Tommye & Jim Wilhite wrote:
I can also see that the code was a filter that prevented some
undesirables from applying. I hate the fact that I had to work harder than
some new person that does not have to know the code to gain the privileges.
Realizing that we are both on the same side on this, I want to comment
ONLY on this portion of what was said. This is the old, "If I was
hazed, then by God, I will haze the new comers to the group" Yes, if
they eliminate code then others will get it "cheaper" than I did, but to
make that a reason to oppose it is just to support the act of "Hazing"
unless it can be shown that learning code will increase the technical
ability of an applicant. But I doubt that that can be done. In fact I
would be willing to bet that a chimpanzee could be taught code at 5
WPM!!! And I would be just as willing to bet that you could NOT teach a
chimp to read a single schematic and build a circuit.
