[SBE] The SBE Roundtable

[Jeremy D. Morris]

It seems the most activity on this board happens when we're "off-topic."
When it gets extremely technical, there are maybe 5-6 posts on the
subject and then the board goes dark.  I enjoy the banter.  It shows
that engineers can be human.
 
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-----Original Message-----
From: sbe-bounces at sbe.org [mailto:sbe-bounces at sbe.org] On Behalf Of
Dennis Sloatman
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 7:21 AM
To: 'sbe member discussion mail list'
Subject: Re: [SBE] The SBE Roundtable

Guys, I am 100% with Chriss.  I subscribed to this board to participate
in
technical discussions amongst my peers and to learn of the experiences
of
others in broadcasting, not to hear of political philosophies.  There
are
countless blogs around to discuss "dry snow" and global warming.  This
is
the SBE board, guys - not alt.political.globalwarming.

C'mon guys, let's discuss tower lights, engineer/manager relations, HD,
tube
life, bit rate errors, etc., etc.  We shouldn't require a formal set of
guidelines (although one exists) in order to understand what this board
is
properly used for.


Dennis L. Sloatman
Senior Engineer
Sloatman Associates Broadcast Engineering
(407) 461-7592 (Voice)
(407) 657-4170 (Fax)

-----Original Message-----
From: sbe-bounces at sbe.org [mailto:sbe-bounces at sbe.org] On Behalf Of
chscherer at everestkc.net
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 1:04 AM
To: sbe at sbe.org
Cc: kwinrich at gmail.com
Subject: Re: [SBE] The SBE Roundtable

Kent posted (and then immediately unsubscribed):


> The problem Chriss is that there are no rules yet you ask use to 

> live by the rules.????  You say it is not YOUR list yet you are the

[one]
that stops the

> conversation.


There are rules:
http://www.sbe.org/Roundtable.php

And if you notice, what I have been striving for is looser than the
rules.
Discussions about the Society is the official purpose, but tech support
and
relevent broadcast engineering discussion are encouraged.

And without a moderator, this list would be all over the place, like so
many
of the other existing lists. I belong to a list to discuss geneology of
a
specific region in Germany, and that list has no problem staying on
topic. I
never see rants about politics or snow fall. Why is that so hard to
maintain
here? The purpose has been stated several times.

Political discussions and non-engineering-related conversations are not
within the scope of the list. Most of all, personal attacks, even those
leveled against parties not on the list or public figures, will not be
tolerated. 



> Havent we been here before??  This type of message comes from you 

> about once a month.


This "type" of message comes up when the list strays. Yes, we've been
here
before, and the point is still being missed. The Roundtable is not a
social
list, it is a professional list. Because some people want a social spot
for
SBE members, we are creating a social list. In the meantime, this is the
SBE
Roundtable. Items posted to the Roundtable that are not on topic will be
redirected to the social list.

Soon you will have the best of both worlds.

Chriss
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