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Lotta QRM on this forum
I gotta get a newsreader with an ignore function...Mozilla's Thunderbird
won't do it. I really like this forum and the shortwave and radio modification content, lightning protection, etc. Things related to radio. But there's a bunch of whack jobs who post, cross post to this group on circular hair loss, Disney killing sharks, racist bignoses spewing about Jacko, Bush killing with greenhouse gases. Anyhow, thanks to all who post with RADIO topics. Oh well, off the soapbox, I've got the tower tilted down and over to remove the rotor on the HF/VHF/UHF and satellite beams for maintainance. Now that the wind has diminished here in Florida I could take it down for repair. 73, Bill KC9CS |
I never reply to OT threads but I will make an exception here.
In many respects, I think the state of this NG reflects the state of the hobby. I would assume that if the DXing hobby was thriving to any degree, there would be a plethora of posts reflecting this. However, a majority of the topics here are OT crap. I am also willing to bet that the attrition rate of regular posters in this NG is rather high, and I don't blame them. I also don't blame people who just stumble upon this group looking for shortwave Info. to spend five minutes reading the posts and then leave, never to return. I lurk rather than post and run the risk of being plonked, being called a 'tard. or told to take my meds, put on my tin foil hat, or tote, etc... I am astounded at the time and energy that people invest in this NG to arguing with each other. What an utter and complete waste of one's life. I once heard somebody say that, "Arguing on the internet is like playing with your balls. It feels good at the time, but nobody really cares." I think that is an accurate, if not profane, way to get the point across. Flame away. |
mike0219116 wrote: I never reply to OT threads but I will make an exception here. In many respects, I think the state of this NG reflects the state of the hobby. I would assume that if the DXing hobby was thriving to any degree, there would be a plethora of posts reflecting this. However, a majority of the topics here are OT crap. I am also willing to bet that the attrition rate of regular posters in this NG is rather high, and I don't blame them. I also don't blame people who just stumble upon this group looking for shortwave Info. to spend five minutes reading the posts and then leave, never to return. I lurk rather than post and run the risk of being plonked, being called a 'tard. or told to take my meds, put on my tin foil hat, or tote, etc... I am astounded at the time and energy that people invest in this NG to arguing with each other. What an utter and complete waste of one's life. I once heard somebody say that, "Arguing on the internet is like playing with your balls. It feels good at the time, but nobody really cares." I think that is an accurate, if not profane, way to get the point across. Flame away. Hey... at least I got your attention! dxAce Michigan USA http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm |
Bill Otten wrote:
I gotta get a newsreader with an ignore function...Mozilla's Thunderbird won't do it. In Thunderbird, you can mark a thread as read, all current and future messages are then not highlighted. From the toolbar Message-Ignore Thread. You can then select to only see unread messages. From the toolbar View-Messages-Unread. You can also eliminate posts from specific senders. From the toolbar select Message-Create Filter From Message. This won't get rid of existing posts but eliminates future posts until the sender changes his address. I really like this forum and the shortwave and radio modification content, lightning protection, etc. Things related to radio. By using the above you can make most of the junk go away. But there's a bunch of whack jobs who post, cross post to this group on circular hair loss, Disney killing sharks, racist bignoses spewing about Jacko, Bush killing with greenhouse gases. No matter what you say, they won't go away. Your best option is to just ignore them. Anyhow, thanks to all who post with RADIO topics. Oh well, off the soapbox, I've got the tower tilted down and over to remove the rotor on the HF/VHF/UHF and satellite beams for maintainance. Now that the wind has diminished here in Florida I could take it down for repair. Good luck on the repairs. craigm 73, Bill KC9CS |
mike0219116 wrote:
