"The Ham Shack" pro boards website denies new Ham membership

[n1bru]

I don't know if this is the right place for this, if not I apologize for putting it here. As a new Ham, I am very disapointed in the treatment of the folks at "the hamshack" proboards
site in the denial of my request to join their board . I am new and want to learn more about ham radio and figured it would be a good place to start, along with the ARRL (member) and QRZ (member)
I may have made a mistake in applying but I was told that the forums and boards are a gret place to start before I get my radio gear. I have found QRZ and ARRL sites a great help and the members are great in helping me with questions.
I am not some kid that just got on the bus, I am a 59 year old grandfather so I have been around the block at least once. I would like to know from you folks if this was a good idea in applying to "The hamshack".
Again thank you for your help.
KB1QNU
Bruce


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Dear bruce,Our staff has opted not to approve your account, and therefore it has been removed. The following reason was provided for why your account was not approved:Hey guys we joiin here using a valid callsign--http://thehamshack.proboards53.com/index.cgi (http://thehamshack.proboards53.com/index.cgi)This is an automated email. Do not reply to this message, you will receive no reply.----You have received this email because you are a registered member of the forum at http://thehamshack.proboards53.com/index.cgi (http://thehamshack.proboards53.com/index.cgi) Your account username at this forum is "bruce"

[KE5TND]

From reading what you posted they only denied your membership because you did not sign up using your callsign you instead signed up using the name "Bruce". I'd try again with my callsign.

Note: I am not a member there and have never heard of the place, only going from what has been posted.

[K0DXC]

Don't worry about it. They are all losers if they started a ham radio website and then they denied your account. If you really want to find a place to post in addition to the zed, you can visit sites such as gokarters.com/vbforum and hamisland.net - both of which have some very nice people. Gokarters even has an elmer forum that I think you would like.

[ve2nsm]

From reading what you posted they only denied your membership because you did not sign up using your callsign you instead signed up using the name "Bruce". I'd try again with my callsign.

Note: I am not a member there and have never heard of the place, only going from what has been posted.

That's what I think as well.

[W4INF]

Don't worry about it. They are all losers if they started a ham radio website and then they denied your account. <snip>
Limited life experience = limited understanding of the adult world.

Sir, relax... It is there website, and they can do what they want, just like at Zed or any other website.

You just called a group of people losers because there requested protocol was not followed! And... you somehow slipped into the position of "DX Helper" here. Since you are, you must bear in mind, statements you make automatically become the reflection of the QRZ staff.

Just trying to help-
Andrew

[ab8ro]

Limited life experience = limited understanding of the adult world.

Sir, relax... It is there website, and they can do what they want, just like at Zed or any other website.

You just called a group of people losers because there requested protocol was not followed! And... you somehow slipped into the position of "DX Helper" here. Since you are, you must bear in mind, statements you make automatically become the reflection of the QRZ staff.

Just trying to help-
Andrew

Is DX-Helper better or worse (doesn't seem possible) than tuna-helper?

[KF4ICL]

The site sucks for two reasons, one being that you have to register before you can look the place over to see if it's a decent place or a site infested by losers.

Secondly, any site with a black background speaks volumes about the owner. I don't care for seeing 5 minutes worth of afterimages afer checking out.

[ab8ro]

The site sucks for two reasons, one being that you have to register before you can look the place over to see if it's a decent place or a site infested by losers.

Secondly, any site with a black background speaks volumes about the owner. I don't care for seeing 5 minutes worth of afterimages afer checking out.

Don't forget the spinning CQ images. Although, the ZED is not exactly "modern."

[KF4ICL]

Don't forget the spinning CQ images. Although, the ZED is not exactly "modern."

Dang, I missed those.

I swear the site had a pure black background, but now it's showing clouds and blue, (apparently the background image was slow in coming), so the white and blue fonts on the bottom of the page really stand out. :rolleyes:

I might owe them an apology for making sport of the black background, but maybe not, since I can't see how a thread looks.

