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Why airplanes fly
wrote Like it or not there are loons and trolls on the Internet. Well, I don't like it, and it's my right to say so, and do what I can to get rid of them too. Unfortunately, there are a bunch of dickwads that enjoy egging him on. If it were not for them, the trolls would have been long gone. The Internet has no law enforcement, not much content enforcement -- and I LIKE it that way. If there's a brawl, so be it. It's not like you can't ignore that. There are plenty of tools to help you filter out anything you don't want to see. Yep, I can ignore it, like I will soon be ignoring you, I guess. You are missing the point, though. There used to be about three times the number of really cool, well qualified people, that could speak volumes on the subjects of aviation. They didn't think it was worth sticking around, and are now gone. Now do you really want to tell me how all I have to do is ignore the kooks? It will really be just as good as it was, before one nut came in, and brough a bunch of other nuts that like picking on nuts like him, and around and around we go with far less people that can really talk aviation? That's what you want to tell me? I don't think so. I come here because there ARE people who I think have a high level of experience with piloting and I like asking them questions. I listen to what they say and I learn from it. I don't have many opinions, usually just questions. You would have really loved it, a couple years ago, then. There is but a small sampling of people with the varied experiences that are still here, compared to before. It is really sad that a few nut cases can cause so much chaos. But I'm sticking to this opinion: I get an occasional laugh out of Mx's postulating and theorizing. Yep, laugh, laugh, laugh. I suppose you think Jackass TV is pretty damn funny, too. Sad, man. Really sad. Grow up. -- Jim in NC |
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Why airplanes fly
No sweat. Forget it. No harm done. Just be advised I have a Pavlov
reaction to smilies. When inserted, there is no mistaking the good intent of a post. I use them all the time :-) -- Dudley Henriques- Okay, I hear you. I have to use them all the time at work, lest these misunderstandings cause big problems. |
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Why airplanes fly
On Feb 8, 12:32 pm, Dudley Henriques wrote:
Hilton wrote: Dudley wrote: This not only denies Welsh his credit due, but will eventually, as history sorts it all out, blot the life of Yeager as well. IMHO, Yaeger's life is already blotted after what he said immediately after Scott Crossfield's accident. So many options, so many good opportunities to say good things about a great man, but he chose the tasteless route. Pity. Hilton I couldn't agree more, and this was just one more nail in the coffin that defines why I can't take Yeager. Yeager came out here to an Air Show at Wanaka where he was asked by a young TVNZ reporter as to how he could take up flying . The reply was so arrogant and insulting Yeager suddenly was not at the Air Show. |
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Why airplanes fly
But I'm sticking to this opinion: I get an occasional laugh out of
Mx's postulating and theorizing. Just to keep things straight, I did not write the above.. There should have been 's in front of that comment; written by the previous poster. |
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Why airplanes fly
Hold on, for a second. Previously on this very thread you posted this
comment: I don't come here for conflict. But then you write these things: Yep, I can ignore it, like I will soon be ignoring you * ... Yep, laugh, laugh, laugh. I suppose you think Jackass TV is pretty damn funny, too. Sad, man. Really sad. Grow up. You can't write those things and at the same time honestly claim you don't come here for conflict. Every one of us is sometimes guilty of being provocative and rude, or write something that someone else misinterprets, or we misinterpret what someone else writes. There's really no way to misinterpret what you have written above. It's not about aviation. What I quote above shows that you are just as capable of dishing out confrontation as you are capable of complaining about it. There used to be about three times the number of really cool, well qualified people, that could speak volumes on the subjects of aviation. *They didn't think it was worth sticking around, and are now gone. You would have really loved it, a couple years ago, then. There is but a small sampling of people with the varied experiences that are still here, compared to before. I can't guess as to why those people don't post here anymore. But, yeah, I would have thought it was cool and I would have liked to read their posts. *It is really sad that a few nut cases can cause so much chaos. I have never seen Usenet not have a lot of off topic posts by nut cases, or trolls being pests. I'm surely way more interested in the good stuff than the ridiculous and the distracting. However I also think it's okay if some people get a laugh out of the occasional loon. I'm not calling you a jackass just because you don't like chaotic posts. However it sure seems you are calling me a jackass by your non-confrontational comments about Jackass TV. Let's get back to planes and piloting now. |
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Why airplanes fly
george wrote:
On Feb 8, 12:32 pm, Dudley Henriques wrote: Hilton wrote: Dudley wrote: This not only denies Welsh his credit due, but will eventually, as history sorts it all out, blot the life of Yeager as well. IMHO, Yaeger's life is already blotted after what he said immediately after Scott Crossfield's accident. So many options, so many good opportunities to say good things about a great man, but he chose the tasteless route. Pity. Hilton I couldn't agree more, and this was just one more nail in the coffin that defines why I can't take Yeager. Yeager came out here to an Air Show at Wanaka where he was asked by a young TVNZ reporter as to how he could take up flying . The reply was so arrogant and insulting Yeager suddenly was not at the Air Show. I deal directly in the demonstration flying flight safety business every day and interact with some of the finest pilots on the planet. Some of these young people could fly rings around Yeager even in his prime. They are world champions. Almost every one of these people to a man/woman, are totally dedicated not only to saving lives, but to furthering the general cause of aviation. These professionals interact on their own time and dime. The contrast between these people and someone like Yeager is astounding. You couldn't ask to work with finer pilots anywhere....anytime. Yeager could have been a loud voice for aviation. Apparently his voice is loud enough....but it's all about him, not about aviation. -- Dudley Henriques |
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Eliminating Trolls (again)
Morgans wrote:
Speaking of missing regulars, what's up with Montblack? Is he taking a break, or does anyone know what became of him? Remember my previous post about Jay's night clerk socking for him? |
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Speaking of missing regulars, what's up with Montblack? Is he taking a
break, or does anyone know what became of him? We just celebrated his birthday last weekend, and I asked him the same question. Bottom line: Same thing you're saying. The trolls are winning. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Eliminating Trolls (again)
but when a
small-but-determined group of trolls with (seemingly endless) time on their hands takes a hankering to a group, it's obvious that they can destroy it pretty easily. That appears to be their stated agenda: http://www.gwu.edu/~trivia/meow.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meow_Wars Interesting history. Sad to see this sort of thing has happened many times. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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