You think this is bad, go read the VHF contesting reflector everytime the issue
of grid circling comes up.
73s John AA5JG
--- On Thu, 7/22/10, Martin Durham <w1md@cfl.rr.com> wrote:
> From: Martin Durham <w1md@cfl.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Consider This Fellow Contesters
> To: K1AR@aol.com, cq-contest@contesting.com
> Date: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 10:44 PM
> Thanks John... :)
>
> Angst Renounced... ;)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of K1AR@aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 12:24 PM
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Consider This Fellow Contesters
>
>
>
> All,
>
> Over the past few weeks in particular, there has been
> a significant
> increase in personal attacks and mudslinging on this
> channel. Someone aptly
>
> pointed out recently that rather than celebrating the
> enormous
> accomplishments
> at WRTC-2010, we spent more time complaining about
> the impact of packet
> spotting-related issues. It's no wonder that the
> majority of actual
> competitors
> have avoided posting celebratory summaries of their
> experiences. Someone
> might chew them out for their airline selection
> between London and New
> York
> or the fact that they used the Internet to catch up
> on email during the
> flight. Or, they might simply be thinking, "Why bother
> with this crowd?"
> That
> is a huge loss for us all.
>
>
>
> I'd like to again ask for some balance. My broader
> concern has more to do
> with the perception about contesting that is created
> by the subtle (and
> sometimes not so subtle) bickering that takes place
> here. In many cases,
> I'm
> not proud of the image we're creating for new or
> potential contesters.
> Frankly, we often spend more time bitching than
> contributing useful insight
> that
> benefits contesting at large.
>
>
>
> While Tom and I try our best to allow for an open
> forum, this is a
> moderated list. I'd simply like to ask, via this
> message, that you think
> twice
> before launching your next "nastygram." In an ideal
> world, the archived
> version of CQ-Contest should be great fodder for the
> advancement of
> contesting
> and new contester recruitment. As it currently
> exists, we have a long way
> to
> go.
>
>
>
> Think about it and thanks for reading.
>
>
>
> 73 John, K1AR
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