* * *
No, the Zed isn't modern, in the sense that the phBBB code has been around a while, but I like good old standard black letters on an (almost) white background .

[kb3laz]

The site sucks for two reasons, one being that you have to register before you can look the place over to see if it's a decent place or a site infested by losers.

Secondly, any site with a black background speaks volumes about the owner. I don't care for seeing 5 minutes worth of afterimages afer checking out.

Yes a black background usually means that their not prepy jerks, or nerds.
As for this website never heard of it. Dont sweat it theres lots of other ham sites out there.

[wa9cwx]

Don't worry about it. They are all losers if they started a ham radio website and then they denied your account. If you really want to find a place to post in addition to the zed, you can visit sites such as gokarters.com/vbforum and hamisland.net - both of which have some very nice people. Gokarters even has an elmer forum that I think you would like.

Cal, what have you been into (smoking) lately ?

Pretty obvious that 'Bruce' would be welcome on the ham site he is quoting if he would register with his ham call......

Not sure, but I have a little bit of a feeling that a 'Gokart' forum might get real tired of ME if I started to ask questions and kept talking about Barbie Doll dress designs......:confused:

Doesn't make them bad folks, just that the topic would be inappropriate to the forum...

My GUESS is that the simple screening process for this ham radio site is to request that members be hams.....
Bruce probably just needs to re-register with his call.....Again, pretty basic stuff.

Frank

[KF4ICL]

Yes a black background usually means that their not prepy jerks, or nerds.....

Even us lowly non-prepy jerk nerds know what causes eyestrain. :D

[kb3laz]

Even us lowly non-prepy jerk nerds know what causes eyestrain. :D

Lol, that may be true, however I like black.
My cloths are black, red, or blue as is my web site.
Well actually the text is crimson to be precise.
I guess its just a mater of opinion.
Congradulations you made me crack a smile, not an easy task by far.
I guess I have a strange sense of humor.

73

[KF4ICL]

....My cloths are black, red, or blue as is my web site.
Well actually the text is crimson to be precise.....

73

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

[ab8ro]

Yes a black background usually means that their not prepy jerks, or nerds.
As for this website never heard of it. Dont sweat it theres lots of other ham sites out there.

Everyone was doing black around 95. Black makes things hard to read, there is research supporting this, don't make me look it up.

[kb3laz]

Everyone was doing black around 95. Black makes things hard to read, there is research supporting this, don't make me look it up.

You don't have to look it up I'm not disagreeing.
I as well as others like the colour (color) black.
It's nothing more and nothing less.

[WA7OET]

I don't know if this is the right place for this, if not I apologize for putting it here. As a new Ham, I am very disapointed in the treatment of the folks at "the hamshack" proboards
site in the denial of my request to join their board . I am new and want to learn more about ham radio and figured it would be a good place to start, along with the ARRL (member) and QRZ (member)
I may have made a mistake in applying but I was told that the forums and boards are a gret place to start before I get my radio gear. I have found QRZ and ARRL sites a great help and the members are great in helping me with questions.
I am not some kid that just got on the bus, I am a 59 year old grandfather so I have been around the block at least once. I would like to know from you folks if this was a good idea in applying to "The hamshack".
Again thank you for your help.
KB1QNU
Bruce

Bruce,
Welcome to ham radio. My advice would be to search out local hams or a ham club to help you as a new ham. You wont regret it.
Good luck,
Will

[k8wpj]

Limited life experience = limited understanding of the adult world + limited english.

Sir, relax... It is there website, and they can do what they want, just like at Zed or any other website.

WRONG..

it is not 'there' website...

It is 'THEIR' website, Although you were correct about one thing, they can do what they want with it... :rolleyes:

[WA2ZDY]

I'm going to close this one. QRZ.COM is not the place to bash other sites for whatever reason. I don't care to see this site bashed elsewhere and I'm sure the owners of the site in question feel the same way about their own.