On Sun, 23 May 2010, Anonymous wrote:

******* wrote:

Don't you dumb sonsabitches have anything else to do? If you don't want to
buy the equipment just go **** yourselves. Why do you have to posts
insults? Lost your job and don't have any work?

You girls are a Far Cry from the silent keys I used to know.


Of course, it's worth nothing that this newsgroup,
rec.radio.amateur.equipment is not a buy and sell newsgroup. It's for
the discussion of equipment related to amateur radio.

So the original post didn't belong here for that reason.

Further, since there is rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors, clearly there
is an intent that older equipment be discussed over there. It's not
primarily a buy and sell newsgroup either, though they were wishy-washy
when creating the newsgroup so buying and selling is actually allowed,
though it's supposed to be a secondary use (ie if you're talking about
older equipment, then some level of buying and selling related to
the discussion fits, but it was never intended for carpetbaggers to
suddenly appear to sell their stuff). But, the boatanchors newsgroup
would at least be read by an audience that would see the historical
aspect of the equipment in the original post.

Michael VE2BVW