If every list becomes a free-for-all where people make off-topic posts because
they think that they are important, the entire meaning of topical lists
disappears and every list becomes a flamefest of people trying to convince each
other of dozens of different perspectives in which common ground will never be
found in a flamefest.
I have left many a list that become too much off-topic to be useful any more.
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From: RFI <rfi-bounces+w1rfi=arrl.org@contesting.com> on behalf of David
Eckhardt <davearea51a@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2021 7:57 PM
To: Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo@gmail.com>
Cc: rfi <rfi@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [RFI] Wireless Power Transfer with electric vehicles
Note that the new QRZ policy specifically allows remarks regarding the FCC
(and their inaction when it comes to Part 15, in general). Read the last
paragraph on my QRZ page. It's all from experience and not snake oil,
political flaming, or heresay. Other political subjects are now strongly
discouraged and bordering on banned in the forums. For the application,
both QRZ and RFI should prohibit rank political discussion when it does not
directly involve ham radio and in general, RFI. After all, the two
subjects that are strongly advised against for the considerate amateur
radio operator are politics and religion. I believe that's fair.
Just my opinion.
Dave - WØLEV
On Mon, Apr 12, 2021 at 9:53 PM Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo@gmail.com> wrote:
> >If there is one thing I joined this group for, it is politics. Come on
> lads, if
> >we want this sort of thing, we can go to facebook, 4Chan or 7.20 MHz,
> because
> >that’s where we are heading.
>
> The problem isn't politics, it is a national lack of emotional and
> intellectual maturity. There is nothing wrong with a congenial
> political discussion based on facts, although I agree that RFI list is
> probably not the appropriate place except when RFI intersects with
> politics as it has now. It's possible to have a political discussion
> that is civil and respectful, but because nowadays the people at the
> fringes have so polarized discussion that it always seems to devolve
> into mindlessness, politics has become synonymous with hate. You
> indicate this with those forums you cite. There's a lot of damage
> being done to society now by some people on both ends of the spectrum
> who aren't interested in coming to the center. That's the real
> problem. But I have seen none of this here on RFI list.
>
> 73
> Rob
> K5UJ
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