On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 14:17:29 -0500, "gray"
wrote:

Why isn't politcial stuff (opinions
granted) appropriate for this group?

Because this isn't a political newsgroup, brainiac.

I like hearing opinions from other people and countries. Quite frankly the
technology of shortwave is only so big and only so interesting.

If you're not interested in the newsgroup's real purpose, then you're
not required to participate here.


You need to realize just because you can hear certain types of
programming on a radio that it doesn't make this newsgroup free for
every single topic under the sky. What the hell would be the point to
having 100,000+ newsgroups if everybody could just post their
off-topic crap here? All they have to say is "I heard it on the
radio." Then, let the deluge of off-topic postings flood out the
shortwave radio related matters and render this newsgroup just about
worthless to people interested in the shortwave radio listening hobby.