As mail list group owner of almost a dozen lists and an IT/broadcast/
telecommunications engineer for the last 50 years, I failed to see the issue
here.
Most, if not, all email clients have a way to mark a message as spam, junk,
whatever and send it directly to the junk mail folder or delete it
automatically without it ever showing up in your inbox. May I suggest you learn
how to use your email client and set it up properly. If the mail list is not
subscribing you when you tried the commands, there are other ways to block the
inbound emails. I'm sorry if this is above your evidently limited mental
capacity on how to operate your email client but I thought I'd throw that out
there for those who never thought of it. And evidently there's a lot..
My $0.02 ...and my only comments here on this
73, Hurumph and 96
Chris WB5ITT (non vanity btw)Trustee W5APXWRXZ789 GMRSSociety of Broadcast
Engineers Vice Chairman and Frequency Coordinator, SBE134 SE TX and SW LA
On Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 09:50:24 PM CDT, John Weller via BVARC
<[email protected]> wrote:
Subject: ARE YOU KIDDING ME WITH THIS NONSENSE?! (And, FYI, I'm STILL on this
List!)
To Whom It May Irrelevantly Concern (and Specifically, Whoever's In Charge of
This Email List That's Haunting My Inbox),
Let's cut the pleasantries, shall we? Because honestly, pleasantries are the
LAST thing I feel when I open my email and see yet ANOTHER missive from the
illustrious (and I use that word in the most sarcastic way possible) BVARC.
Yes, THAT BVARC. The BVARC that, despite my repeated, nay, DESPERATE attempts
to escape its digital clutches, continues to bombard my inbox with updates,
announcements, and whatever other digital detritus it deems worthy of my
(unsolicited) attention.
Seriously, BVARC, are you TRYING to drive me insane? Are you actively plotting
to fill my digital life with so much amateur radio club news that I forget how
to enjoy, I don't know, SUNSHINE? GOOD BOOKS? THINGS THAT DON'T INVOLVE TALKING
INTO A MICROPHONE IN MY BASEMENT?
Let me reiterate, just in case the concept is somehow eluding you: **I. DID.
NOT. SIGN. UP. FOR. THIS.**
Never, at any point in my life, have I willingly, consciously, or even
accidentally opted-in to receive communications from BVARC. I have no idea how
I ended up on this list. Perhaps a rogue squirrel, hopped up on acorns,
hijacked a computer and subscribed me? Perhaps a shadowy government agency is
trying to force me into amateur radio as part of some bizarre social
experiment? (If so, agency dudes, let me assure you, this is NOT working. It's
just making me REALLY annoyed.)
Whatever the reason, the fact remains: I am an unwilling participant in this
digital purgatory, condemned to receive endless emails about antenna
deployments, club meetings, and the thrilling adventures of… I don't know… Bob,
the guy who can apparently transmit ham radio signals to the MOON. (Congrats,
Bob. Seriously, I'm sure your lunar transmissions are fascinating. Now leave me
alone.)
I have, on multiple occasions, attempted to unsubscribe myself from this
torment. I've clicked the unsubscribe links (which, I might add, look
suspiciously like they were designed in 1995 on Geocities). I've replied to
emails, begging for mercy. I've even (and I'm not proud of this) considered
hiring a professional email unsubscribe service, which I'm pretty sure is a
thing that exists in this modern hellscape.
And yet, HERE. WE. ARE.
I am still receiving your emails. My inbox is still groaning under the weight
of your digital missives. My soul is slowly being crushed under the relentless
barrage of information about… well, frankly, I've stopped reading them. I just
see the "BVARC" in the sender field and my eye starts to twitch.
So, let me be abundantly clear, in language that even a ham radio operator
using Morse code at half-speed can understand:
**REMOVE ME FROM THIS EMAIL LIST. IMMEDIATELY. POST-HASTE. PRONTO. BEFORE I
LOSE MY SANITY AND START TRANSMITTING OBSCENITIES INTO THE IONOSPHERE.**
I'm not asking nicely anymore. I'm DEMANDING. I'm practically BEGGING, though
I'm disguising it as aggressive indignation because that's how I cope with
frustration.
Consider this my final warning. If I receive ONE MORE EMAIL from BVARC about
anything, and I mean ANYTHING, I will be forced to take drastic measures. I'm
not sure what those measures will be yet, but they will be… unpleasant. For
you. (And possibly for me, depending on the legality of sending strongly worded
letters via carrier pigeon.)
Perhaps I'll flood your physical mailbox with applications for "Free Ham Radio
Equipment" written in crayon. Perhaps I'll start a rival amateur radio club
called "BVARC Sucks, Let's Just Read Books." Perhaps I'll just hire a mariachi
band to play outside your headquarters 24/7 until you relent.
Don't underestimate my resolve. I'm fueled by the righteous anger of a thousand
unsolicited emails. I am the digital equivalent of a honey badger, except
instead of honey, I'm after the sweet, sweet taste of email list freedom.
So, please, for the love of all that is holy (and for the sake of my sanity),
**REMOVE ME FROM THIS LIST.**
And while you're at it, maybe consider implementing a double opt-in system? You
know, that thing where people ACTUALLY HAVE TO CONFIRM THEY WANT TO RECEIVE
YOUR EMAILS? Just a thought.
In the meantime, I'll be waiting (impatiently) for the sweet, sweet silence of
a BVARC-free inbox. Don't disappoint me.
Sincerely (but also with a simmering rage),
P.S. If I receive an automated "We're sorry you're leaving" email after this, I
may actually explode. Just saying.
P.P.S. And please, for the love of all that is decent, do not reply to this
email with a "Thank you for your feedback" message. I will interpret that as a
declaration of war.
P.P.P.S. Okay, I'm done now. But seriously, REMOVE ME.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Jul 8, 2025, at 20:40, Jamie Crandall via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I, also would like my name removed.
>
> Thanks,
> Jamie Crandall
> K5UU
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