What's up with this group lately?

"Martin X. Moleski, SJ" wrote in message
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On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 16:50:59 +0100, Thomas Borchert
wrote in :

A lack of a response in this group does not always indicate an
acceptance
of a presented view.

Sure. But IMHO there are some views that should elicit a responce from a
majority of the group here in order to save its civility.

Flaming trolls tends to breed more trolls and flames.

It depends. When the group is invaded by a random outsider who makes a
provocative post, silence may indeed be appropriate. (For instance, the
Belfort ravings are universally ignored, and properly so.)

But when a bona fide member of the group advocates exterminating Muslims and
threatens to lynch them, it is unconscionable for people participating in
that conversation to let the remarks pass.

--Gary

"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
...
Peter,

A lack of a response in this group does not always indicate an acceptance
of a presented view.

Sure. But IMHO there are some views that should elicit a responce from a
majority of the group here in order to save its civility.

It _is_ damn hard to respond, when you stopped reading the whole thread, a
while back.
--
Jim in NC

Morgans,

It _is_ damn hard to respond, when you stopped reading the whole thread, a
while back.


I know.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

I agree with your assessment (sp?). However, looking at how some people
even hijack this thread to insult group members while hiding behind
their "simple explanations of a plain guy" mask, I am clueless at an
explanation.

Sorry, I didn't mean to single you out -- you and Martin were just
examples of what we're ALL guilty of. Thus the "Quija Board" theory.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay,

Sorry, I didn't mean to single you out


Somehow, I doubt that. Next time, take yourself as an example. You
started that thread and numerous other that degenerated in the same
way.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Sorry, I didn't mean to single you out

Somehow, I doubt that. Next time, take yourself as an example. You
started that thread and numerous other that degenerated in the same
way.

LOL. Coming from you, that's pretty funny. We're all still waiting
for the day when you start a thread here that has ANYTHING to do with
"piloting". Just one lousy story about a beautiful flight, or one
short tale of a great $100 hamburger would be nice.

As others have stated, these threads stray from their original topics
only when you (and a select few others) post your vitriolic, off-topic
comments. Response then leads to counter-response, and soon we're
talking about nuking the Middle East, gay marriage, or President Bush.

It's disgusting, and it's not what this group is supposed to be about.
I feel bad that I'm guilty of following you down this primrose path.

Tell you what: I'll buy you beer at OSH if you can start just ten (10)
threads about your piloting experiences -- and only about piloting --
between now and OSH '07, without straying into politics.

That's just one *real* post every 3 weeks, or so.

Deal?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay,

Tell YOU what: I'll send you a case of beer if you prove the following of
your statements:

We're all still waiting
for the day when you start a thread here that has ANYTHING to do with
"piloting".

Show me one thread I _started_ that didn't have anything to do with
piloting. Not one that I simply participated in, but one that I started.

As others have stated, these threads stray from their original topics
only when you (and a select few others) post your vitriolic, off-topic
comments.

And again: Show me. Show me threads that started to go off-topic as a
result of _my_ post. Threads that were on topic until I came in.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Recently, Thomas Borchert posted:

Genocide and lynching is openly advocated here
with only a trace of opposition,

As there are many participants from the US, it should be understood that
we have no basic quarrel with genocide or lynching...

Neil

Neil,

As there are many participants from the US, it should be understood that
we have no basic quarrel with genocide or lynching...


You have a point there.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

"Neil Gould" wrote in message
...
Recently, Thomas Borchert posted:

Genocide and lynching is openly advocated here
with only a trace of opposition,

As there are many participants from the US, it should be understood that
we have no basic quarrel with genocide or lynching...

Neil

I am not sure what you mean here Neil but I for one DO have a problem with
genocide and lynching!

Allen