[UK-CONTEST] 2012 January CC alerts.

[G4LMW]

"If I am not sacked by the CC chairman for this email..........."

Nice try Jim

HNY

Rob, G4LMW

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mm0bqi" <mm0bqi at blueyonder.co.uk>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>; <m0oro at aim.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 4:12 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] 2012 January CC alerts.


> Robert
> Several people emailed the CC to let us know of the problem and by the 
> time
> your email was received I believe the resolution was in hand.
> Why the barbed comment, why not a simple email alerting us to the mistake
> so it could be put right?
> You must realise the work that is put in by the many volunteer committee
> members who keep the society going.
> As an example I clocked up 150 hours last year, mostly on 80m CC, IOTA
> adjudication and attended two weekend meetings.  If I am not sacked by the
> CC chairman for this email, I hope to do the same this year!  I love every
> moment of it but comments like yours can turn the whole experience very
> sour.
> I had just finished a four hour stint preparing for 80m CC adjudication
> and setting up 200 IOTA certificates when I came across your mail.  Any
> idea how foolish you can feel after putting in all this time for others,
> sacrificing time with the family, and seeing such a comment?  That 150
> hours could be spent with my family, spend more time looking after our 
> Cubs
> and Scouts or even better spend more time actually contesting rather than
> hunched over a PC adjudicating for hours on end.
> If you are convinced of our incompetence and have more time to spare I am
> sure the Society's GM would love to hear from you, you could help to put
> things right!  As I said earlier there may be a vacancy on the CC after
> this.
>
> I will close this email with a line from* YOUR* QRZ entry and I quote,
>
> "Politeness matters, enjoy the hobby."
>
> here, here!
>
> Jim,  MM0BQI
>
>
>
> On 27 December 2011 10:05, Robert <m0oro at aim.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Alerts are being sent out for the none existent CW CC contest on January
>> 2nd. Can we have some joined up thinking from the Committee please.
>>
>> Robert. G8BUN/M0JRB.
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