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Leo wrote:
Mike, Heh - I have carefully avoided that discussion so far, as it seems to be taking on a life of its own.....aw, OK, if you insist...... For the record - and staying well away from the current "who edited whose post, was that ethical and did they intend t make it look like the original author did it?" debacle - my personal view of the "Kim's Call Sign" issue is as follows (and directed at no particular person or whacko in particular) : - W5TIT is a valid and legal call sign issued by the US Government, via the FCC - if they believed that it was inappropriate, they could have removed it from the list of available suffixes just like the Motor Vehicle Licensing folks do with certain (ahem) words and acronyms - she earned the right to it by becoming licensed, just like every other Amateur - she has the right to pick any vanity call sign that she chooses, so long as the FCC has not prohibited it for whatever reason. Why that particular call? That's nobody's business except hers! - she deserves to be addressed by her call sign if she so chooses - I assume that in Texas, she may have it on her vehicle licence plate too! - no one other than the FCC has the right to prevent or censor her use of it in any way (say, this might be the first legitimate use of the 'Free Speech' thing here on the group!) Would those who refuse to spell out her dreaded call here in the group refuse to say it on the air as well? Jeez, seek help, your inhibitions just might be taking over your life! - in Ontario, VA3TIT is available - VE3TIT is in use (by a gentleman named Neil - would someone like to censor him too? ![]() Apparently, just like the US, the Canadian government sees nothing wrong with this suffix either. (and neither does Neil, I suppose...) - the thing that really needs to be censored here is the sophomoric behaviour, boorishness and tittering (sorry - couldn't resist) of a few sadly immature folks here in the group. - if Kim interprets the intentional omittance of her callsign from newsgroup posts as disrespectful towards her personally, then she and I have something in common - so would I! What you say is true, anyone has the right to exercise bad taste. |
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