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On Tue, 10 May 2005 23:02:24 -0700, "Jay Beckman"
wrote in Sdhge.8009$Fa1.6309@fed1read02:: I see it like this: We all speak "aviation" here, but Canadian and European pilots have an accent. Given the fact that usenet originated in the US, and the largest group of computer users reside in the US, usenet is dominated by articles posted from, and written about occurrences in, the US. Some pilots in other countries have their own news groups: aus.aviation can.aviation eunet.aviation fr.rec.aviation uk.rec.aviation So it may be natural to assume the articles posted in the rec.aviation.piloting newsgroup are authored by, and written about, aviation in the US, but I would characterize such as presumptuous. When an author's country is readily apparent from his e-mail address, it is more likely s/he is referring to aviation occurring in the country indicated by that address. That is a somewhat subtle point, but valid none the less. Of course, it demands an acceptance of membership in the global community, rather than an American-centric bias, to expect articles from other localities at all. |
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"Steven P. McNicoll"
When you say something in a discussion that has referenced US documents and used examples at US airports in a forum where participants are overwhelmingly from the US that does not apply to the US it is incumbent on you to point out that what you're saying does not apply to the US. My mention of control zones was an insignificant error and I corrected it in two subsequent posts. It still would have been an error regardless of whether I identified my location with a giant flag on every post. Your suggestion that non-US posters identify themselves when posting is still moronic. What difference would it make if every person posting from Canada identified themselves in every post? It would make much more sense to have morons and assholes identify themselves in every post. moo |
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"A Guy Called Tyketto" wrote in message . .. I agree. I thought I was. I found out I wasn't. Now that I've learned, I've moved on. Apparently, you haven't. If you've moved on why are you still posting on this subject? My spelling error. Dissuaded. you don't know what it means, go look it up. I know what it means. I also know what "dismayed" means and either was a possibility for your obvious typo. When something isn't clear to me I ask a question. What do you do? Actually, I know you have an attitude problem. Too bad you refuse to see, let alone admit it. What do you think is wrong with my attitude? Remind me to never select nor tour your facility. Okay. Never select or tour my facility. |
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"Happy Dog" wrote in message news My mention of control zones was an insignificant error and I corrected it in two subsequent posts. It still would have been an error regardless of whether I identified my location with a giant flag on every post. Not true. You wrote; "Correct, unless otherwise indicated. Some control zones require Mode C." In context that statement is incorrect, but if you had written, "In Canada some control zones require Mode C." it would have been fine. Your suggestion that non-US posters identify themselves when posting is still moronic. It's the proper thing to do. What difference would it make if every person posting from Canada identified themselves in every post? It may prevent them from appearing to be stupid. It would make much more sense to have morons and assholes identify themselves in every post. You can do that as well if you like. |
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