Re: >Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 21:14:27 -0800 (PST) >From: Kevin Fetter <kfetter@yahoo.com> >To: seesat-l@satobs.org >Subject: no more post from me for awhile > >I better quit posting messages on what I observe here. This is due to >a rather rude email I received from someone. I guess some people can't >stand my post's, so I won't post anything for awhile. That way I won't >bother them. > >Kevin Hi Kevin and any one else who will take the trouble to read. I am very sorry to hear about this and feel that it will not foster our hobby when one takes notice of rude individuals who apparently have little better to do than complain. I have particularly strong feelings on this subject so at the risk of putting my foot in my mouth I am going to vent my feelings. We are all supposedly doing this as a hobby and we all have different interests in the field of satellite tracking so one will naturally read messages of interest ,or post messages relevant to one's interest.No one is forced to do otherwise and as far as I am concerned the only person who can decide whether your posts are suitable or not is the moderator,ie Ted and Im pretty certain it was not him that complained! You have spent a great deal of money and time in developing your interest and you have done a lot in promoting your interests - I find your satellite videos of great interest and every week visit your site to see whats new and download the latest SATELLITE.ZIP file. I do not know who complained ,or exactly what was said, but just what has this person DONE to CONTRIBUTE to our hobby - is it just a silent lurker or maybe somebody more active? I cannot see the geostationaries you are so enthusiastic about, but does this then mean I should complain about your reports etc - rubbish ! - I am sure it is of interest to some readers. There are numerous postings on SeeSat that I have no interest in but they are all read and the last thing to cross my mind would be to complain because they are of little or no interest to me. Some people complain about the cost and time spent reading such messages- I pay for my internet access by the second and its not cheap, BUT I enjoy reading every SeeSaT message I get - besides the time taken to download a SeeSat bulletin is minimal- if one cannot afford to pay this cost, or spend time downloading and reading a message then you should not be in this hobby. The day somebody complains about my postings, which I know are long winded and sometimes off topic, will be the day I stop doing satellite tracking and I will do my own private "thing" purely for my own pleasure. If I have to put up with people who complain etc and try to dictate what I can or cannot do then thats it and I am sure that anyone who does anything for this hobby will feel exactly the same ! This is a HOBBY and a hobby is done to relax one and to provide interest- having to put up with ungrateful individuals is the last thing one wants. We are surrounded by rules and regulations - lets make our hobby something that is pleasurable. So my advice to you Kevin is to IGNORE those who have nothing better to do than complain - dont even dignify them with a reply, and post EVEN more! Best wishes Greg ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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