If you can not discuss the most critical digital radio issues of the time on a given group, then they will migrate to some other group, often along with other things you might have wished have remained. These issues will not just go away by themselves and to actually want to prevent discussing them before they go to the FCC, seems about the worst idea I have ever heard. Completely contrary to why you would have a discussion group which is the only source of this kind of information for most of us who are not insiders with their respective national groups (ARRL here in the U.S., etc.)
Many of my current views on digital radio issues, are different than they were several years ago, precisely because of the ability to sift and winnow these issues on a larger group. I would never have even been aware of some of the issues without this group, and now some other groups that have come along since. Small groups can be OK for narrowly defined subjects, but they simply don't work for issues that affect large numbers. The foreign hams who seem to be the main ones complaining about discussion (which they don't have to even read if they choose not to), will be also will be affected by future decisions that are made in other countries. One thing I discovered as a moderator of a large worldwide discussion group (unrelated to ham radio), is that even though some complain, very few members will leave a group with "too much discussion," even if they say they will. In fact, you will lose more members not having discussions that interest them. And closing down discussions, inevitably result in some of the key posters to migrate to other groups and you lose that input. The nearly 99% of a group's membership wo will rarely, if ever, provide any real input, may not realize how much effort and energy goes into posting to a group. Especially if well thought out and formatted to good readability. 73, Rick, KV9U Danny Douglas wrote: > And who will go to that group? Probably only the ones being bothered with > the interference! Those who are happy with WinLink, and its continuance > will NOT. Why should they? If one gets what he wants, he isnt likely to go > to an anti-subject group to get his daily dose of venem. The subject IS the > major discussion here, and this IS about digital radio. Without the > discussion, it would not be a free discussion of what digital radio is doing > today, or should be doing. Frankly, those who have no interest in the > subject, must not really be into digital radio, because it DOES impact each > and every one of us. > Danny Douglas > N7DC > ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA > SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB > All 2 years or more (except Novice) > Pls QSL direct, buro, or LOTW preferred, > I Do not use, but as a courtesy do upload to eQSL for > those who do. > > > > Announce your digital presence via our Interactive Sked Page at > http://www.obriensweb.com/sked > > > DRCC contest info : http://www.obriensweb.com/drcc.htm > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >
