On Feb 25, 7:35 am, Billy Smith wrote:
NoMoreSpam wrote:
terry wrote:

On Feb 23, 9:32 pm, "Stefan Wolfe" wrote:

I think it would have been sufficient to punctuate your sentence with
just 3
question marks. Four question marks seems a bit excessive, agree???

Nah. The number of question marks is immaterial and avoids the
contentious and intolerant (rant?) of the OP. Such comments very
divisive to the the Amateur Radio hobby; IMHO.

Might one not think such an intolerant (possibly also an elitist?)
attitude by a serving (already licensed) radio amateur does not augur
well for the future of the hobby. Not sure as a newcomer I'd want to
join a group with members who have that 'unkind' attitude!

Previously noticing some other intolerant (even vituperative) comments
would not be surprised they may tend to give outsiders a view of an
outdated, closed knit clan/society. Old codgers still using spark
transmitters and coherer receivers, pounding away in their dimly lit
shacks late at night and boasting about how many countries they have
contacted for 500 milliseconds per contact; and please QSL.

QSLs via the Internet these days I presume?

Total four (4) question marks; used one at a time!

Rather than portray Amateur Radio as open, welcoming to younger
newcomers and new modes of communication/trends.

No wonder the hobby is, in the opinion of some, dying?

RIGHT, don't be an "elitist." Be a moron like the rest of the no-coders
so you will fit in.

As far as a moron you should best look at yourself. You would fit the
bill of an uneducated piece of trash.- Hide quoted text -

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I`ve been a Ham since 1975 and seen this kind of talk before. You 2
are the ones destroying Ham Radio. Yes ham radio is alive but not
well. The numbers are dropping and the age of us Hams are getting
older. Soon if we don`t attract younger people in it will be a dying
hobby. Code is important yes but not totally necessary. There are
other ways of encouraging young people to become hams. Code can be
part of it as well as the computer end. Why not be like the Boy Scouts
have HAm Radio clubs in schools from grades 1 and up and in churches
or the YMCA/YWCA with volunteers.

Rather than bash each others heads and stoop so low as calling each
other names why not put your heads together and think of positive ways
to bring new people into the fold !