Leo wrote:
On 1 Jun 2005 15:39:42 -0700, wrote:
Leo wrote:
On 31 May 2005 15:37:45 -0700, wrote:
Leo wrote:
On 31 May 2005 02:06:42 -0700, wrote:
wrote:
wrote:
Arf! Arf! wrote:
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What part of that is not accurate, Leo? Maybe you are who you
say you are, and maybe you aren't. Maybe "Arf!" is who he says
he is - or maybe he ain't.
Perhaps!
Hmmm - let's see here....I wasn't agreeing with you, so
perhaps I am not legitimate.
Not at all. Your lack of verifiable ID means there's room for
doubt. Same for "Arf" or any other anonymous poster.
You seem to place a great deal of value on 'verifiability',
Jim.
I put some value on it.
If a person really believes in what they say, why shouldn't they
give their "real" identity?
Heh. Just because someone's callbook ID is verifiable doesn't mean that much else is. Take you, for example - other than
what's in the QRZ database, how much do we know about you?
Just what you have
stated in your posts - that's all.
Actually some people here know a lot more. There's private email,
my website (which you found), and articles I've written in amateur
radio magazines. I've also met at least one other rrapper in person,
and had QSOs with several others on the ham bands. In
fact, I had QSOs with at least two other regulars here long before
I ever heard of rrap.
Is what you say true ?
Yes.
Maybe -
maybe not. Unless someone is willing to put in the effort,
time and
expense to research an individual's claims, they can be neither
proven nor disproven.
Some claims are easily disproven, though. For example, here in
the USA, amateur radio licenses have a normal term of 10 years.
If a license is not renewed before the end of its term, the
amateur loses all operating privileges. However, there is a two-year
grace period during which a ham can apply for renewal without
retesting.
This is all explained clearly in Part 97 (FCC rules for the ARS.
Len Anderson claimed that the FCC does not use the word "expired"
to describe licenses that are in the grace period. Part 97 clearly
shows that FCC does indeed use the words "expire" and "expired" for
that purpose. So Len's claim is easily disproven.
I suggest that, in a public forum such as this, an individual's
behaviour is a far better indicator of who they are than
something as silly as a callbook listing.
Why is a callbook listing "silly"?
I agree with you that someone's behaviour is a better indicator,
though.
Forget claims of education, heroic feats
and braggodocio - just read what the individual writes,
and you'll see
the real person shine through. (for example, what were you
doing when
you questioned my 'legitimacy' in this thread, Jim - picking yet
another fight with Len?
No.
Look back at the actual discussion, and you'll see it was about
the possibility that you and Len were one and the same person.
W3RV said it was not possible and I said it was.
How is that trying to pick a fight?
Hmmm - that happens a lot, doesn't it??)
Actually, Len seems to want to pick fights with anyone who
disagrees with him on Morse Code testing - or a variety of
other subjects.
Whether "Arf!" or anyone else here is 'legitimate' or not is
quite immaterial!
I agree! Tell it to Len, though.
Why people are here, and how they behave while in here,
is of much greater importance.
And, of course, whether you believe that another poster is
'legitimate' or not is of no importance at all.
Yet here you make a case for Arf! Arf!'s existance
because he does agree with you.
There's as much reason to doubt his claims as there is to doubt
yours, Leo. And as little!
Please note that Len insists on calling "Arf!" names and
comparing
him to Nigerian bank scammers, but does not do the same for
those who agree with him.
Not necessarily. I have not always agreed with Len's points
either -
nor he with mine - neither do I belittle his (considerable)
accomplishments and experience or deliberately pick fights with him to bolster my own ego. (ahem).
You mean like the way he makes fun of my name, education, age,
license class, homebrew equipment, radio operating skills....
Maybe that's why civil discourse is possible between us?
Duh.....
Or maybe it's because you haven't disagreed with him on any
of his trigger issues.
Or maybe you and he are one and the same. Or maybe you're a
friend of his, doing a version good cop/bad cop.
Some of your phrases sound a lot like Len. That doesn't prove
a thing, of course.
Some on the group seem to have a pathological need to pick
fights with
others, though - are you suggesting that the target of these
attacks
should not return fire? (That wouldn't be much fun, would it?)
Let's see... Len calls me names even though I don't call him
anyhting except "Len" or "Mr. Anderson" or "Len Anderson".
Len tells me and others here to shut up and/or go away - but I don't
tell anyone to do either.
Who is picking a fight with whom?
In addition, Len has posted here under a variety of screen
names
(like "averyfine" and "averyfineman") often without any real
ID.
I had no problem figuring out who the author of those posts
were - did you?
At first. But that's not the point.
Get the humor? Avery Fineman...A Very Fine Man...heh heh.
Doesn't seem funny to me.
Here's a simple, direct question:
Do you think Len's little piece on the "Tomb of the Unknown Solder" is
funny? Or is it an insult to the Unknowns? Or is
it something else?
73 de Jim, N2EY