I never reply to OT threads but I will make an exception here. In many respects, I think the state of this NG reflects the state of the hobby. I would assume that if the DXing hobby was thriving to any degree, there would be a plethora of posts reflecting this. However, a majority of the topics here are OT crap. I am also willing to bet that the attrition rate of regular posters in this NG is rather high, and I don't blame them. I also don't blame people who just stumble upon this group looking for shortwave Info. to spend five minutes reading the posts and then leave, never to return. I lurk rather than post and run the risk of being plonked, being called a 'tard. or told to take my meds, put on my tin foil hat, or tote, etc... I am astounded at the time and energy that people invest in this NG to arguing with each other. What an utter and complete waste of one's life. I once heard somebody say that, "Arguing on the internet is like playing with your balls. It feels good at the time, but nobody really cares." I think that is an accurate, if not profane, way to get the point across. Posters are in several categories. -People who are into Dxing. -People who listen to short wave for the content: program listeners. -People who are looking for a place to debate stuff they've heard on SW. -People who are looking for a soap box from which to debate stuff they've heard on SW or crap they haven't. -Trolls. Typically they post the same dumb lines or insults. -The socially or mentally deviant or ill. The last two I killfile. The third last is the hardest to deal with. |
On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 20:55:07 -0400, dxAce
wrote: mike0219116 wrote: I never reply to OT threads but I will make an exception here. In many respects, I think the state of this NG reflects the state of the hobby. I would assume that if the DXing hobby was thriving to any degree, there would be a plethora of posts reflecting this. However, a majority of the topics here are OT crap. I am also willing to bet that the attrition rate of regular posters in this NG is rather high, and I don't blame them. I also don't blame people who just stumble upon this group looking for shortwave Info. to spend five minutes reading the posts and then leave, never to return. I lurk rather than post and run the risk of being plonked, being called a 'tard. or told to take my meds, put on my tin foil hat, or tote, etc... I am astounded at the time and energy that people invest in this NG to arguing with each other. What an utter and complete waste of one's life. I once heard somebody say that, "Arguing on the internet is like playing with your balls. It feels good at the time, but nobody really cares." I think that is an accurate, if not profane, way to get the point across. Flame away. Hey... at least I got your attention! dxAce Michigan USA a US Air Force study points to the use of "induced ionospheric modifications" as a means of altering weather patterns as well as disrupting enemy communications and radar http://www.haarp.net/ |
David wrote: On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 20:55:07 -0400, dxAce wrote: mike0219116 wrote: I never reply to OT threads but I will make an exception here. In many respects, I think the state of this NG reflects the state of the hobby. I would assume that if the DXing hobby was thriving to any degree, there would be a plethora of posts reflecting this. However, a majority of the topics here are OT crap. I am also willing to bet that the attrition rate of regular posters in this NG is rather high, and I don't blame them. I also don't blame people who just stumble upon this group looking for shortwave Info. to spend five minutes reading the posts and then leave, never to return. I lurk rather than post and run the risk of being plonked, being called a 'tard. or told to take my meds, put on my tin foil hat, or tote, etc... I am astounded at the time and energy that people invest in this NG to arguing with each other. What an utter and complete waste of one's life. I once heard somebody say that, "Arguing on the internet is like playing with your balls. It feels good at the time, but nobody really cares." I think that is an accurate, if not profane, way to get the point across. Flame away. Hey... at least I got your attention! dxAce Michigan USA a US Air Force study points to the use of "induced ionospheric modifications" as a means of altering weather patterns as well as disrupting enemy communications and radar http://www.haarp.net/ Up here we got a saying for your behaviour... it's called being 'off the res'. dxAce Michigan USA |
beerbarrel wrote:
If you like this forum why have you never posted? Actually I have. I've made comments particularly in response to the thread on lightning, posted my own website with the construction of my antenna system safeguards to help protect against lightning (I don't think one can prevent lightning). And I do read all the posts pertinent to shortwave and radio in general. I've been lurking about just a few short weeks so I'll get more involved with the radio topics. Bill KC9CS |
uncle arnie wrote:
