Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Nice Quasar TV
"SentryTV" posted an apparently private message from Bill Degnan, as the message itself was not distributed in the list. Bill gave some cautionary private advice about respecting views of someone with long history in VCFed-Mid AKA March. And Bill affirmed that the topic of a Quasar TV was in Bill's view, reasonably on-topic. Bill was right on all counts. And as I'm also a person with "long history", his point about due consideration strikes home with me. Curious, that someone with "TV" in their pseudonym would complain that TV's are off-topic. Broadcast TV's including CRT TV's continue to be part of vintage computing, particularly in the home video game/computer domain. They are present at every VCF event. They are an allied interest on their own. Plus, Bill was doing "Sentry" a favor by keeping his comments as a *private* response. By broadcasting them in reply, you dismissed his courtesy and discouraged others from making private contacts to express such cautions. This kind of discourse, in my opinion, is not good for friendly and sometimes challenging public discussion. I'm not a moderator but when lines are crossed without dissent, those lines go away. This is my dissent. If I have a vote, I vote for courtesy. If courtesy ends, I will go away. Regards, Herb Johnson -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey USA https://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net preserve, recover, restore 1970's computing email: hjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT com or try later herbjohnson AT comcast DOT net
Well said, Herb. I agree completely Regards, Joe Giliberti On Wed, Aug 6, 2025, 10:46 AM Herbert Johnson via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
"SentryTV" posted an apparently private message from Bill Degnan, as the message itself was not distributed in the list. Bill gave some cautionary private advice about respecting views of someone with long history in VCFed-Mid AKA March. And Bill affirmed that the topic of a Quasar TV was in Bill's view, reasonably on-topic.
Bill was right on all counts. And as I'm also a person with "long history", his point about due consideration strikes home with me.
Curious, that someone with "TV" in their pseudonym would complain that TV's are off-topic. Broadcast TV's including CRT TV's continue to be part of vintage computing, particularly in the home video game/computer domain. They are present at every VCF event. They are an allied interest on their own.
Plus, Bill was doing "Sentry" a favor by keeping his comments as a *private* response. By broadcasting them in reply, you dismissed his courtesy and discouraged others from making private contacts to express such cautions.
This kind of discourse, in my opinion, is not good for friendly and sometimes challenging public discussion. I'm not a moderator but when lines are crossed without dissent, those lines go away. This is my dissent. If I have a vote, I vote for courtesy. If courtesy ends, I will go away.
Regards, Herb Johnson
-- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey USA https://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net preserve, recover, restore 1970's computing email: hjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT com or try later herbjohnson AT comcast DOT net
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