Below is what was published today on the moderated piloting group, "Pilots
of America". As you may recall, this is the piloting group that Dudley
Henriques, myself, and a host of others have switched to, now that the
cross-posting trolls have emasculated this once-hallowed group.

Over on P of A, off-topic posts are segregated to an area called "The Spin
Zone". Pretty much anything goes there (as opposed to the rest of the site,
which is purely about aviation), and it has been said that it is roughly the
equivalent of rec.aviation.piloting. Politics, crime, religion -- you name
it -- it's all fair game in the Spin Zone. Usually.

Lately, however, things have apparently gotten pretty out of hand there, to
the point where the moderators have taken the radical step of closing that
part of PofA down for a "cooling off" period. Below is the explanation the
moderating team has posted for all to read:

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Recently, the Management Council posted a general warning about the level of
offensive rhetoric in the Spin Zone. After dealing with five violations of
the Rules of Conduct in the Spin Zone in the last 12 hours, the Management
Council has concluded that too many participants did not take that warning
to heart. We have decided that a "time out" is necessary so that all Spin
Zone posters can reflect on whether or not they wish to play by the rules.
Therefore, the Spin Zone is closed for three days.

While the Spin Zone is closed, non-aviation related political, religious, or
otherwise potentially controversial topics posted in other forums in
violation of the rules for those forums will be deleted, and users who
persist in posting inappropriate material will be subject to full site
suspension.

If, when the Spin Zone reopens, all participants demonstrate a recommitment
to the principles of civil discourse upon which this this site was founded,
it will remain open. If this pervasive lack of self-discipline continues at
the current level, the Management Council will eliminate that forum
permanently because we are unwilling to continue spending the amount of time
required to manage the misbehavior of the small but significant number of
participants who do not abide by the rules.

Regards,

The Pilots of America Management Council
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If only something similar could be enforced here, this group would quickly
be restored to functionality. Since it can't, I heartily invite everyone
who is sick of the "Bertie-MX-Maxwell-Mikey-Rich Troll-o-rama Show" to c'mon
over to where the air is clean and fresh, and the management team knows how
to deal with children who can't play well with others.

http://www.pilotsofamerica.com/
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
Ercoupe N94856
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"