On Sat, 11 Dec 2010 17:19:40 -0500, Thom LaCosta wrote: >The IRC experiment was very frustrating.....as far as I could tell, >less than 10 folks checked in and hardly anyone talked. > >Thanks to those brave souls that gave it a try.
Sorry to hear that, Thom. I enjoyed the brief chat that I had with you there a couple of weeks ago. In my experience, one problem with "chat rooms" is that busy people who have things to do and places to go don't have much time for them. OTOH, they can also be like the radio, in that everyone is lurking, waiting for someone to "call CQ". If no one calls CQ, there's no talking. Sometimes a note to the list saying "I'm in IRC, come chat with me" helps too. 73 -Jim -- Ham Radio NU0C Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.S.A. TR7/RV7/R7A/L7, TR6/RV6, T4XC/R4C/L4B, NCL2000, SB104A, R390A, GT550A/RV550A, HyGain 3750, IBM PS/2 - all vintage, all the time! "Give a man a URL, and he will learn for an hour; teach him to Google, and he will learn for a lifetime." HyGain 3750 User's Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HyGain_3750/ http://radiojim.exofire.net http://incolor.inetnebr.com/jshorney http://www.nebraskaghosts.org _______________________________________________ Drakelist mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
