[SOC] Censorship on QRP-L?

[Steve-W0OOW]

Yep - that is the "new" QRP-L alright.  Recognized it right off.  I was
first moderated for using the dreaded "E" word and have now been banned
because it was "thought" that I "might" be going to cause trouble due to
something I supposedly said on another reflector.  *shrug*  You can always
do what I and others have finally done - dump QRP-L.

Let me say one thing.... There is life after QRP-L !!!

Personally, I would hate to have done that much harm to the QRP community,
but then, I am not in charge.  I seriously doubt that much will change until
that list is abandoned.  And, I doubt that will happen.

Just get on the air and work someone in protest :)  Be a ham first (or is
that second) and a reflector subscriber afterwards. It may not make much
sense, but my bloodpressure must have gone back down.

There is life after QRP-L !!!... but then, I am second class  ... maybe I
just don't know any better :)

72/73,
Steve W0OOW
CW - It's still magic !


> Message: 6
> Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:53:32 -0700
> From: Bob Nielsen <nielsen at oz.net>
> Subject: [SOC] Censorship on QRP-L?
> To: soc at mailman.qth.net
> Message-ID: <20050414225332.GA6610 at n7xy.net>
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> <rant>
>
> I've noticed recently that there appears to be selective moderation
> (i.e., censorship) on the QRP-L list.  My posts (which are fairly rare)
> get held for moderator approval which usually takes several hours, but I
> have a couple which are more than a day old that haven't shown up.  I
> still get a lot of mail from the list, which indicates to me that I
> and a few others are being singled out.  I sent an email to Jim Lowman
> (the moderator) asking why this is, but he has chosen not to answer me.
>
> I am vehemently opposed to such behaviour (it supposedly was going to be
> an unmoderated list) and if it continues, I will unsubscribe from
> that list.
>
> I don't recall ever sending anything to the QRP-L list that anyone would
> find offensive, although a bit of mild cynicism may have krept into my
> messages a few times.
>
> In case you can't tell, I am somewhat pissed over this.  I was going to
> send this message to QRP-L, but I realized that it would probably never
> get onto the list.
>
> If anyone has an explanation, I'd like to hear it.
>
> </rant>
>
> 73, Bob N7XY
>
>