Eric, I was hoping someone would say this. You certainly brought out some great points. I, too, hope they keep it together.
Michael N4NMR > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of EricJ > Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 12:36 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Elecraft] Separate Groups Would be a Mistake > > I think it would be a mistake to pull out an Elecraft > technical forum. I'm involved with intranet design (not the > technical side, the conceptual side). > Many corporate customers want to include forums for their > group to discuss common interests and problems. Very briefly, > the more compartmentalized they become, the less successful > the forums. The pressure initially is for more specialized > forums. The trend is towards fewer or one "general" forum > with a broader focus. > > Here's why. A successful forum is a community. It isn't just > the occasional interesting topics and posts that hold the > group together. It is also the "chatter". Far from being > off-topic, most chatter serves to bind the group into a > community. There are lulls between really interesting > completely on-topic posts, and the chatter keeps the > community together so that it is there for the next "new thing". > > It's the same in other facets of our lives. We don't just > talk about religion at church functions. We don't just talk > about ham radio at club meetings. What a boring world if > every group limited their discussions in that way. Sure, you > have to keep things mostly on topic, but you have to let > things stray a little (this group is very even-handedly moderated) > > Something as specialized as a pure technical forum on > Elecraft equipment is going to attract a relative few. My > guess is it wouldn't even attract many of those on here who > are very technically competent. It will not attract the great > majority of Elecraft owners who want to know how their rig > works, but mainly just want to enjoy their radios. There will > be the occasional "hot" > technical topic (e.g. phase noise), but chances are good > there will be relatively long periods of time when nothing is > happening and members will drift on to other interests. The > few remaining will not be involved in heated technical > discussions because it will be the same small group that > already knows what the others are interested in. > > I say keep it together. Sometimes I have an interest in what > the geeks are saying. I understand the highlights and maybe > learn something I can use. > Some I delete when I see the call sign. I learn most from > guys like Don > (W3FPR) and Ron (AC7AC) and many others in their offers of > troubleshooting help. Not that I have always experienced the > problem or expect to, but by getting insights into how the > rig works when it is working like it was designed. I learn > from just about everyone. > > I also learned that there is a delete button. With only a > couple of dozen posts a day, it is not much of a burden. > > Eric > KE6US > > ----- Original Message ----- > Here is the polite question to Wayne and Eric and others from > Elecraft to maybe open another forum with pure technical > stuff because deletting all the messages wich are not of my > interests is very time consuming for me and i am shure my > writing for the others is also. > Hope the voice will be suported and heard :) . > > CU! > > S55M-Adi > > ----- Original Message ----- > > You and your European friends are exactly correct that most of the > > stuff > on > > the Elecraft site is not really technical nor about specs etc. ... > > I, like you and a few others, would rather exchange > information about > > how the radio can be made better in handling big signals etc. > > > > > > > Anyhow, I hope you all are successful in coming up with another > > reflector for technical discussions on the K2. Please let > me know, as > > I would like > To subscribe. > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
