[WRL] Captain Whizbang

[wb7dyw]

Glenn,
I for one appreciate the fact that we have this resource and just 
because one LID doesn’t like it well maybe he should find another 
hobby, maybe politics????
Just my thoughts


Dutch
WB7DYW



---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Glen Zook <gzook at yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 20:42:06 -0700 (PDT)

>I hate to address the entire list about this matter. 
>However, there is a person who calls himself Captain
>Whizbang who is critical of the fact that I posted
>that I have made available "olde tyme" QSL card
>artwork, including the old WRL card, on one of my
>websites.
>
>I would reply directly to that person EXCEPT that he
>only accepts E-Mail from people who actually apply to
>be allowed to be on his "approved" list.  I tried to
>reply directly to him but got the message telling me
>that I had to apply to be approved before I could
>E-Mail him directly.  Frankly, I have no reason to
>apply to be on his approved list.
>
>He is complaining that the QSL artwork information is
>NOT appropriate for the WRL reflector and the he
>subscribed to the reflector ONLY to get information
>that directly concerns WRL equipment and nothing else.
>
>Frankly, I have received over 400 E-Mails from various
>amateur radio operators about the artwork and his are
>the only complaints!  I have received a number of
>E-Mails directly as the result of the two posts here
>on the WRL reflector.
>
>Of course he is entitled to his personal opinion as to
>what is appropriate and what is not appropriate to be
>posted on this, or any other, reflector.  However, it
>is MY personal opinion that information that is
>relative to "boat anchor" collecting, restoration, and
>so forth does NOT have to be of a "hands on" technical
>nature (like what component causes a particular
>problem, etc.) but also includes other information. 
>This other information can include things like
>advertisements, magazine articles, QSL artwork (which
>is free for the downloading from the K9STH site), how
>to use various rigs (tune up, performance, etc.), how
>to build antennas to use with the WRL equipment, and
>so forth.
>
>Unfortunately, Captain Whizbang has his own agenda
>which, again, is certainly his right.  But, I am
>getting tired of his "snide remarks" about the fact
>that I am trying to help the boat anchor community by
>providing some things that, according to the over 400
>amateur radio operators who have replied to my offers
>for the artwork.  Since he has the ability to pick and
>choose just who is approved to communicate with him by
>E-Mail I suggest that he just use the "ignore" feature
>of his E-Mail program so that he doesn't even have to
>use the "delete" key so that he doesn't have to read
>my posts.
>
>Again, I am very sorry that I have had to resort to
>this E-Mail to the entire reflector.  If Captain
>Whizbang didn't require me to seek being approved to
>even communicate with him via E-Mail then there would
>have been no need for this information to be made
>public.
>
>For those who are interested in the "olde tyme" QSL
>artwork it can be found on the K9STH website the URL
>of which is listed at the end of this message.
>
>I cannot express my distaste for having to send a
>message to the entire list instead of being able to
>communicate directly with Captain Whizbang.
>
>Glen, K9STH
>
>Web sites
>
>http://home.comcast.net/~k9sth
>http://home.comcast.net/~zcomco
>
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