Well said Steve.
Pat, K9JAUAt 07:03 PM 6/29/2012, you wrote:
>When you ask a very specialized question, such as accessible satellite
>software, and get no reply, you should consider the possibility that
>nobody replied because nobody had an answer for you. Don't assume
>that no reply equals a personal snub.
>
>73, Steve KW3A
>
>On 6/29/2012 6:13 PM, Michael Thurman wrote:
> > 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 =
> > =3D
> >> list.
> >> It's a great list to be a part of.
> >> However, secondly, I do not appreciate comments like, how I got my =3D
> >> license and that kind of stuff.
> >> First of all, folks, you all surely know, right? That most people =
> > don't =3D
> >> get their license to build kits, or to be technical. I'm not saying =3D
> >> here, that, technical information isn't good for people. I'm just =
> > saying =3D
> >> you go ask every ham in your local area, "So, why did you get your =3D
> >> license in the first place? They'll probably tell you, "I got it =
> > because =3D
> >> I saw how much fun ham radio is, and I wanted to get on the air and =
> > talk =3D
> >> to other people, or, to get in contests, etc.
> >> Now, some people get their licenses because they're technical, but =
> > many =3D
> >> don't.
> >> We have a problem in the ham community, and, we have it in the =
> > computer =3D
> >> community as well. When someone asks how to solve a problem, =3D
> >> technically, so many people get an attitude like, "how did you get =
> > your =3D
> >> license?" Or, in the computer community, they say, "you're an iddiot, =
> > =3D
> >> can't you figure out how to do things with your computer, what's wrong =
> > =3D
> >> with you?"
> >> That's why many people don't join computer lists, or ham radio lists, =
> > =3D
> >> because the people that are on those lists look down on, or, they have =
> > =3D
> >> 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 =
> > =3D
> >> ham radio, or, on computers.
> >> In case you all forgot, we all as I tell folks, so offten on computer =
> > =3D
> >> lists, when someone asks, "I hope all won't laugh at me, or this is =3D
> >> probably a dumb question"". There is no dumb question. Not everybody =
> > is =3D
> >> a techy. When I'm on the air with someone, I don't ask them, "So, how =
> > =3D
> >> much do you know about building rigs, or, how much do you know about =3D=
> >
> >> antennas, etc?"
> >> Let's just help each other out, in the ham community, or in the =
> > computer =3D
> >> community, alright?
> >> Trippy, ac8s
> >
> >
> >
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