[RTTY] thats very sad gert

[DL8MBS]

W6WRT wrote: <QSLing is so basic and so fundamental to Amateur Radio...

If it were so basic and fundamental  - why was there the discussion on 
the CQ-contest-reflector about QSLing with you and others saying "No 
reply via the bureau to paper cards coming via the buro"?
(quote W6WRT: "Alright, but the other ham should also not assume that I 
send out QSLs just for the fun of it.Call me an old grump if you like, 
but I resent this pressure put on us hams mostly by the ARRL to send 
QSLs willy-nilly all over the world. "A QSL is the final courtesy of a 
QSO". Says who? If someone buys into that, fine, and if not, that's fine 
too. I can be talked into things, but I'll be darned if I will be 
pressured against my will."
end of quote)

Sorry in advance if I got something wrong. For me, too, QSL is still 
basic at least as a friendly habit adding a personal note - 
independently of "new ones" or "valuable or not valuable". A card or 
maybe a .jpg some day with a cartoon, picture or personal info about the 
ham adds something to the hobby thats more than 599 and checking a box 
for a "new one". It´s only - as you said - "just for the fun of it".
Think I´m getting old hamwise...

Best 73 and good luck on the bands, Chris (DL8MBS)