Personally, I did not observe commentary deserving of someone leaving a
reflector that they have enjoyed for 20 years. I do believe that Tom got
tweaked by hearing opinions on RHR which questioned whether its ethically
used or potentially had liability for use of his station and didn't like it.
I think guessing why W8JI left is no longer really productive.
It also isn't the main purpose of this reflector.
Yes - Tom has a lot of value on this list. It isn't the first time he left
the list - and it probably won't be the last.
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On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 6:51 AM, Ed Sawyer
Seemed to me Tom got annoyed at being quoted out of context, or
misquoted entirely, or maybe both. People get careless about how they
say things and end up questioning integrity of others. The more one
values integrity, the more important that can be. I think Tom has a lot
of integrity and
Seemed to me Tom got annoyed at being quoted out of context, or
misquoted entirely, or maybe both. People get careless about how they
say things and end up questioning integrity of others. The more one
values integrity, the more important that can be. I think Tom has a lot
of integrity and
I'm afraid so, Jim. :-(
I almost sent an email to Tom asking him to reconsider, but then I figured
that anything we said wouldn't bring him back. Not as long as ... well, I'd
rather not discuss this here anymore.
You can read what led up to it at
All I know is this - I just read the "lead up" to Tom's self-removal from
the group and it didn't take me long to identify a couple of asshats that
owe him an apology. Larry? Check. Misquoting is unethical and you knew it
when you did it. Roger? You betcha. A snarky "Bye, Tom" is all you had to
