[CQ-Contest] Consider This Fellow Contesters

[John Geiger]

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 at cfl.rr.com> wrote:

> From: Martin Durham <w1md at cfl.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Consider This Fellow Contesters
> To: K1AR at aol.com, cq-contest at contesting.com
> Date: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 10:44 PM
> Thanks John... :)
> 
> Angst Renounced... ;)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of K1AR at aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 12:24 PM
> To: cq-contest at 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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