Randy Jennings
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The Meteorologist-in-Charge (MIC) at NWS FWD posted this on Twitter the day after the Canton,TX area tornados thanking chasers:
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After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.
I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.
For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.
From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.
Sincerely, Jeff D.
FWD MIC Thanks Chasers
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Randall Bragg
EF0
thank you. There has been such negativity towards spotters, chasers, and storm lovers in general. Refreshing to hear gratitude for the good that we offer !!!
Ben Holcomb
EF5
As much as some people want to believe they aren't appreciated or that a certain office hates chasers, etc. I've simply found it not to be true in my experiences. Rick Smith (OUN WCM) has always thanked me for my reports and Steve Piltz (MIC Tulsa) has also.
Thank you Tom Bradshaw for going out of your way to make a public thank you. At the end of the day we all love weather and there's no reason we shouldn't be working together.
Thank you Tom Bradshaw for going out of your way to make a public thank you. At the end of the day we all love weather and there's no reason we shouldn't be working together.
I can't speak for all of the CWAs, but, my local one (in the eastern part of the country) is anti-chaser (hates may be a strong word). They like the pictures/videos, but, without those, I doubt they would take a chaser report without more evidence (well, they might take mine since they know me, but, they would list it as a spotter report probably). They take the same approach to SpotterNetwork reports.
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