mike0219116 wrote: I never reply to OT threads but I will make an exception here. In many respects, I think the state of this NG reflects the state of the hobby. I would assume that if the DXing hobby was thriving to any degree, there would be a plethora of posts reflecting this. However, a majority of the topics here are OT crap. I am also willing to bet that the attrition rate of regular posters in this NG is rather high, and I don't blame them. I also don't blame people who just stumble upon this group looking for shortwave Info. to spend five minutes reading the posts and then leave, never to return. I lurk rather than post and run the risk of being plonked, being called a 'tard. or told to take my meds, put on my tin foil hat, or tote, etc... I am astounded at the time and energy that people invest in this NG to arguing with each other. What an utter and complete waste of one's life. I once heard somebody say that, "Arguing on the internet is like playing with your balls. It feels good at the time, but nobody really cares." I think that is an accurate, if not profane, way to get the point across. Posters are in several categories. -People who are into Dxing. -People who listen to short wave for the content: program listeners. -People who are looking for a place to debate stuff they've heard on SW. -People who are looking for a soap box from which to debate stuff they've heard on SW or crap they haven't. -Trolls. Typically they post the same dumb lines or insults. -The socially or mentally deviant or ill. The last two I killfile. The third last is the hardest to deal with. I personally only post OT when it's something I've heard on SW. Say what you want about the BBC's agenda, they have some provocative news stories, and I like to discuss them with people who have also heard the program. I also would like to discuss stuff I've heard on Radio Havana, but most of the people here automatically regard anything the Cubans say about anything to be a total fabrication, so I've given up on that. (Just a couple nights ago, they said that the Pentagon is now spending ONE TRILLION DOLLARS A YEAR! 82% of all military spending on the *planet*! They also said that the US media, especially the cable news channels, is giving Bush a free ride, something I think we all suspect. But I suppose they were lying, and that the Pentagon really doesn't spend that much, and the US press is truly in it for truth, justice, and the American Way.) There are also posters (at least ONE poster) whose OT posts consist mostly of stuff plucked off the web, and not heard on SW at all. These should also be killfiled. ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
mike0219116 wrote: I never reply to OT threads but I will make an exception here. snip I once heard somebody say that, "Arguing on the internet is like playing with your balls. It feels good at the time, but nobody really cares." I think that is an accurate, if not profane, way to get the point across. Flame away. .................................................. .................................. I use golf tees to rest my balls on when driving and wouldn't dream of swinging with someone else's ball. |
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uncle arnie wrote: mike0219116 wrote: I never reply to OT threads but I will make an exception here. In many respects, I think the state of this NG reflects the state of the hobby. I would assume that if the DXing hobby was thriving to any degree, there would be a plethora of posts reflecting this. However, a majority of the topics here are OT crap. I am also willing to bet that the attrition rate of regular posters in this NG is rather high, and I don't blame them. I also don't blame people who just stumble upon this group looking for shortwave Info. to spend five minutes reading the posts and then leave, never to return. I lurk rather than post and run the risk of being plonked, being called a 'tard. or told to take my meds, put on my tin foil hat, or tote, etc... I am astounded at the time and energy that people invest in this NG to arguing with each other. What an utter and complete waste of one's life. I once heard somebody say that, "Arguing on the internet is like playing with your balls. It feels good at the time, but nobody really cares." I think that is an accurate, if not profane, way to get the point across. Posters are in several categories. -People who are into Dxing. -People who listen to short wave for the content: program listeners. -People who are looking for a place to debate stuff they've heard on SW. -People who are looking for a soap box from which to debate stuff they've heard on SW or crap they haven't. -Trolls. Typically they post the same dumb lines or insults. -The socially or mentally deviant or ill. The last two I killfile. The third last is the hardest to deal with. I would be number 2 on your list but also things not on your list. 1. I like to report not debate what I've heard on SW if it provokes a reaction from me when I heard it. I'm not interested in an argument about anything I've posted. If you disagree about some fact I've posted I want to hear about it but what I think (opinion) is what I think. If you don't agree with my opinion that is fine with me. I don't have an expectation that everyone will agree with my take on things. That would be silly. 2. I like to exchange ideas about antennas and reception of SW signals. 3. I like to read about the different aspects of the hobby that other people take up like utility signals or Dx'ing. 4. I like reports on the use of or exchange of information on radios. 5. Well, just about anything else that people do with the hobby such as modifying radios. I figure that the majority of people that read the news group don't post due to being cowed by the Trolls and that is a shame. I encourage all reading this post to participate by posting here about SW and just kill file the waste of time Trolls. -- Telamon Ventura, California |
