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Old January 19th 05, 02:33 AM
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I thought chuck was quitting because people picked on him. Then he quit
because he got the letter. Then he didn't have a radio! Make up your
small mind chuck! Just go away!

Charles Brabham wrote:

N8CPA came up the new term "Liddite" to characterize those who have been
known for years as "LandLine Lids"...

While discussing the ARESCOM proposal, he says:
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All of this appears to be born of what I call a "liddite" mindset. I use
that term because they frequently refer to those of us who question their
schemes as "luddites." It's a name we earn simply because we know the
difference between using a computer as an Amateur Radio appliance, and using
Amateur Radio as a computer appliance, as the liddites prefer and propound.
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I think the new term "Liddite" is much better than "LandLine Lid" though I
wish there could have been an "OM" in there, as in "Liddomites", for
example.

Somehow "Liddomite" sounds more appropriate, but I guess "Liddite" is really
the best way to go.

Charles Brabham, N5PVL