As in many mailing lists, the rule is to leave the policing to the moderator....FWIW.
On Aug 9, 2010, at 2:37 PM, John Ragle wrote: > Well, Tom, when the idea first floated across the reflector a day or so > ago, it was meant as a JOKE by the person who sent it. Instead, a bunch > of people took it seriously and made what I consider to be fatuous > suggestions to the staff of Elecraft (via the list-server). Indeed, some > of them went so far as to call Elecraft's design non-ergonomic. My goal > in writing was simply to re-assure the dudes at Elecraft that in fact > their design is NOT ergonomically deficient, and that I, for one, > appreciate it. I don't see why people who dislike the design bother to > buy it in the first place...and then complain about it to the designer. > Their dissatisfaction should be better directed at themselves. > > This particular list server is remarkable for its very wide-ranging > exchange of views, some of which have little bearing on the actual > mission of the reflector. In this case, because of the number of people > who bit on the joke, I wanted to make sure Elecraft didn't take them > seriously. Perhaps I should have used the word "petulant" rather than > "whiner." > > I don't think that this matter deserves a roll-call vote of yea vs nay. > > JLR > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
