[CQ-Contest] Let's find a better metaphor

[S57AD]

Well said, Art!

73, Mirko, S57AD

V V pon., 20. jun. 2022 ob 16:31 je oseba Art Boyars <artboyars at gmail.com>
napisala:

> (Or is it a simile?)
>
> We've been talking about various operating aids being "crutches" (spotting,
> super check partial, call history files, HQ station ID lists, computer
> logging, electronic keyers, SSB, radio telephone, narrow band filters,
> superhet receivers, CW (vs. spark)...)
>
> There is an ancient saying in one of my communities, "while I stand on one
> foot".  It means the student (or questioner) expects a simple answer to a
> complicated and complex question.  E.g., "Tell me how to get my Extra Class
> license while I stand on one foot."
>
> I stopped using that saying a few years ago when we became close friends
> with a family where the father had lost a leg in a war.  He was getting
> advanced medical treatment to try to stretch the remnant of his femur so
> that he could be fitted with a prosthetic leg... so he could walk without
> crutches and so he could pick up his kids.
>
> Except for a few frauds, I don't think anybody who uses crutches uses them
> to gain an advantage.  Rather, they use crutches just to try to keep up
> with those of us who have normal abilities (whatever that is).
>
> I'm NOT arguing about whether any of these forms of assistance should be
> allowed.  I'm only suggesting that we stop calling them "crutches".  Let's
> find a better metaphor, or let's use plain language and call them "help".
>
> 73, Art K3KU
>
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