I'll probably be sorry to get myself involved in this morass, but I think it is worth saying/repeating: Many operators are in QRZ. If you think they are behaving inappropriately why not send them a note rather than calling out individuals on the bb? I know one of the operators mentioned here and I did in fact send him a note. He had not received anything from anyone previously. He was apologetic and unaware of his transgressions, and also unaware of the bulletin board so he had not seen this conversation. In addition, I know him to be a good guy and generally a good operator on DX and a good contester and thus normally aware of rare grids etc.

My points are: 1) Good people make mistakes. 2) Good operators are happy to be corrected. 3) Calling out on a particular social medium does not always reach the person in question. Why not assume they are of good faith and try to make a friendly personal connection?

Back to lurk mode---73,

Burns W2BFJ