There always will be and there's nothing you can do about it except learn to
ignore it or live with it... "Bill Otten" wrote in message ... But there's a bunch of whack jobs who post, cross post to this group on circular hair loss, Disney killing sharks, racist bignoses spewing about Jacko, Bush killing with greenhouse gases. |
"Bill Otten" wrote in message ... But there's a bunch of whack jobs who post, cross post to this group on circular hair loss, Disney killing sharks, racist bignoses spewing about Jacko, Bush killing with greenhouse gases. Yess Bill, it's really bad when the wind shifts and the various smells eminating from the trailer park across the tracks starts to blow downwind...... : ( When that happens however I just go to the URL below and I feel better : ) http://www.rathergood.com/vines/ xoxoxo Herbie (no..not THAT Herb dammit!) |
On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 18:33:29 -0400, dxAce
wrote: wrote: On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 20:55:07 -0400, dxAce wrote: mike0219116 wrote: Flame away. Hey... at least I got your attention! Children, in their immaturity qnd loneliness, are often satisfied with negative attention. About all you're going to get. About as much as I would have expected from a dimwit like you. |
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dxAce wrote:
Yep, a real dimwit... I suggest you leave the real radio to the big boys. Much like the way you left guitar playing to the big boys, little Bozo...How's your allegedly suspicious insurance claim coming along? mike |
m II wrote: dxAce wrote: Yep, a real dimwit... I suggest you leave the real radio to the big boys. Much like the way you left guitar playing to the big boys, little Bozo...How's your allegedly suspicious insurance claim coming along? Coming along quite well actually! Those insurance companys generally come around a wee bit when they get an interesting call from an attorney who has the medical evidence to back things up... I think it was the MRI I had that helped as well. Continue to tote you worthless Canuck! dxAce Michigan USA |
sneerbarrel wrote the start of something great. He had the Ace along as
co-author and 'shine tester. ======================================= If an infinite number of rednecks riding in an infinite number of pickup trucks fire an infinite number of shotgun rounds at an infinite number of highway signs, they will eventually produce all the world's great literary works in Braille. http://tlc.ousd.k12.ca.us/~acody/laws.html ======================================= mike |
beerbarrel wrote: On Sun, 19 Jun 2005 03:41:43 GMT, m II wrote: sneerbarrel wrote the start of something great. He had the Ace along as co-author and 'shine tester. ======================================= If an infinite number of rednecks riding in an infinite number of pickup trucks fire an infinite number of shotgun rounds at an infinite number of highway signs, they will eventually produce all the world's great literary works in Braille. http://tlc.ousd.k12.ca.us/~acody/laws.html ======================================= mike Sounds like fun! Would you stand in front of the sign please. That's a grand idea! dxAce Michigan USA |
peebarrel wrote:
...inconsequential hillbilly nonsense... I hear your sister calling you from the woodshed... mike |
m II wrote: peebarrel wrote: ..inconsequential hillbilly nonsense... I hear your sister calling you from the woodshed... You can't hear a thing... that's your problem. Besides being a dumb Canuck. dxAce Michigan USA |
peebarrel wrote:
Yep, his hearing is screwed up alright! He mistook my sister for his mother! Not likely, you inbred moron. My mother died of cancer six years ago. It was a horrible time. mike |
On Fri, 17 Jun 2005 06:41:18 -0400, dxAce
wrote: Continue to tote, 'tard, dxAce Michigan USA Same old kindergarten **** from the same old dimwit. No improvement here. |
On Sat, 18 Jun 2005 10:20:47 -0400, beerbarrel
wrote: On Fri, 17 Jun 2005 23:28:35 -0400, dxAce wrote: Continue to tote you worthless Canuck! dxAce Michigan USA I resent that! He isn't worthless! He would be invaluable as a punching bag...Of course he might only be good for a blow or two before he went crying for his mommy...or maybe Honkus. I'm sure dxAss is just the guy to give him a couple a blow or two. Cold Filtered: George Ashley AB8QM mII Honkus |
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