Thanks guys.  Please considered  this thread.closed.

Andy K3UK

On 4/2/07, Joe Ivey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

   Rick,

You are correct in your statement. What ever product one is using may well
be the best suited or him and not for someone else. Maybe that some just
don't understand how to use something that is new to them and right away it
is the most terrible thing they ever tried to use. Also it may not be what
they thought they needed.

Joe
W4JSI


----- Original Message -----
*From:* kv9u <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
*To:* [email protected]
*Sent:* Monday, April 02, 2007 3:23 PM
*Subject:* Re: [digitalradio] FCC Announcement

 Although Bruce may have been joking, he probably reflects the feeling of
a very substantial number of hams. And something to consider, is that
perhaps the majority of hams, based on the very low membership
percentages of the ARRL.

Telling others to "shut up," is highly counter productive, and causes
one to lose credibility with such comments (assuming they consider you
to have credibility).

It might be better to accept that there are many different viewpoints,
or ask what can be done to better things.

This reminds of a recent experience I had on one of the Linuxham groups
where some of the fanatical proponents insisted that if a widescreen
monitor did not work with Linux, it was the fault of the equipment.
Never mind that it worked perfectly with Windows XP with a driver that
accompanied the monitor, or that it worked out of the box with MS Vista.
When I pointed this out the kook response was perhaps predictable, but
very sad, and shows how one group misunderstands the market place (some
blocking of inappropriate words follows):

"You stupid, ignorant, duplicitous, pompous $$$. Shut up. Go lick Bill
Gates $$$ or whatever it is you do to demonstrate your technical skills."

No one disagreed with his assessment, but in the long run he and the
other group members did more damage to Linux than anything that Bill
Gates could ever do. And he had NO idea how to solve the problem! No
idea at all. Just a knee jerk attack the messenger.

There seem to be an unusually large number of folks who post on the
internet who need a Dale Carnegie course on how to "win friends and
influence people." Unless, they really are trying to act counter to what
they want for an outcome.

73,

Rick, KV9U

John Champa wrote:
> Bruce,
>
> Knock off the generalized attacks, OK.
>
> If that is the best you can do, then please shut up.
>
> Thanks,
> John
> K8OCL
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: bruce mallon <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <wa4gch%40yahoo.com>>
> Reply-To: [email protected] <digitalradio%40yahoogroups.com>
> To: [email protected] <digitalradio%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [digitalradio] FCC Announcement
> Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2007 09:59:49 -0700 (PDT)
>
> Well they would feel right at home ...
>
> Leadership at the ARRL can be described as a BUNCH OF
> FLAKES ....
>
> Your question ....
>
> Will the ARRL move to Battle Creek?
>
>
>




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