I always try to remember every day I may get the same question asked 30
times.  The person asking it.  This is their first time.  So I should be
professional and helpful.  If I can't be rude to you in person. Why do I
want to be rude on e-mail.  I think people now a day's hide behind e-mail.
We all need to Elmer each other like Elmer's helped allot of us.  
73 Blake KA5POW
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-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Harry Brown
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 4:05 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: I don't appreciate some comments on this list, and we need to think
about what we say to people

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