[RTTY] Fwd: [GreenKeys] lack of civility

[Stephen Colello]

Give him a 001, say tu and move on. Everybody is happy.

Steve
KA2KON


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin H. Phillips" <kh-phillips at 9-5usa.org>
To: "Jeff Blaine" <keepwalking188 at yahoo.com>
Cc: "Bill" <bmarx at bellsouth.net>; "Jim W7RY" <w7ry at inbox.com>; "RTTY 
reflector" <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2011 12:01 PM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Fwd: [GreenKeys] lack of civility


>> The run station could just have easily resumed his CQ call and dropped
> the QSO. No mess, no fuss.
>>
>
> In other words, ignore the person (?) or am I misunderstanding?  My
> question is:  is this more gentlemanly behavior?  For me, the issue is not
> only the language but the overall attitude.   This may be the sort of
> behavior which turns people against contesting or, as the ARRL has chosen
> to call it, "radiosport".  If that terminology is accepted, then this
> doesn't seem like "sportsmanlike" behavior to me.  I can remember
> blundering into a contest, albeit a SSB contest, not long after I got
> licensed.  Someone took the time to tell me what the procedure was.  That
> seems to be more in keeping with the spirit of the "sport" IMHO.
>
> 73
> Kevin
> W5TTY
>
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