Return-Path: Received: (qmail 6560 invoked from network); 11 Feb 2001 22:03:22 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO murphys-inbound.servers.plus.net) (212.159.14.225) by excalibur.plus.net with SMTP; 11 Feb 2001 22:03:22 -0000 Received: (qmail 7301 invoked from network); 11 Feb 2001 22:03:19 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by murphys with SMTP; 11 Feb 2001 22:03:19 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #1) id 14S4UY-0007w1-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Sun, 11 Feb 2001 21:57:10 +0000 Received: from mta6-rme.xtra.co.nz ([203.96.92.19]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #1) id 14S4UX-0007vv-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 11 Feb 2001 21:57:09 +0000 Received: from xtr743187 ([202.27.181.90]) by mta6-rme.xtra.co.nz with SMTP id <20010211215557.HNKP4990345.mta6-rme.xtra.co.nz@xtr743187> for ; Mon, 12 Feb 2001 10:55:57 +1300 Message-ID: <002501c09476$453f4500$5ab51bca@xtr743187> From: "Vernall" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <3A83E830.5192.C534B3@localhost> <005d01c092d6$8b7dada0$aab21bca@xtr743187> <006501c09419$d4c8da40$8d6968d5@oemcomputer> Subject: LF: Re: Re: Re: ARRL News Story Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 10:56:52 +1300 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: ----- Original Message ----- From: "mike.dennison" To: Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 12:00 AM Subject: LF: Re: Re: ARRL News Story > 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. > > 37 > > Moke, X3GDV Despite the deliberate errors you made in your ending, publishing the wrong call sign of an amateur radio participant is probably one of the worst errors that a journalist could make. Bob ZL2CA