I have had the privilege of belonging to several e-mail groups where everyone enjoyed helping each other achieve their dreams and goals of building an aircraft. Recently there has been an incredible amount of griping from a few of the members of this group. It is directed at others simply trying to tap into the vast knowledge base that exists in this club.
I had recently posted an item for sale on the site that was purchased by another member. The item was extremely popular and I received several e-mails regarding it. I thought it best for everyone including myself that I forward one of the e-mails to the group with my reply that the item was sold. My intention was to let any other interested members know that it was sold and not to waste their time or mine by inquiring about it. Lo and behold, I was sent an e-mail by one other fellow that accused me of spam mail. His e-mail to me "by his very own definition" was SPAM. I did not want it or ask for it, but he felt it was his job to dress me down for wasting his time. Wouldn't it have been easier to just click the box along with the rest of the posts that you had no interest in and delete it instead of going thru the trouble of sending me a accusatory reply? The reason that we belong to these groups is because we are not all-knowing or perfect and sometimes we make mistakes with regard to posting items. We are looking for help, not to be scolded like a 2 year old. For all of the truly good hearted and helpful people on the list, thank you. I am sorry for wasting your time. For the other few, perhaps a little tolerance of those who are not as perfect as you would go a long way!! Gary Olson Oshkosh
