Go to Staten Island there are hundreds of people who just lost EVERYTHING they own and are sleeping is houses (or on the street) with no heat. Ham radio is a HOBBY. Let's not forget that point.
Richard T. Schweizer W2CF 377 Canterbury Dr. Ramsey, NJ 07446 Telephone: (201) 825-4318 > Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 11:32:52 -0600 > From: wn3...@verizon.net > To: dx-news@njdxa.org > Subject: Re: RE: [DX-NEWS] LOTW still off-line > > > Look guys... I know that Logbook being down is unfortuante, and it's a pain, > but things like this happen sometimes, despite the best intentions, > procedures, precautions, and backups. Just ask any other IT professional... > we've all dealt with situations like this (or worse) at one time or another, > given enough time in the field. > Wild speculation isn't going to help any. > It is unfortunate that DX World published the claim that "~45%" of "recent > data" had been lost -- and I don't blame MM0NDX for publishing it, as he > received the alleged story from two or more sources. But pending accurate > information from the League to the contrary, I would take any such claim > (especially one that vague) with a huge grain of salt. > Now with that all in mind... maybe the time has come to upgrade the LotW > servers & related infrastructure. And the user interface could certainly use > a little sprucing up, it's age is showing (though granted, it's clearly > designed to be functional, not pretty). These things can cost money... lots > of money. (Even if you, as a web designer, donate your time, your time is has > value to it). So I'd humbly suggest that you start thinking of ways to > improve the system, and ways to present them in a positive way to the > League... and that may include outright cash donations or other fund raisers. > That strikes me as a more positive exercise that wringing our hands, going > "oh woe is us! LotW is down" and otherwise acting like the proverbial Chicken > Little. > 73, ron w3wn > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to > > imail...@njdxa.org > > In the message body put either > > unsubscribe dx-news > > or > > subscribe dx-news > > This is the DX-NEWS reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org > ----------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-news or subscribe dx-news This is the DX-NEWS reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org -----------------------------------------------------------
