[SOC] CWop sighting

[Michael Coslo]

On Jan 13, 2010, at 1:36 AM, David W6DTW 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.
>


My favorite part:

> CW proficiency: it’s apparently very unpopular among the gotta-have- 
> it-now-group, the same people that gave us No Code International,  
> but we think that when you need to work a little bit to get something,


Mighty broad brush there. If I was an elite, that's exactly what I'd  
say.





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