[SBE] The SBE Roundtable

[McGlothen, Darryl]

I agree, Chriss. There are no end to 'social forums' wherein persons may
post their rants on inumerable subjects, but the SBE Roundtable is not
one of them. Nor should it become so! I read every post that comes to me
and find it very annoying when the conversation deteriorates to
NAME_bashing or philosophical ramblings unrelated to the Broadcast
industry.

I read for the purpose of learning something useful to apply to my
professional goals. I have enjoyed the efforts by some to change the
subject to 'going green' and the related thread 'LED Tower Lighting' as
these are subjects that are current and have application in the
day-to-day operation of engineering tasks. I laud your efforts to keep
the discussion list on topic and appreciate your periodic reminders to
the sometimes prolific posters to do the same. Thanks.

Darryl

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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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