Rick, are you a politician? A standard rethoric trick of politicians is to phrase something as a statement which has not been made and then start to complain about that attitude ...
I am not against a discussion about the most critical digital radio issues as you state it. I have a problem when there are always the same arguments by always the same persons which means that in fact they haven't reviewed the opinion of other participants of the discussion at all. This was one of the reasons why I raised the question about the purpose of this group. Two more comment: If I would live in the US I would react in the same way because this is independent from nationalities. Sedond: I am aware of the possible impacts of decisions in Region 2 on other IARU regions as well. This is one of the reasons why I have a clear opinion on that petition (please read my previous posts). As said before: The purpose of the group is not only one topic, and I am aware of the fact that if I leave this group it won't be an issue at all and nearly nobody would care. But before doing this I wanted to make many of you aware of that what's happening here. Everybody can and will make his own mind on this. I will not comment any further on this topic in this group. Those who will may send me a direct mail. 73 Juergen, DL8LE --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
