AMA Magazine Article - the paragraph

[Henderson,Eric]

The question still stands. Are we that bad now or have we got better?

The answer determines your next personal action. 

I'll tell you now that I have found IMAC contests to be less tense and the
folks tended to be more gregarious. The only grief I have had from IMAC is
over the noise level proposals that my wife signed.

I will say that I could print anti-IMAC letters etc in my column, but so far
I have not had any!!!



E.

-----Original Message-----
From: Martin X. Moleski, SJ [mailto:moleski at canisius.edu]
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 8:54 PM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: Re: AMA Magazine Article - the paragraph


--On Monday, September 30, 2002 5:26 PM -0500 Larry Diamond
<jed241 at email.msn.com> wrote:

> The problem isn't that it was published. The problem is that it ever
> happened in the first place. You can't stop all of it. 

It's not an either/or situation.

Yes, the allegation, if true, indicates that some of us
may not be too hospitable to a newcomer during a contest.

The publication of the allegation as a generalization is
stereotyping.  It is an offense in its own right.
"Pattern guys--self-centered and inhospitable; IMAC
guys--good."

In the 1980s, I rode my bike onto an RC field in 
the vicinity of D.C.  The guys cussed at me in no
uncertain terms for endangering myself.  They
were surly and rude.  They answered my questions
about the hobby in monosyllables, if at all.

I made two decisions that day.  One was to get into
the hobby when I finished my Ph.D.  The other was
to greet newcomers with an extended hand and a smile.
I've kept both resolutions.

						Marty

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