AMA Magazine Article - the paragraph

[Martin X. Moleski, SJ]

--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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