"N2EY" wrote in message
...
In article , "Carl R. Stevenson"
writes:

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 ...

I agree 100%, Carl.

So what should folks like you and I do about it?

Jim,

I hate to "kill-file" folks - they *might* just say something relevant at
some point, but I'm considering it for a few individuals whose posts are
mostly personal vendetta-like attacks and insults ...

In particular, when someone posts information that is flat out wrong,
should we simply ignore it or challenge it?

If we see it and know it to be wrong, I think we should challenge it.
However, it is not my job (nor, I suspect yours) to wade through all of
their drivel in search of a relevant, incorrect assertion so that it might
be challenged.

I tend to think that most people will give little credence to whatever some
of these folks say, just on the basis of the tone and content of most of
their messages. I am just finding it annoying to have the newsgroup
polluted with so much OT stuff - newsgroup BPL, I think Mike called it.

73,
Carl - wk3c




73 de Jim, N2EY