[NSRCA-discussion] List rules... ??

[Jay Marshall]

I really don't see how you can mention a big, rich corporation like Home
Depot with all of the other guys! Let me know ahead of time when you plan to
support our vendors in one of your articles and I'll be sure not to download
the K Factor that month!
 
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JonLowe at aol.com
Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 2:16 PM
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Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] List rules... ??
 
Amen.  I'm getting tired of the "political correctness" both on the list and
the K Factor.  I'm taking it a little personal at this point, because Lamar
Blair told me that he got a letter (not email) the other day blasting the
article I wrote on the OS 1.60 in the Nov 2006 K Factor.  Why?  Because I
dared to mention Tower Hobbies and other sources as suggested places you
could get the pieces I described.  I have not seen the letter, as Lamar sent
it on to Derek K., but Lamar described the contents.  The writer is a member
of NSRCA and was offended because I mentioned non-advertising vendors, at
the alledged expense of advertising vendors and local hobby shops.  Let's
see, Great Planes is a regular full page advertiser in the K Factor as the
importer for Futaba and OS.  Hmm, who owns Great Planes?  Hobbico.  Who owns
Tower?  Hobbico.  Seems like Hobbico supports the K Factor to me.  So much
for that crime.
 
Other vendors I mentioned were Aeroslave, Andy Pollitt for nose rings, Home
Depot, Karl Mueller for headers, Boca Bearings, Dave Lockhart for repitched
props, Bob Pasterello for coupler material, Morgan fuel, and a couple of
others in passing.  Why did I mention them?  Because that would have been
the first email I got, asking, "where do you buy this stuff?".  Some of
these guys are so small that advertising a lot doesn't make sense for them.
Very few, if any, of the specialized parts may be available at your
particular local hobby shop (LHS), and some vendors don't sell thru LHS.  I
support my LHS, but giving sources lets people look at what they are buying,
even if they get it thru the LHS.  I also support K Factor vendors, as my
bills from Central and Budd prove.  And sometimes I just don't feel like
driving 20 minutes to my LHS for something they don't stock and would
special order, that I can order online and have delivered to my door in a
couple of days.
 
Frankly, I think Ihncheol did the right thing. He let people know of a
supply for a scare product in high demand.  He could have told his buddies
about it, and have one of them post it, and no one would (or could)have said
a thing.  It isn't like he is on here all the time pushing his products.
 
The writer of the letter did not have the courtesy to copy me on the letter.
Derek, if you read this, please send me a copy when you get it.  Frankly, if
the whole thing wasn't so ridiculous, I'd think twice about writing another
article for the K Factor.
 
Incidently, I am not sponsored by any of the companies I mentioned in my
article or here.  I do write for RC Report on occasion.  Oops, I just
mentioned a non-advertisor!  Shame on me...
 
Jon Lowe
 
 
 
In a message dated 1/14/2007 11:42:58 AM Central Standard Time,
ronlock at comcast.net writes:
We benefit from short focused posts on availability of some difficult to
find product/part, substitute parts, reference to a part to solve problems,
answers to questions, etc.  Be that from a sponsored pilot, service company,
cottage supplier, etc.

Do we need to ask NSRCA leadership for an interpretation or re-write of the
Policy to establish a "Balance" of OK information as opposed to abuse of the
list
by advertisers?  If this is a problem, then maybe so.  Ive not seen a
problem.
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