*** Answering a msg posted in area ELIST (ELIST).


01 Mar 08 00:51, Thom LaCosta wrote to Dale Shipp:

 TL> Dale Shipp wrote in a message to Thom Lacosta:

 TL>> rote publication...to say nothing of underestimating how
 TL>> folks can rise to advance various agendas.

 DS>>   Go back in history and look at what happened in the HAM echo when
 DS>>   Roy's node disappeared for a few weeks because of an outage
 DS>> caused by   fire.   Someone used that as an excuse to waltz in and
 DS>> attempt to take   over his echo.   Once you see that sort of thing,
 DS>> it is difficult to   ever underestimate what folks might do.

 TL> If Roy had the echo listed, he would have some protection.

The HAM echo was listed at that time.

 TL> ...and if it happened when he refused to list it...then it could be
 TL> relisted by anyone.

Which still doesn't make them the moderator.

 TL> But, it offers a wonderful opportunity for folks to flex their
 TL> muscles and take on the mantle of echo (echolist) savior.

LOL! AMATEUR_RADIO, DRAKE, HAM, HAM-SALE, HAM_TECH, MORSE, NETLINE, QRP,
RTTY and SHORTWAVE. Which are just the amateur radio related echoes he's
collected. Only two of which have any traffic, btw.

 TL> And what's even more humorous is that when I ran the last warning
 TL> batch file, there were actually echoes that are moderated by some of
 TL> the saviors that are in jeapody of expiring...I am reminded of the
 TL> phrase "Physician, heal thyself".

Geez...Thom's senility must be getting worse these days.

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