Good post. I’ve learned a lot from this reflector, and even much of the OT that I didn’t know I was interested in until I read it...
Chuck KE9UW Sent from my iPhone, cjack > On Jul 7, 2018, at 8:05 PM, Jim Ewing <ewingina...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Agreed. In my law firm, it was interesting to observe which people chose > to broadcast negative departure emails. There are decent materials out > there about how to depart a group, including how to send an email if you > must. See, e.g., > https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fulfillment-any-age/201705/seven-guidelines-making-great-goodbye > Includes this quote among others: "Audiences expect, and therefore > appreciate, your efforts to help them feel good about the person who’s > leaving (or who has left) and about themselves." > > It's hard for me to imagine if the writer down below did not get some good > things from this reflector over his seven year tenure, even if from time to > time one must separate the wheat from some chaff. Which effort I usually > find trivial and sometimes interesting and even productive in unintended > ways (recent example being the thread on FT-8 which has been helpful to me > in understanding not only the technology but also how people are reacting > to it). > > FWIW, I think Eric and Elecraft have just the right touch running this > reflector, and I appreciate what they do and all the excellent information > that comes from it. > > Jim, N4TMM > ------- > Why do people leaving a list always have to announce it? To make sure > everyone knows how good they are and how bad everyone else is that's left > so that we can all feel bad? Sorry I don't, had nothing to do with why you > left, your choice. > Why not just unsubscribe without announcing it? > > Tom, k2bew > >> On Sat, Jul 7, 2018, 9:41 AM Robert Brock <k9os...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> After almost seven years of reading the Reflector on a daily basis the > time >> has come for me to stop. During this period of time changes that the >> Reflector has undergone have been significant as to how and when the >> Reflector is to be used. >> >> Long ago Eric set up a set of guidelines to keep the Reflector from >> becoming >> what other's have evolved into by some who don't appreciate what the >> Reflector was designed to do. They don't know how to follow simple >> guidelines or to focus on posted questions without expanding the matter >> into >> OT subjects. One stellar example is how a simple question by someone who >> really needs assistance quickly morphs out of control and rambles through >> 20 >> or more responses until Eric is required to intervene. The past week >> certainly has underscored how out of control the Reflector has become. >> >> In the future, should I require assistance, I will simply contact Elecraft >> directly. My appreciation to Eric and others who have tried to make this >> site something genuinely useful to Elecraft equipment users. >> >> No response is needed nor desired. Let this just stand as posted without >> comment. Thank you. >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to c-haw...@illinois.edu ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
