[BC] Gratitude and Identity

[Barry Mishkind]

Tom,

Thanks for your kind thoughts, both earlier and now, as well as your 
contributions to the radio industry.

I did make a purposeful choice seven years ago that I WOULD NOT 
identify myself as Radio Guide's Editor on each every post I make - 
and indeed, I tend to limit my .sigs on the list greatly as I don't 
want to overshadow the large number of great engineers and friends 
who have shared information on this list. I think over the past seven 
years, I have done so only on a very small number where it was 
probably useful for informational purposes.

(Yes, I do see some who tend to use their .sigs more as advertising 
and self-promotion than anything else - reaching up to as many as 15 
lines or more in a .sig - I could list all my titles, addresses, 
phone numbers, stations, etc etc, but what's the benefit?  If you 
want my long .sig, let me know, and I'll send it privately.)

Furthermore, I have tried hard not to over-promote www.oldradio.com 
with every post. Sometimes, when a question comes up, it does seem 
that there are a few that will post links to every website but 
www.oldradio.com. That is a dis-service to those who have contributed 
time/effort/money to the site. However, I find it hard to 
self-promote, especially when much of the information is coming from sharers.

At the same time, some of you have told me I should be more "upfront" 
with promoting www.oldradio.com, as perhaps (1) some might not be 
aware of the site and resource and (2) they might help out more if 
they did know - perhaps donating pictures, information, or the 
occasional $10 or 20 to keep www.oldradio.com open and free for all.

It has always been my hope to avoid turning the site into one of 
those where you have to pay to get access. And, up to now, there has 
always been enough contributions to cover expenses. I hope to keep 
things that way, so, I tend to be less than aggressive about it. 
Still, if enough of you want me to push harder on oldradio.com, I will try.

thanks for all your support, in so many ways!

b

At 03:09 PM 6/5/2009, Thomas G. Osenkowsky wrote:
>I WAS serious in my gratitude for Richard's
>excellent treatise of matcher adjustment methodology.
>I said Barry's feelings may be hurt because
>Barry, to whom we must be thankful for these lists,
>is Editor for Radio Guide and Radio World was
>originally cited. That is why I mentioned I am a
>Radio World contributor.
>
>Tom Osenkowsky, CPBE
>(back to watching Doogie Howser)

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Barry Mishkind     -       Tucson, AZ    -