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Old 04-26-2016, 11:23 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by solar.gumby View Post
Why is it that you think that fewer hams is better?
I disagree.
That's not what I said, not even approximately. Nor could a moderately careful reader infer it.

What I did say could be paraphrased as I don't think more hams is better.

To amplify, I think we would be as well off with many fewer hams, or many more hams. Fewer hams would be just as good, and more is just as good too, but not particularly better. Who cares how many hams there are? There were enough 59 years ago when I entered the hobby, and the many more we have now are not too many.

I have grown to be glad when someone disagrees with something I actually said, especially if he gives intelligent reasons why he disagrees -- because I never yet found that I could learn much from people who agree with me. But when people impute to me something I never came near saying and would myself question if said by someone else, I guess I'm not quite so glad.

Cheers! If I had said that, why would you disagree? Who knows -- you may have thought about it more than I have.
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