"Micky Taker" is, in reality,

Eric Williams, M3EJO,
19, Raglans,
Exeter,
EX2 8XN.

He is one of those disgraceful adults warned against by the OP; a
grown man with seeming years of experience who was either too
lazy or too stupid, or both, to be able to tackle and pass exams
that were being taken in their stride by otherwise-unqualified
14-year-olds and went instead for the yellow-bellied coward's
way out by going for exams set for 6-year-olds.

Eric did not seem to understand that the OP was a public stance
for the maintenance of academic standards and that by responding
with his Childish Broadcast (CB) in the way that he did he illustrated
graphically the sort of turnip-brained dross that the OP warned
against.

M3EJO is one of the licences issued under the gangrenous
degeneration that is the M3/CB Fools' Licence and by taking out
such a licence, Eric proves himself to be an incurable CBer who
will _NEVER_ make it into the ranks of _REAL_ Radio Hams.

Eric seems to have missed the point that the OP was arguing
in favour of the very acadaemic standards that Eric himself so
dismally failed to reach - the issue is not one of the relevance, or
otherwise, of the Morse Code, but the showing of sufficient dedication
of putting in the necessary effort to get what you want. Going
for an M3/CB Fools' Licence and then posting personal attacks in
the way that Eric did is a sure sign of lack of such dedication.

Eric - you are a stupid boy and should grow up. It may well
be that you wear long trousers but it is certain that your
mind is still in nappies.

Micky Taker wrote:
Pierian Spring wrote:
A number of potential recruits are in great danger of being
misled into thinking that they are Radio Hams when, in fact,
they are nothing of the kind! As it is the season of goodwill,
let us show our goodwill by saving these poor deluded fools
from the mischievous ne-er-do-wells who will attempt to
mislead them. (Radio Hams are technically-motivated people
and not merely turnip-brained button pushers like CBers and
like M3/CBers)