#SorryNotSorry but the struggles that I witness other people having while they're just trying to get into a wonderful hobby, & contribute to its growth & survival, has really gotten under my skin today.
So I'm poking some #HamRadio #OldFarts right in the eye.
If that means you're now gonna block me, good. Good bye, good riddance, and good luck ya dillweed.
@kelvin0mql Nice, added mine to my QRZ profile.
@tsherrygeo @kelvin0mql I was at a coffee shop when I saw this, but as soon as I got home in it went.
@kc2ihx @tsherrygeo
We could start a campaign of sorts to put POLITE pressure on QRZ, your favorite logging software, etc. to add a pronouns field to their database(s).
@kelvin0mql @kc2ihx @tsherrygeo Added to mine, too. If no one has already logged the suggestion on QRZ, I'll do it.
@wt8p @kelvin0mql @kc2ihx @tsherrygeo I added my pronouns to my QRZ profile page maybe a year ago. No one has ever commented, but despite how many people use QRZ to look up every contact while on the radio, I don't think many people actually read them.
@wt8p Please do pass the suggestion on to the QRZ folks!
Yes, I did a year ago when this thread started, and have not had any comments one way or the other. As @croyle suggests, I don't think anyone really reads QRZ profiles, at least not unless there's some really out-there photos of antennas or shacks.
@kc2ihx @wt8p @kelvin0mql @tsherrygeo I suspect that most people who look up users are doing it via a logging tool (like I see when I enter a callsign for a log into MacLoggerDX) which doesn't display the QRZ profile page Biography (except maybe the photo?), which is the only place where you can currently add your pronouns...
@croyle
Given that some folks use it that way and then complain when someone's call isn't valid, despite ULS being the authoritative source, yes, I'd suspect few people look at anything more than "does it exist".
(lots of valid reasons to not be on QRZ: non-US call signs that are not automatically updated, QRZ has a pending update from ULS to pull, person was banned from QRZ, or person lives in a country with real privacy laws)