I debated on whether or not to put my two cents in here since the moderator ended the other thread. What amazes me is how quick some people are offended by the mere mention of "God" "Allah" "Satan" or whoever you choose to believe in (or choose not to believe in). Rather than realize what most likely happend is this person received an email they "believed in" and sent it to all entries in their address book which included this list. Had the 30 or so people that immediately jumped on the wagon to either defend or condemn the sender had just hit delete we'd have already forgotten about it.
I joined this list recently hoping to learn more about repeaters, how they function, and how I could go about making one myself. Has that reason changed because I received an email on the list about God? Of course not. Back in the days when I started on the internet (and BBS's prior to that) when you paid by how much you downloaded I could see getting upset about it. Now even if you're still on (shudder) dial-up you pay a flat rate. If you are so offended by religion then my recommendation would be to stay off the internet before you get an ulcer. The person made a mistake and it's my guess the moderators put them on full moderation even prior to the additional emails. I'll leave you with this to put it all in perspective... *How many list members does it take to replace a radio tube?* One to change the radio tube and to post that the radio tube has been changed. Fourteen to share similar experiences of changing radio tubes and how the radio tube could have been changed differently. Seven to caution about the dangers of changing radio tubes. Seven more to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing radio tubes. Five to flame the spell checkers. Three to correct spelling/grammar flames. Six to argue over whether it's "radiotube" or "radio tube" ... Another six to condemn those six as stupid. Fifteen to claim experience in the radio industry and give the correct spelling. Nineteen to post that this group is not about radio tubes and to please take this discussion to a radiotube (or radio tube) forum. Eleven to defend the posting to the group saying that we all use radio tubes and therefore the posts are relevant to this group. Thirty six to debate which method of changing radio tubes is superior, where to buy the best radio tubes, what brand of radio tubes work best for this technique and what brands are faulty. Seven to post URLs where one can see examples of different radio tubes. Four to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL. Three to post about links they found from the URLs that are relevant to this group which makes radio tubes relevant to this group. Thirteen to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add "Me too" Five to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the radio tube controversy. Four to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?" Thirteen to say "do a Google search on radio tubes before posting questions about radio tubes." Three to tell a funny story about their cat and a radio tube. AND One group lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now with something unrelated they found at snopes.com and start it all over again! -mike KG6LMY On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 12:52 PM, WA3GIN <wa3...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > Hey, there are plenty of religious reflectors. I wonder how receptive > they would be if I started posting excerpts from CELWAVE manuals or Motorola > user guides? > > Some one said it earlier...there is a time and place for eveything... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Jerry W9FS <w9fs_reflec...@comcast.net> > *To:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > *Sent:* Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:02 AM > *Subject:* RE: [Repeater-Builder] Off topic ... a time for God > > > > I thank God for all the technical expertise on this reflector, I am not > offended, I feel ashamed that I haven't contributed any of my knowledge, > let's take a look at reality and just be thankful we have technical people > that believe in God and be thankful for those that don't. I think God would > say "that's Okay"..... Jerry W9FS > > *Of *ki4zji > *Sent:* Saturday, November 21, 2009 9:29 AM > *To:* Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > *Subject:* [Repeater-Builder] Off topic ... a time for God > > >
