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Why Pilots of America rocks...
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: ************************************************** ************************************************* 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 ************************************************** ************************************************* 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" |
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