Very will put Rick, I would like to have the chorse to read the discuss and then I delete it, than to not have to right at all, we all have that right to read or not to read, with out a chorse it is over.
Russell NC5O --- Rick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ================= IN GOD WE TRUST ! ================= Russell Blair NC5O Skype-Russell Blair Hell Field #300 DRCC #55 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping
