And how exactly would we do that, Joe?
Disclaimer: NONE of this should be taken as a criticism of GTR8000 specifically. I am answering his question and doing that requires mentioning some distasteful facts.
For starters, stop with the high school politics. I'm not saying you specifically did any of that, but some have and are.
A lot of threads are derailed by turning into flame fests (even mind ones). This stifles progress and creates animosity. But that seems to be the goal of some members.
Again, this is a general suggestion and not directed at you specifically even though I quoted your post. (I can't say that enough)
In general, yes hardware fixes were first and I believe are largely complete if not totally complete even though there may be units in the field with issues. There are also some new issues that are being researched in some threads that have not been tainted. Those issues are fairly rare and difficult to track down the cause.
The hum issue in-particular has received a lot of criticism because I can't give an exact ESN where the issue was fixed (a piece of info I do not have). There is nothing stopping the public from researching to confirm that no units produced or purchased since "date X" have had the issue. But some people would rather complain about the issue rather than confirm it no longer exists. Admitting it is solved is contrary to their agenda. I have not seen the issue mentioned in any recent units. This implies that the issue is fixed as I was told it was, but is only anecdotal evidence. That is all to which we have access.
Those are just two ways things can improve. Believe it or not, all the cow pucky (keeping it family-friendly) does affect the quality of progress.
I don't recall Paul getting the same level of flames, but as was mentioned he had a lot more input and clout than I do. While I would like to see that improve, the constant bashing is not helping on that front either. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy that some people are creating.
I firmly believe there are people who want to see Uniden (and me, specifically) fail, and will do anything they can to see that happen. That can be the only reason I was greeted with hate by some people. If the moderators can gain control over keeping politics out of a technical help forum, that too would help, but you have a contingent of moderators who are all to happy to encourage the high school antics let alone control it.
All this said, there is one person in-particular who has posted a lot of complaints, but they are backed up with hard evidence of shortcomings, and that is very helpful and appreciated. That is the type of feedback that is needed. I actually asked if they would help on a more direct level and they declined. But as long as they post useful information, that is fine.
In general, I try to avoid getting into the fecal storm, but since you asked (nicely, too) I believe an answer is deserved. I have no doubt some will use this post to further their agenda against Uniden, so I will qualify this as largely personal opinion which I rarely post. I try to keep on the high road. But I appreciate your question.
I would like to check threads more often than I do, but I know there will be more high school politics posted by the same half dozen people. What keeps me going is the fact that I know there are many more who appreciate my presence here and the honest desire to help. But it takes a lot to walk into a crap storm each week from the same vocal minority.
I know I can block them, but I have personal reasons why I find that cowardly too. After all, what if somehow they have a legitimate complaint? Still, perhaps it is time to use that feature. I sometimes wish I could block the more fraglant offenders from this forum to the rest of us get get things done without all the drama.
