[RTTY] LIDs

[Mark Perrin]

Bravo, Ed!

> On Jan 6, 2015, at 11:09 PM, "Ed Muns" <ed at w0yk.com> wrote:
> 
> One of the more unfortunate creations in our great hobby is the term "LID".
> Having a 3-letter mnemonic to slander our fellow enthusiasts does not
> advance radio sport, or ham radio in general.  I'd like to see us take the
> high road and strike "LID" from our vocabulary.  That would also be a
> symbolic gesture to strike all negative references about our constituents.
> 
> Imagine what the amateur radio world would be like if all the references to
> "LIDs" were replaced by recognition of good operating and positive
> contributions.  How many of us remember the A1 Operators Club (I may not
> have the name exactly right) that the ARRL sponsored years ago?  This was a
> formal recognition of who we thought were good operators.  Celebrating good
> operating will be many fold more beneficial than denigrating each other
> publicly.
> 
> As an example of how each us can have very diverse reactions, take today's
> thread that developed after W4HM's post about avoiding PSK and JT gathering
> frequencies.  All the subsequent posts chastised Thomas for his view.
> Contrarily, when I read his post prior to all the backlash, my reaction was
> "Wow, this is a breath of fresh air in our protracted debate about RTTY
> QRMing of JT65 operations."  I'm really glad he spoke up with that
> perspective.
> 
> In fact, I had composed a very similar posting myself, but decided against
> perpetuating a thread that I felt had already spun way out of bounds.  Now,
> I regret not sharing my perspective.  Maybe I'll retrieve it and send.
> 
> BTW, I'm not against disagreement.  I'm against aggressively attacking
> another perspective.  And, I really dislike aggressively attacking the
> person in the process.  It's much more effective to express disagreement by
> articulating the value of your own perspective.  I also like to identify the
> value in someone else's opinion, especially when I initially have a negative
> reaction to what they express.  I'm often rewarded with a new and deeper
> understanding of the issue on the table.
> 
> I challenge all of us who enjoy RTTY operations to set an example for the
> rest of our hobby and increase the amount of celebrating the positive rather
> than sniping about what we perceive as negative or "wrong" with someone
> else's view.
> 
> Ed W0YK
> 
> 
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