Well said Joel, now they can be upset with me as well. I thought my net comment was funny considering it was named a 2 Meter Tech Net, get it Technician, but that's the dry New England sense of Humor. I also don't post much on here as I am usually listening to Satellites or making contacts on the Birds, or rag chewing on HF.

Just a bit more on Narcissistic personalities, you be the Judge !

Expects to be recognized as superior and special, without superior accomplishments Expects constant attention, admiration and positive reinforcement from others Envies others and believes others envy him/her Is preoccupied with thoughts and fantasies of great success, enormous attractiveness, power, intelligence Lacks the ability to empathize with the feelings or desires of others Is arrogant in attitudes and behavior Has expectations of special treatment that are unrealistic

They also missed Legend in Own Mind, and Self Back Patting..

Anyway, Flame away it's snowing and I have nothing better to do today than read and laugh at people on the internet..

73 Craig-W1MSG

-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joel Black Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 7:08 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT Attitudes

You know, my kids don't act like this.

If they did...

Well, they don't.

Holier-than-thou, narcissistic, shall I go on?

Are you all ticked at *me*now?

Good, at least I have you agreeing about *something*!

Mmm... I wonder why AMSAT membership is waning...

Joel - W4JBB ex-AMSAT member 32589 _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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As a board member, I am well aware of what transpired.

By reading your public message, NO, you were not told accurately what occurred. You were not told of all the content of an hour-plus phone interrogation by an AMSAT-NA appointee and what was discussed. And I did not see you CC'd in those email messages from the board president.

Your current board president has no clue as to the value of what many volunteers were doing on behalf of AMSAT-NA. There are at least four devoted, fervent, dedicated advocates of AMSAT-NA that have been turned off and dismissed by this "criteria" that has popped up. Some have been told to alter their presentations.

You have a board president who wrote, after being advised that AMSAT-NA was cited in CQ magazine a couple of times in my articles, that " ... AMSAT-NA's mention in magazine articles is the relative value of published articles diminishes over time ... "

Those are words of someone who has no clue as to the power of the Internet. You cannot BUY the type of marketing and positive exposure that I have given AMSAT-NA the past eight years.

As I wrote in January at ... http://www.work-sat.com/2014.html ...

I doubt that any AMSAT-NA leaders could name ANY OTHER volunteer who has promoted the organization as often and as fervently as have I ... yet this well-documented history of promotion - worth many thousands of dollars in ANY public-relations professional’s portfolio - through my time and efforts has been judged as “lacking” by the current leadership of AMSAT-NA.

Clint Bradford K6LCS