[SBE] Standards (formerly 1984)

[Dennis SLoatman]

Hear hear!

You are 100% correct, Barry.  It is evident we need someone stand up to keep
the board on-topic.  I signed up to this board for broadcast related topics
only.  I couldn't care less about global warming, ham radio, and the only
"history" I may wish to hear in the context of this board is broadcasting
history.

Thank-you for speaking out.

Best Regards:

Dennis L. Sloatman
Senior Engineer
Sloatman Associates
CSRE/CBNT/AMD/MCSE/CNE/CWNA/A+/Net+/Server+
(407) 461-7592

-----Original Message-----
From: sbe-bounces at sbe.org [mailto:sbe-bounces at sbe.org] On Behalf Of Barry
Thomas, CPBE CBNT
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 11:57 PM
To: SBE Member Discussion List
Subject: [SBE] Standards (formerly 1984)

Before we rag anymore on Chriss:

I see a real irony in that we've just been having a great discussion about
the Society developing a RBP compendium, however as soon as a standard is
invoked, as Chriss did by moderating the list, we get flamed for being
restrictive. 

The purpose of this list is outlined at the subscription point of the SBE
web site. I like to consider this an ongoing, 24-hour, chapter meeting.
Discussions of hobbies, events in history, or casting aspersions on a fellow
engineer's role in serving our country would not (should not) occur during
an SBE meeting. It should not happen here. 

Chriss has needed to repeat this guideline several times recently.

Before and after regular chapter meetings (like those at chapter 5 here in
Atlanta) there exists the fellowship which many of us crave. This is where
the myriad of other interests we share are frequently discussed. As a result
of your comments we've created an online version of this "fellowship
opportunity" on the SBE Chat list. 

There are, of course, many opportunities online for social interaction
between broadcast technical personnel:  Barry's lists, Yahoo, Facebook, and
Linkedin Groups,  Ham radio nets, etc.
  
The Roundtable does not seek to supplant those opportunities and, as a
result is deliberately managed so it won't replicate them.

Please do not be insulted when our moderator suggests a topic be moved to
the chat area. Understand that he is simply helping this "business" list
remain on-point and relevant. This helps keep the roundtable an effective
resource for the many members who subscribe.

Thank you. 

Barry Thomas, CPBE CBNT
President
Society of Broadcast Engineers, Inc. 
 


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