Return-Path: <majordom@post.thorcom.com> Received: (qmail 5051 invoked from network); 12 Feb 2001 19:35:25 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO murphys-inbound.servers.plus.net) (212.159.14.225) by extortion.plus.net with SMTP; 12 Feb 2001 19:35:25 -0000 Received: (qmail 23880 invoked from network); 12 Feb 2001 19:35:24 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by murphys with SMTP; 12 Feb 2001 19:35:24 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #1) id 14SOew-0006Cy-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Mon, 12 Feb 2001 19:29:14 +0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from [194.200.20.13] (helo=mailhost.netscapeonline.co.uk) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #1) id 14SOev-0006Ct-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 12 Feb 2001 19:29:14 +0000 Received: from userba83.netscapeonline.co.uk ([62.125.138.118] helo=netscapeonline.co.uk) by mailhost.netscapeonline.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 3.02 #1) id 14SOaU-00062M-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 12 Feb 2001 19:24:39 +0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: <3A8836DD.D0C6C44A@netscapeonline.co.uk> Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 19:17:49 +0000 From: "gii3kev" <gii3kev@netscapeonline.co.uk> Organization: Netscape Online member X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.6 [en-gb]C-CCK-MCD NetscapeOnline.co.uk (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: en-GB,en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: Re: LF: Re: Re: ARRL News Story References: <3A83E830.5192.C534B3@localhost> <005d01c092d6$8b7dada0$aab21bca@xtr743187> <006501c09419$d4c8da40$8d6968d5@oemcomputer> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: <majordom@post.thorcom.com> "mike.dennison" wrote: > ZL2CA wrote: > > I do not agree with your glossing over error-rate in articles: > > > Editorial errors give the publisher a bad image with knowledgeable > readers. > > Getting it right the first time takes a lot of beating. > > I agree entirely that 100% accuracy should always be the aim, and I believe > that RadCom and QST both have a high hit rate, but the point I was making > was that a story with some errors in it will still do more good for the LF > fraternity than no story at all. Where did you get that idea from??? So misleading and wrong information is better than no information at all !!!!!!!!!!!! What a lot of rubbish. Is it any wonder that less than half the UK licensed radio amateurs are not members of the RSGB with an attitude like that. Representatives of societies must act responsibly and show leadership at all times. G3KEV > > > 37 > > Moke, X3GDV