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On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 17:20:52 -0800 (PST), Al Borowski
wrote in : On Jan 27, 8:24 am, Larry Dighera wrote: On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:38:17 -0800 (PST), wrote in : And why on Earth would someone put my name in the thread? Actually, you put your name is in the 'From:' field of the message you originally posted yourself. If you have concerns about revealing your identity, you should take steps to conceal it. There is a huge difference between using an email address with a partial name, as opposed to printing the entire name in full. Sure, a pilot or interested person reading this thread could have figured it out, but the average joe researching the OP wouldn't have found it. But now you've put the name onto USENET for the search engines to pick up. Worst case: An employer, googling the name, will now find this thread. They probably won't have an aviation background and will not have the knowledge to evaluate the misake, so they'll probably assume the worst. In the event Mr. Faulkiner's is employed, and his possible employer may have reason to research Mr. Faulkiner via a Google search, and the possibility that Mr. Faulkiner's possible employer lacks the ability or knowledge to correctly evaluate Mr. Faulkiner's passable pilot deviation, exactly what do you think Mr. Faulkiner's possible employer might assume? If you felt like you HAD to name him, you could of at least obfuscated his name slightly. J--N SM--H instead of JOHN SMITH or something. Perhaps Mr. Faulkiner should have taken the responsibility to do the obfuscating you suggest if revealing his identity were an issue for him. I assure you, that I meant no enmity toward Mr. Faulkiner. The OP did something stupid, and realised he made a mistake. He was man enough to own up to it. Maybe you should do the same. Al I would characterize it as effective in grabbing Mr. Faulkiner's attention and impressing him with the importance of assuming command of his flights in the future, something his CFI failed to do apparently. If you see it as stupid, we disagree. Main Entry:1command Pronunciation:k*-*mand Function:verb Etymology:Middle English comanden, from Middle French comander, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin commandare, alteration of Latin commendare to commit to one's charge more at COMMEND Date:14th century transitive senses 1 : to direct authoritatively : ORDER 2 : to exercise a dominating influence over : have command of: as a : to have at one's immediate disposal b : to demand or receive as one's due *commands a high fee* c : to overlook or dominate from or as if from a strategic position d : to have military command of as senior officer 3 obsolete : to order or request to be given intransitive senses 1 : to have or exercise direct authority : GOVERN 2 : to give orders 3 : to be commander 4 : to dominate as if from an elevated place –commandable \-*man-d*-b*l\ adjective synonyms COMMAND, ORDER, BID, ENJOIN, DIRECT, INSTRUCT, CHARGE mean to issue orders. COMMAND and ORDER imply authority and usually some degree of formality and impersonality. COMMAND stresses official exercise of authority *a general commanding troops*. ORDER may suggest peremptory or arbitrary exercise *ordered his employees about like slaves*. BID suggests giving orders peremptorily (as to children or servants) *she bade him be seated*. ENJOIN implies giving an order or direction authoritatively and urgently and often with admonition or solicitude *a sign enjoining patrons to be quiet*. DIRECT and INSTRUCT both connote expectation of obedience and usually concern specific points of procedure or method, INSTRUCT sometimes implying greater explicitness or formality *directed her assistant to hold all calls* *the judge instructed the jury to ignore the remark*. CHARGE adds to ENJOIN an implication of imposing as a duty or responsibility *charged by the President with a secret mission*. |
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