In article , Dave Heil
writes:

Len Over 21 wrote:

In article , Leo

writes:

On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 16:45:13 GMT, Dave Heil
wrote:

Leo wrote:

On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 22:30:15 GMT, Dave Heil
wrote:

Leo wrote:

On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 17:24:42 GMT, Dave Heil
wrote:

Leo wrote:

You are of course free to refrain from using it if you choose - but
it
would be rude to do so in a manner that is intentionally designed to
discriminate against or annoy the holder of the call.

She deserves? On what basis? If Kim believes that I am
discriminating
against her because I disapprove of her callsign, she's right. If it
annoys her--well, I find Kim's callsign to be inappropriate. She
should
stop annoying me.

On the basis that it is her legal callsign, Dave.

I'm under no obligation to use Kim's legal callsign here or even on the
air.

Hoo boy.

Big Dave Sets The Standards!

Big Dave certainly sets Big Dave's standards, Little Leonard.

Big Dave doesn't know when to stop.

ALL must follow and obey Big Dave's likes and dislikes.

Those that do not follow are subjected to the Wrath of Big Dave.

Woe be unto those receiving Wrath. :-)


Common courtesy cannot be mandated, Dave. Just expected.

I think Kim owes amateur radio a little common courtesy. Don't you?

My point (again...) was that the callsign itself cannot possibly be
"objectionable" - it's a callsign. If dirty thoughts enter your own
mind whever you see it, that ain't Kim's problem.

Naw, "Leo", that won't wash. I don't have dirty thoughts about Kim's
call. I just think "tacky" when I see Kim's call.

I'm sorry, Dave - in ayour post to Dwight you refer to Kim's call as
vulgar. Here, though, you are saying that it's tacky.

I don't see the link between tacky and vulgar. Dave - please clarify!

No link is required. Big Dave sets the Standards.

That's IT. Period.

More civil debate of the elimination or morse testing, Little Leonard?
That's where you attempt to set the standards for something in which you
are not at all involved.

Morse code TESTING involves GETTING INTO amateur radio in
the United States.

Since Big Dave has been in amateur radio sooooo long, He has
no business trying to dictate what constitutes GETTING INTO
amateur radio, does He?

Big Dave is very confused (He really needs his monocle prescription
changed). Times have changed. OLD laws aren't applicable any
more. There is NO need to have any morse code test for GETTING
INTO amateur radio.

Big Dave wants to DICTATE who should do what and where.

Dictatorial behavior is not civil.

Dictatorial behavior is that of despots and would-be authorities.

Big Dave is not an authority.

Dictatorial behavior is uncivil, perverse, vulgar, tasteless and tacky.

[let it dry long enough and it won't be tacky...]




If Kim chooses to use her call in an objectionable manner, that would
be a different issue. Please feel free to start your own thread if
you wish to debate this point.

Feel free to step in the middle of something and start directing, "Leo"

No thanks, I'll leave that to you, "Dave". Your much better at it than
I

Big Dave is defending the Virtue of ham radio. He IS ham radio.
Anything resembling a "slight" against ham radio calls Him to
Action...

Why, Little Leonard, I am certainly a part of amateur radio. You
aren't.

Yes, Big Dave, you are certainly a part of the despotic dictatorship
trying to keep everything just the way it was when you jumped
through the hoops.

Inflexible. Unable to bend with the times.

Big Dave tries to create the impression of an Authority Figure. At
best all he can do is press his prussian uniform and impress by
image. Image, not substance.

All Big Dave can do in "discussing" the morse code test issue is
mouth off badness against those against the test. Attempts at
character assassination are his only "discussion" tools.

Very "civil" behavior for a despot, a dictator...in their vulgar,
tasteless, and tacky way.

Is that what happens when amateurs become olde-tymers in
hamme raddio? Not a nice hobby in that case...



Please continue with your civil debate of the elimination of morse
testing.

Why?

There will be NO discussion of any issues.

All there is is a lot of personal pejoratives thrown at the no-code-
test-advocates. Pro-code-test-advocates do not seem to have
any valid arguments in favor of retention. All the pro-coders can
do is trot out a lot of standard boilerplate phrasing that boils down
to "olde-tymers had to test for morse so everyone has to!"

Not a good argument.

LHA / WMD



















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