"Steve Robeson K4CAP" wrote in message
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Subject: Proposal to rename RRAP ... (was - New Candidate for
'Youngest Extra')
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Gentlemen, your comments are well spoken and have much merit.

I wonder why, however, many of you selectively decide when to complain
about the "noise".

Steve,

The endless bickering and personal attacks that fundamentally have nothing
to do with amateur radio policy and everything to do with personal grudges
and vendettas have reached a level where they are almost totally dominating
the newsgroup on many, if not most, days.

I believe that a lot of good folks, like Ed Hare, for one ... aren't around
any more because they got sick of wading through all of the extraneous crap
....
our "community" here is worse off for the loss of such folks' contributions
to the *real* discussions, and it's a shame ...

Carl - wk3c