--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], John Derstine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I get so many emails as it is, I can't justify receiving the plethora of > mostly personal notes and back and forth banter now prevalent here.
Controversy and divergent opinions are good things. If everybody agrees, nothing will change and improve. More and more everyone now has access to forums, email lists, etc. One of consequences of universal access is that the quality content to BS ratio on forums like RCSE makes it difficult to sort through BS in a reasonable amount of time. So, here's an admonishment, think before sending the personal notes and participating the back and forth banter. This would apply not only to RCSE, but to all forums like RC Groups. If RCSE and other forums continue down the current path, the people we want to hear from, like John Derstine and our other favorites, may very well stop participating, because it takes too much time and energy to sort through the BS. I'm not suggesting that we don't participate in the threads of others. Everyone likes to hear a positive reply post saying that a contribution was particularly good or helpful. And, when you see things differently, you should speak up. However, here's another admonishment, let's be nice to each other... even when the other guy is wrong. Someday we might find ourselves the other guy, and we might have something to learn. Please excuse my rant... Jay Decker RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
