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

[Cecil Acuff]

Ditto...

Cecil...
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ba.williams at charter.net>
To: "John KA1XC" <tetrode at comcast.net>; "R-390 reflector" 
<r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 4:38 PM
Subject: Re: Re: [R-390] First they chased off Nolan...


> 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
>
>
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