In article , Martin, VK2UMJ wrote:

People like YOU are the main reason newcomers decide to dump ham radio or
not even start in the first place. Stuck up, pompass, arrogant old fossils
stuck in the past and unwilling to even consider new or changing technology.
I guess you also have your very own group of fellow hams (those that haven't
been moved to a nursing home yet) that you regularly chat to on HF, refusing
to admit any newcomers to the QSO because, let's face it, if they didn't
have to totally build their own radio using nothing but safety pins,
paperclips and the wire from an old AM wireless, AND have a written
reference from Morse himself, then they just aren't hams, are they....

Oh, and by the way, you really need to keep up with the thread - some of
your fellow 'debaters' have already admitted that repeater linking by
landline is perfectly acceptable, so you can't even manage to get your own
side to agree with your opinions!! What a JOKE!!!

Sorry Walt, but IMHO (In My Humble Opinion for the oldies) ham radio would
be far better without YOU, and those like YOU. Otherwise, the hobby will no
doubt die as operators like you constantly alienate new technology and
newcomers alike. Hope you enjoy the onset of BPL!!!

Martin

Your correct with your posting, olle **GRUMPY** here has finally
shown us the colours of his bloomers and we can see, its not IRLP thats
the problem, he's just unhappy he's continued breathing beyond 1970.

You cant expect more when life is boring and it always rains, you get
crotch rot and it appears olle Walty has a bad dose of it.

It was only a matter of time before we worked out what was **REALLY**
driving him....and I thought he was a **TROLL**.. just a plain
unhappy POM......