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<big>'''UPDATE:''' 9:39 AM Thursday, November 09, 2017</big>Professionals in certain fields, such as law enforcement, become trained in spotting liars, but the rest of us can still hone our detection sensors in everyday life. Lying takes more cognitive effort than being honest in general, because you have to work harder to keep your facts straight. This is where I continue to notice discrepancies in the claims of a local ham. Many people will embellish a bit when discussing their abilities and achievements, which is something we all learn though our struggle in everyday life trying to climb the latter and get ahead. However, when a ham continues to make claims about his ability on an open repeater without the slightest knowledge or background to sound credible, it becomes a nuisance. In many venues the person would be called out within a short duration of their gross exaggeration, except on a specific local repeater where most of his fans seem clueless enough to not realize what's going on. Pay attention to the discrepancies, misuse of terminology, and struggling to answer specific questions and you will quickly be able to identify this individual. Perhaps if you are more gentle and diplomatic than I, you can help this person pull back the reins on the fabrications so that he can actually listen and learn something. <big>'''UPDATE:''' 9:39 AM Thursday, November 09, 2017</big>Professionals in certain fields, such as law enforcement, become trained in spotting liars, but the rest of us can still hone our detection sensors in everyday life. Lying takes more cognitive effort than being honest in general, because you have to work harder to keep your facts straight. This is where I continue to notice discrepancies in the claims of a local ham. Many people will embellish a bit when discussing their abilities and achievements, which is something we all learn though our struggle in everyday life trying to climb the ladder and get ahead. However, when a ham continues to make claims about his ability on an open repeater without the slightest knowledge or background to sound credible, it becomes a nuisance. In many venues the person would be called out within a short duration of their gross exaggeration, except on a specific local repeater where most of his fans seem clueless enough to not realize what's going on. Pay attention to the discrepancies, misuse of terminology, and struggling to answer specific questions and you will quickly be able to identify this individual. Perhaps if you are more gentle and diplomatic than I, you can help this person pull back the reins on the fabrications so that he can actually listen and learn something.