[SOC] CWop sighting

[Nick Yokanovich]

Is fraternal the opposite or the same as cisternal?

Nick K3NY
Arnold MD
I am not a doctor and my name isn't Arnold.

On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 1:36 AM, David W6DTW <w6dtw at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Looks like my post found its way to Vic K2VCO, a CWops member.  He's written
> a point-by-point response to the reasons he believes people find them
> "elitist".  I'm guessing I won't be getting any more invites to join CWops.
>
>
>    http://tinyurl.com/y9gawnb
>
> Worth reading.  Vic's comments are in fact measured and reasonable.  If one
> accepts that the purpose of CWops is to form a tight-knit group of committed
> members/operators (indeed Vic uses the term "fraternal organization" in his
> comments) then their club membership requirements make sense.  Yet with that
> understood CWops is still a perfect example of the "culture of exclusion"
> and does nothing to promote CW interest in new hams.
>
> Feel free to respond to Vic en blog.  Have fun.
>
> Best,
>
> ...dtw
>
>
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