Excellent reasons to post an *answer* ON the reflector. 1) Without going into people's motives, from time to time someone will make a mistake answering a question for another. They'll make a wrong assumption or simply be incorrect in their understanding. When that answer is posted publicly, others will read and correct it and *everyone* benefits.
2) Some claim off-line posts reduces the number of messages, but my experience suggests that just the opposite is true. For every question asked, there are several wondering the same thing. One answer on the reflector answers them all and often even brings up other questions. And that's what it's all about. Eric does not tolerate "flames" or even consistently impolite behavior, making this forum is a safe place for newbies and experts alike to talk in "public". I will disagree with Jim on one point. I've followed this reflector since 2000. From time to time we've had someone spend time here who is very hard to interact with, but they never seem to last very long while there are a lot of great guys who have been around here longer than I such as Tom N0SS and Don W3FPR. (My apologies to many others whose calls/names don't come to mind immediately who also take their time to provide meaningful and useful answers. I know it's a rather long list.) Interacting with others here feels much like a virtual club meeting with a lot of friends old and new, some of whom show up only occasionally and others who are here almost every day. Don't hesitate to join in and let the good times roll (on)... Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of JIM DAVIS Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 3:43 PM To: James Sarte; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Thank you Elecraft reflector group!!! On Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:28:28 -0500 "James Sarte" <kc2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear all, > > > > I just wanted to say thank you to everyone on the reflector list that has > taken the time to answer my questions. It's this level of support and > interaction that I really appreciate and enjoy. This reflector group played > a huge role in helping me decide what my next rig should be, and that is the > K3. I now know that if I should ever run into a problem with my radio, > someone will be out there willing to help. With that said, I'm going to > place my order first thing tomorrow. and after that, the hard part of > waiting for the UPS delivery man begins. :-) > > > > 73 and thanks again! > > James KC2UEE **************************************************************************** ********************** James, Don't get to cozy with others out here as sometimes you'll pose a particular question and SOME GUYS who have been out here (WAY TOO DAMN LONG), being the "original K3 users, WILL definitely "CRAP ON YOU" aka referring to your "INTELLIGENCE" as "DENSE!!!" So my own advice as a relatively "NEW K3 OWNER" is take everything with a grain of salt and PLEASE read between THEIR LINES!!!!!!!!!! JIM/nn6ee Concord, Ca. S/N 2406 ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 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
