Hi Steve, Sorry that you found the canned response accompanying rejection of your post to wsjt-devel from an un-subscribed email address to be rude. As I recall, that message simply says that posts are accepted only from registered subscribers.
We have found this restriction to be necessary in order to keep out spam. The same restriction applies to [email protected]. We assume that users of WSJT-X who are interested in contributing to the program's evolution and improvement will subscribe to one of these lists. Users as people are important to us, and we do our best to be responsive. With best wishes, -- 73, Joe, K1jT On 10/31/2016 3:02 PM, Stephen Ireland wrote: > I actually have a complaint – re attitudes. > > I will re-state a section of the “Release Notes” for the very latest > WSJT-X Build: > > Final Comments > > -------------- > > Remember that you are using a pre-release version of WSJT-X. We will > > be grateful for any and all reports from test users; these will surely > > help us to make further improvements to WSJT-X. The most helpful bug > > reports describe the problem clearly and include a complete recipe to > > reproduce it. Feature requests are also welcome. Send your reports > > to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> , or to > the developers list > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>. > > Well folks, I did just that – and I received back what most would > consider a rather rude “Bounce” from “The Moderator”…. Twice… and for > being CONSTRUCTIVE and doing as asked (but not from this account). > > Now for the part some will find “unpleasant”… But I think that it is > necessary for us all as a wake-up call. > > I realise that everyone working here is a volunteer, and is doing > FANTASTIC TECHNICAL work. But please remember – Amateur Radio is only > part technical – its main focus is *_PEOPLE in a technical, regulated > activity_*. > > Being a volunteer is not an excuse for shabby interpersonal skills…. Nor > is the excuse that you receive hundreds of emails a day…. Especially in > a PEOPLE-based activity. > > Technicians, generally, are very creative people and are great at > designing, building and making things … yet most unfortunately are not > necessarily great with people and inter-personal communication from my > extensive experience in these fields. We are shocking with > internet-based communication and email…. This is clearly evident as we > accept call-sign exchanges and no do promote QSO longevity or numbers in > groups as ways of winning competitions…. > > There is a case study that we all should observe: I think that most are > aware that Amateur Radio in Australia at the moment is in a state of > chaos. From my view (and I have said this to their faces) too many great > Technicians trying to represent and manage people the wrong way – > putting technical and sectional interests first rather than managing the > people (and their finances) as the priority. Entrenchment…. This > attitude may have succeeded pre-internet – but it does not wash with the > general community these days. > > As another example, how many times have we seen great works from > amateurs destroyed on their death at their own, egotistical request? > That is NOT the spirit of growth. That is not the spirit of AR. That is > not my perception of the spirit of AR. > > I also note that there are undertones to what is happening in Australia > starting to pop up in other nations. This is because PEOPLE, and dealing > decently with PEOPLE, has been completely forgotten. Dealing with and > accepting alternate views – and criticisms - is difficult – but it > creates vibrancy. Look at the magnificent creative efforts that came out > of Apple during its most chaotic period????? Yet it took a great people > person, Steve Jobs, to manage this creativity. > > If we want AR to descend COMPLETELY into chaos and fade away into > oblivion then we continue to treat the PEOPLE within AR the way we have > been treating people. Keep on sending the sharp, aggressive toned > responses. But beware - better people-persons will lobby Governments and > eat-away at our rights as they are easier to deal with and less hassle. > We cannot let that happen collectively. > > [ Same goes for me in this argument… as I just don’t sit back and let > things go. I jump and deal with things…. I am far from being a great > people person ] > > I await the abuse, flame and then attempts at ignoring my calls for > posting this ([email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> – a regular > JT9 DX-op on 40m). But that will just prove my point. > > *_Please consider PEOPLE when responding to them, especially when your > guidelines ask for response. People first – all else next._* > > I ask the moderators to let this through in the name of being > constructive – and as a wake-up call to all Amateurs. > > 73 > > Steve Ireland > > VK3VM / VK3SIR > > License Assessor: 3-072 > > http://www.qrz.com/db/vk3vm > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Developer Access Program for Intel Xeon Phi Processors > Access to Intel Xeon Phi processor-based developer platforms. > With one year of Intel Parallel Studio XE. > Training and support from Colfax. > Order your platform today. http://sdm.link/xeonphi > > > > _______________________________________________ > wsjt-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Developer Access Program for Intel Xeon Phi Processors Access to Intel Xeon Phi processor-based developer platforms. With one year of Intel Parallel Studio XE. 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