• 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.

Meteorologists: Leave storm chasing to the experts

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I've seen this article making the rounds as the latest anti-chaser spiel, but I didn't find it to be all that bad. If anything, *we* are the experts on storm structure and meteorology out there in the field. If anything, it's a nod toward us and against the opportunistic/locals saying that only the knowledgeable and experienced should be out there. Although I'm sure not all will agree with that assessment.

 
Worthless fluff piece. Poorly written, spelling errors, etc. Agree it’s basically telling the locals to stay home and not risk their lives getting pictures. Not really attacking “real” storm chasers, whether amateur or professional.
 
It's probably more of a "Do you drive a $60,000 tricked out, wrapped chase ride?" EXPERT.
"Do you have 15 years or more experience than the chaser in the $60,000 tricked out chase ride_but_drive a 20-year-old beater?" AMATEUR
 
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