Topband: Tom RauchRE: W8JI is bailing out of this reflector?

[Doug Renwick]

I just don't understand it.  The lynch mob and the Social Justice Warriors
are back again!  What is with you folks that for what ever reason, you like
kicking folks in the balls.  It happens on this list over and over again.
It's time for you folks to grow up.
And for you folks who love to 'shoot first', and there are too many
subscribe here, you need to realize Tom isn't no saint.  Also he runs a RHR
and so any criticism about RHR is not going go over well with Tom.  Yes he
is doing it legally.  However there are times when something is legal but it
is not ethical as in the case of RHR for hire.
And folks that threaten to leave are black mailers.  Just leave without all
that whining.
There is enough expertise on this list to cover anyone who leaves.

Doug/VE5RA   

I wasn't born in Saskatchewan, but I got here as soon as I could.

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All I know is this - I just read the "lead up" to Tom's self-removal from
the group and it didn't take me long to identify a couple of asshats that
owe him an apology. Larry? Check. Misquoting is unethical and you knew it
when you did it. Roger? You betcha. A snarky "Bye, Tom" is all you had to
say? Probably just as well.

As a fairly new and "nobody" ham trying to learn about the supposed
"gentleman's band," I've found Tom's posts very educational. I've learned
more from Tom and his website than most others.  Do either of you have free
websites aimed at educating hams new and old?  Maybe Google is broken, but
I couldn't find them. Being prolific operators I'll concede in both cases,
but what're your contributions past that? If y'all are the "gentlemen" that
I'm supposed to be working on topband, I'll go cut the coax to my measly
160 antenna now, thanks.

Tom's loss will be felt far more than whatever you two may bring to the
table, I'm quite sure.

Shame on you both.

To the rest of the list - I apologize for my impertinent behavior. I've
spoken my peace. I'll reign it in.


73

Matt
KK4CPS


On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 5:57 PM, Mike Waters <mikewate at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm afraid so, Jim. :-(
>
> I almost sent an email to Tom asking him to reconsider, but then I figured
> that anything we said wouldn't bring him back. Not as long as ... well,
I'd
> rather not discuss this here anymore.
>
> You can read what led up to it at
> http://lists.contesting.com/_topband/2016-01/threads.html and search that
> page for "w8ji".
>
> 73, Mike
> www.w0btu.com
>
> On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 3:44 PM, James Rodenkirch <Rodenkirch_LLC at msn.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > Now....I just read a couple of posts on the K5P operation where it was
> > intimated that Tom, W8JI, was leaving this reflector!!
> >
> > Had that been confirmed??
> >
> > Toooooooooooo bad - dang...technical prowess should be cultivated and
> > encouraged to keep posting away.....friggin' shame if true!


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