digest or no digest. I keep hoping that 
all of the old crew finds us again.


Barry (the other other Barry)

> I for one appreciate the simple list rules of conduct, the presence of the
> moderator, and also those who speak up if their toes are stomped on. I 
have
> seen totally open bulletin boards and Usenet groups go down the toilet 
when
> there were no controls. Just check out rec.radio.shortwave or the CB band
> for perfect examples of anarchy. Hey, we're all big boys playing here, and
> are responsible for what we say and how we say it. Now I gotta get back 
to
> the radios!
> 
> 73, John