> Kevin,
>
> I totally agree with you, but it seems prevalent on this list aht 
> people
> want to talk about whatever they want with no restrictions and if you
> don't like it you can go away or use your delete key.
>
> I definitely share your frustration.
>
> I really don't mind, in fact even appreciate messages regarding 
> scanners
> and other radio  related subjects not necessarily directly a part of
> amateur radio, but the totally off topic stuff really is a bit much.
>
> What's also frustrating is that I honestly don't know of any other
> active list for blind radio amateurs to fill the void.
>
> Don  w6smb
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kevin Nathan" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 10:59 AM
> Subject: Off Topic Frustration
>
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Ok, I know I've posted an off topic message from time to time here 
>> but
>> it
>> seems like lately they are coming in catastrophic proportion.  I just
>> downloaded 28 messages in this group and 15 of them were either
>> admittedly
>> off topic by those posting them or dealing with nothing at all to do
>> with
>> radio.  Aren't there other groups where switching from windows to Mac
>> or
>> making menus in one version of outlook look like those in another can
>> be
>> appropriately discussed ad nausium?  Why do these things have to
>> clutter up
>> a list dealing with blindness and ham radio?  I have never quit this
>> list in
>> a fit of peak but am starting to feel sorely tempted.  I am appealing
>> to the
>> moderator to please begin clamping down on this stuff.  I want to
>> follow
>> this list to read about others' experiences with different radios,
>> logging
>> software and other radio related ideas, not computers.  If I want to
>> read
>> about computers I will find a list related to them.  Please Mr.
>> Moderator,
>> start enforcing the purpose of this list.
>>
>> Thanks much and very 73.
>>
>> Kevin :)
>> Amateur Radio:  K7RX
>>
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