On Mar 22, 9:05�am, "David Stinson" wrote:
ARRL's "Diamond Terrace" Memorial

I do NOT understand this "fad" of placing bricks on the GROUND
to memorialize someone. *

It's a pretty common way to raise money. The person doesn't usually
have to be dead to get
their name on a paver, though.

Some years back the local historic society wanted to
renovate the local (Wayne PA) train station. They did the pavers thing
and raised enough to do a
really nice job.

There's a walkway at the nearby Agnes Irwin School
with the names of alumnae on some of the pavers.
They contributed to a major renovation/expansion.
Some of the names are famous, others virtually unknown.

I am not about to memorialize anyone
about whom I care or whom I respect by placing their name on
the ground where thoughtless people wipe dog-poop off their shoes
and spit their gum.

I've never seen anyone do that at the places I mentioned.

*I don't know who first thought of this fad
(and Lord, I hope it's a "passing fad"),
but it's a bad idea and I would never, ever do it.

Then don't! Nobody is saying you have to or even should.

It's just a fund-raising scheme. Didn't originate with
ARRL and won't end there.

These fund-raising schemes are done rather than
raising dues and/or advertising rates. Some of them permit
contributors to target where the money is spent rather than just
pouring it into the common
pot.

I wish taxes worked that way!

Build a wall with the bricks, or anything else
other than a "walk on you daddy" place.

What would be really cool IMHO would be to have one's name/call on an
actual working brick in the W1AW station building!
..
But I don't see what all the fuss is about in this
thread. If someone wants to buy a paver, fine,
it's their money spent on a good cause. If not,
there's no requirement to participate. Lots of
other worthwhile ARRL things to contribute to.

73 de Jim, N2EY

On Mar 28, 8:03 am, wrote:
On Mar 22, 9:05?am, "David Stinson" wrote:

ARRL's "Diamond Terrace" Memorial

I do NOT understand this "fad" of placing bricks on the GROUND
to memorialize someone. ?

It's a pretty common way to raise money. The person doesn't usually
have to be dead to get
their name on a paver, though.
this makes it proper and good idea ?

why do you seem to want to make another of your Jihads over some folks
expressing they don't like something I have not read (I may have
missed it) say it is ilegal accuse the ARRL of wrong doing, etc

it justs seem well "tacky" to some of us and we said so

and frankly since you want to this thread going dehumanizing it is
callsigns that are being put not names

I am Mark Morgan, not KB9RQZ, indeed I have never esp liked the
presumtion on this NG that is was proper to refer to me by mark or
markie or frankly anything but MR Morgan without my leave but till
your penadantic insistance, I ahve been reasonable content to bear it
(perhaps the facts I am a caregiver to the Elder Mr Morgan a title he
gets to enjoy automaticaly and I have fight for if I want it has
something to do with it)