On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:36:34 -0800, Roy Lewallen
wrote:

If what you say is true, I am wasting my time. But I believe there's a
more diverse group of readers:

1. The people who already already know and understand what I'm explaining;
2. The people who think they know and understand what I'm explaining,
but don't, and won't change their minds no matter what I write; and
3. The people who are willing to read and understand what I write, and
learn from it or at least think about it.

Just like medical triage, only one of the three groups can be helped, in
this case #3. It's for those folks that I take the time to post. I hear
from them in various ways from time to time, so I know they're out
there. And I'm glad to pass along to them what I've learned, when I can.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL

Well, this is probably a suitable time to offer my thanks for taking
the time to explain how things work (and to correct my screwups).
Thanks much. I suspect that the time and effort are not a major
problem. It's tolerating the nonsense that passes as a substitute for
intelligence that bothers me. It's difficult to argue with
unsubstantiated illogic and one-line simulated cleverness.

I do the same in alt.internet.wireless.
http://groups.google.com/groups/profile?hl=en&enc_user=bLQuYRAAAACBvdjA7WBXQw3w3fq wxHRj
Hmmm... there should be much more dating back to about 1987.

One of my tag lines is:
"I judge people by their willingness and ability to learn".
I have no problem with those that disagree with me. It's easy enough
to make the distinction between disagreement and learning failure. If
they understand both sides of a debate, they're doing just fine.
Otherwise, you're debating against dogma and bias, with little home of
having anyone change their opinion.

I'm mostly in #3. I read, learn, sometime ask, occasionally comment,
and save some postings for reference. I'm fairly well informed in my
areas of expertise, but am seriously lacking in others. Antennas is
one of those where I'm lacking. Sometimes you go over my head, which
is not a problem. I can dig out the details later. However, some
URL's, references, and additional reading pointers would be helpful.
Overall, your postings are all useful, interesting, and well worth
reading.

As for the diversity of the readers, it's probably all over the map.
You have the difficult problem of trying to write something that is
understandable by every knowledge level from complete beginner to
professional antenna designer. It's easy if you know something about
the person with whom your discussing some topic, but very different if
you're dealing with an anonymous visitor.

Thanks again.

--
Jeff Liebermann
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558