Jim,

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73 de Bert
WA2SI

"N2EY" wrote in message
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(Len Over 21) wrote in message
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In article ,
(N2EY)
writes:

In article ,

(Len Over 21) writes:

There are currently 7 petitions for Rule Making at the FCC ECFS...RM-
10781 through RM-10787. As of 10 AM Pacific Time on 8 Sep 03,
those
seven RMs had a total of 1,101 documents.

The OVERWHELMING CLEAR CONSENSUS that comes from those
comments is the abolishment of the morse code test for a US amateur
radio license, any class.

Not to anyone who understands what the word "consensus" means. You
obviously
don't.

Webster's New World Compact School and Office Dictionary,
Prentice-Hall
1989, defines "consensus" as follows:

"1 An opinion held by all or most 2 general agreement esp. in
opinion."

And the operative definition is #2.

An examination, observation, or random sampling of the six RMs that
have
Comments will show that MOST of the respondents favor eliminating the
code test. MOST to an overwhelming majority.

Have you tallied all of the comments into categories and computed
percentages of each category? I think not. You are simply relating
your impression of what you saw, and you are not an unbiased observer.

"Consensus" is not the same thing as "majority".

Feel free to go into denial of the obvious. Your choice.

I'll leave denial, whining and complaining to you. You're much better
at it. ;-)

However, FCC does not require a consensus in order to make a decision.
Nor
does FCC have to enact rules that agree with the majority opinion.

Not being an "insider" to the workings of the FCC as you imply,

I simply report what FCC has done in the past. FCC did not follow
majority opinion on 98-143. The majority wanted at least two code test
speeds.

I'll just go
along with the majority opinions on RM-10781 through RM-10787 as I
see
them on the public-access FCC ECFS database.

So if the majority want to keep code testing, you will shut up and go
away? ;-)

Sounds like a promise from you.

Oh wait, you wrote "opinions on RM-10781 through RM-10787 as I see
them". Which means you can simply deny seeing any opposing comments.
And you will. ;-)

Perhaps FCC will remove all code testing for amateur licenses. I would
not be
at all surprised if they did. Or perhaps FCC will retain some form of
code
testing for one or more license classes, as has been recommended by
W3BE and
others. One thing is clear, though: There is no "OVERWHELMING CLEAR
CONSENSUS" involved.

Yes there is.

No, there isn't.

You just can't stand it so you whine and carry on in denial.

I'll leave denial, whining and carrying on to you. You're much better
at it.
;-) ;-) ;-)

Don't make such a scene in public with your denial whining.

Your transference is showing.

It spoils your image as a long-time superior amateur radio person.

Why are you, who styles himself as a long-time superior nonamateur
radio person, so concerned? You get awfully upset when someone
disagrees with you. You just can't deal with diversity of opinion, or
strong opposition to your cherished views.