Where have our manners gone?
Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 2:04 pm
I'm sure I'm not alone;
You respond to an ad with a question or an offer, and never get an answer back.
You sell something, advise the buyer when you shipped, and never get a courtesy email that it arrived.
Where have the manners gone among hams? Is common courtesy not an "in thing" anymore? It takes just a few moments to acknowledge to the other, what has taken place.
We are, by our own declaration, "communication experts". We offer our knowledge and expertise at communications, to communities and officals every day, someplace in the world, yet we treat each other poorly.
Yes, I know this doesn't apply to EVERY ham among our ranks, but it does apply to far more than it should. Sometimes I think it is territorial, as least my experience points to certain areas of the country more than others.
IMHO, I think we all need to look at our own backyard and do some cleaning up of our manners, none of us are exempt, but some worse than others.
In our fast paced world, as we run around trying to be everywhere in our lives and jobs, we need to stop and smell the roses so to speak, and treat each other with respect and courtesy.
You respond to an ad with a question or an offer, and never get an answer back.
You sell something, advise the buyer when you shipped, and never get a courtesy email that it arrived.
Where have the manners gone among hams? Is common courtesy not an "in thing" anymore? It takes just a few moments to acknowledge to the other, what has taken place.
We are, by our own declaration, "communication experts". We offer our knowledge and expertise at communications, to communities and officals every day, someplace in the world, yet we treat each other poorly.
Yes, I know this doesn't apply to EVERY ham among our ranks, but it does apply to far more than it should. Sometimes I think it is territorial, as least my experience points to certain areas of the country more than others.
IMHO, I think we all need to look at our own backyard and do some cleaning up of our manners, none of us are exempt, but some worse than others.
In our fast paced world, as we run around trying to be everywhere in our lives and jobs, we need to stop and smell the roses so to speak, and treat each other with respect and courtesy.