or they do not answer questions when posted like i asked twice about what accessible satellite tracking software you all use

On Jun 29, 2012, at 5:05 PM, Harry Brown wrote:

> Hi all,
> I first want to say, that I do appreciate the help I've gotten on this =
> list.
> It's a great list to be a part of.
> However, secondly, I do not appreciate comments like, how I got my =
> license and that kind of stuff.
> First of all, folks, you all surely know, right? That most people don't =
> get their license to build kits, or to be technical. I'm not saying =
> here, that, technical information isn't good for people. I'm just saying =
> you go ask every ham in your local area, "So, why did you get your =
> license in the first place? They'll probably tell you, "I got it because =
> I saw how much fun ham radio is, and I wanted to get on the air and talk =
> to other people, or, to get in contests, etc.
> Now, some people get their licenses because they're technical, but many =
> don't.
> We have a problem in the ham community, and, we have it in the computer =
> community as well. When someone asks how to solve a problem, =
> technically, so many people get an attitude like, "how did you get your =
> license?" Or, in the computer community, they say, "you're an iddiot, =
> can't you figure out how to do things with your computer, what's wrong =
> with you?"
> That's why many people don't join computer lists, or ham radio lists, =
> because the people that are on those lists look down on, or, they have =
> no patients with anyone.
> I see it in the ham community, and I see it in the computer community.
> So, let's not look down on, or get an attitude with anyone, weather on =
> ham radio, or, on computers.
> In case you all forgot, we all as I tell folks, so offten on computer =
> lists, when someone asks, "I hope all won't laugh at me, or this is =
> probably a dumb question"". There is no dumb question. Not everybody is =
> a techy. When I'm on the air with someone, I don't ask them, "So, how =
> much do you know about building rigs, or, how much do you know about =
> antennas, etc?"
> Let's just help each other out, in the ham community, or in the computer =
> community, alright?
> Trippy, ac8s