[BC] online assistance

[Stevan A. White]

BRAVO!  No wonder you're the moderator of this list.  You /really/ 
said what I /attempted/ to say a couple of days ago.  Thanks for the 
great list(s) and all your long, hard work keeping up with them!  Oh, 
please excuse me for /not/ snipping anything this time and thank you 
for letting me include my "big sig."  :-)

Best Regards,
Stevan A. White, W5SAW
SW Commercial Electronics
928 South Crockett Street
Amarillo, Texas 79102
Phone 806-681-7228
w5saw at pathwayz.com

"The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count 
our blessings."
(Eric Hoffer, American Author)

Barry Mishkind wrote:
>At 12:55 AM 2/14/2009, Chip Fetrow wrote:
>
>>But, I stand behind my other comments, if you have a $200,000
>>project, buying real experience is worthwhile.
>
>         Chip, the point, in of itself, is valid. But
>         I don't think anyone on this list would really
>         disagree with that.
>
>>And, now I get it.  I have friends who READ this list, but nearly
>>never post.  I now understand why.
>
>         If you (or they) think that some posters
>         reply in an poor way, that is sad but true.
>         Unless I take this list and vet each post
>         before it goes on line, I can't stop every
>         single little unkind line.
>
>         But I can tell you from over 20 years
>         of experience, that this list is one of the
>         most friendly and helpful on the Internet.
>         Most of the nastiness and meanness
>         has been weeded out of BC. Threads
>         that diverge greatly from broadcasting or
>         become heated are usually diverted to
>         the Alternate Frequency. (It is interesting
>         to see the mix of heated and/or erudite
>         posts there.)  Those who want to start
>         flamewars are discouraged - and occasionally
>         have had their posting privileges lifted.
>
>         In fact, to those who "nearly never post" I will
>         repeat something I have written privately to
>         many: the strength of this list is when we do
>         not hold back, allowing a few people to dominate
>         a discussion. By "nearly never post[ing]" you
>         not only deprive the list of your knowledge and
>         experience, but you abandon the list to the
>         very ones you suggest are a problem.
>
>         Trust me. Anytime I see flames starting, I quickly
>         call in the firefighters. I can't sit here 24/7 unless
>         someone wants to pay for that (<g>) so I don't
>         always catch them immediately. But we are
>         getting better at it, and in removing those who
>         react to flames with more of the same.
>
>         If someone has an issue, or a private question,
>         I am always willing to read and respond.
>
>         Lurkers unite!  The more folks who post anything -
>         from questions to answers to news in your market -
>         the better the list will be for everyone.
>
>         I'll leave this with one more comment: How many
>         remember the collegial atmosphere in the 80s, when
>         someone with a problem would alert the local
>         engineering community and get help in hours, sometimes
>         minutes?  Consolidation has stolen a lot of that
>         from us. This list is one way to "give something back"
>         and benefit from others. After all, "free" does not
>         mean free from responsibility to others.
>
>         thanks.
>