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    The events recently occuring here are not what are the problems in these forums. These recent events result in the loss of two quality posters of were friends to us all. And those banned were not just the ones we lost. Many people have stopped visiting these forums just because of the loss of Will and now have seen Cory get banned. And for what?? Absoultly nothing!! These posters were the heart and soul of these forums, they were then ones you would see in every thread and be able to laugh and joke around with. Whos next huh?? Me?? Greg?? Paul??

    These forums are expanding so fast and there are so many new users that do not care about what has happened here in the past and say anything they feel like. What we end up getting ourselves into is little quarrels like all these Airbus vs. Boeing debates which have been going on recently. It is totally pointless. We are loosing good quality posters over little jokes. Is it honestly worth it? I dont think so. To me, these forums are a good place to come into and relax after school and take the stress off everyday life and being able to chat and joke around with people who have the same love for aviation that i do.

    The loss of these posters does nothing but bring down the quality of these forums. The overabundance of new users pouring in makes it hard to keep track of everybody. Seeing old friends get banned for pointless reasons, its all a bunch of bull in my opinion. I enjoy coming here and being able to chat about things that im interested in with people that i know. Unfortunatly, that is slowly being taken away.

    This post has no intent to insult, bash, or harm anyone associated with these forums.

  • #2
    Well said Kaddy. I wouldnt have called them the core of the forum, unless it was the rotten core of an otherwise good apple!
    I walked across an empty land
    I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
    I felt the earth beneath my feet
    Sat by the river and it made me complete

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    • #3
      Might i add that the one thing that really does spoil the quality/image is where someone posts a thread that does nothing but moan about other people. You got a problem, sort it out in PM and dont waste everyone elses time with it.
      I walked across an empty land
      I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
      I felt the earth beneath my feet
      Sat by the river and it made me complete

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Katamarino
        Might i add that the one thing that really does spoil the quality/image is where someone posts a thread that does nothing but moan about other people. You got a problem, sort it out in PM and dont waste everyone elses time with it.
        Exactly, if the quality of the forum goes down (which honestly, I dont think it has), people are quick to take the time to point their fingers at others, rather than simply helping to increase the quality of the forum themselves. If a friend got banned...I'm sorry to hear that. But your posts will not bring them back. So why bother. Simply contribute to the forum in a positive manner and dont waste everyones time. Its getting old to come into the OT forum to see 3-5 posts about the so called "decline in quality" that I have yet to see other than the threads I'm mentioning now (if that made any sense). As ChrisK said in another post..if you dont like it here, go somewhere else.

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        • #5
          These forums are expanding so fast and there are so many new users that do not care about what has happened here in the past and say anything they feel like.

          Another post proving the overall concensus of a handfull of kids that have posted here just abit before some of the newer users who now beleive they "own" the forum and that new users=bad.

          Get over it already. If you want a forum with only 5 poeple posting who you know really well, go somewhere else.

          Growth is a good thing, and in my opinion, the overall quality of the forums has gone UP with the new posters. Must I go and pull up the heated name calling and total mayhem of the Iraq/War/Bush threads that used to exist on these forums? This forum used to SUCK. Now its getting fun and interesting.

          You have to make a choice now, either quit whining and join the fun by trying to get to know the newer posters and respecting them, or leave.

          Simple as that.

          Oh yeah, I would hardly call Cory's ban the result of an influx of new users...the people whom he argued with, MikeD, Katamarino, and to some extent myself, are longtime forum members, we have actually been here longer than him....

          -Clovis

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          • #6
            It's too bad about Cory and Will, it was great talking to them
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            • #7
              OK, now after reading some of Cory's posts a second time i can understand why he was danned. But Will. What did he do again??

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              • #8
                But Will. What did he do again??


                He started an entire thread whining about how the quality of the forums had *supposedly* gone down, and blamed the entire thing on any of the new members, specifically, former A.net members.
                An ludicrous assumption that cost him his username...

                -Clovis[/b]

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                • #9
                  When was this?? I didnt see that.

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                  • #10
                    Browse through the forums, you'll see it.

                    By the way, can a ban be revoked?
                    "The Director also sets the record straight on what would happen if oxygen masks were to drop from the ceiling: The passengers freak out with abandon, instead of continuing to chat amiably, as though lunch were being served, like they do on those in-flight safety videos."

                    -- The LA Times, in a review of 'Flightplan'

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                    • #11
                      By the way, can a ban be revoked?


                      Sure, just send a cheque for 1000$ to:

                      Christopher P. Kilroy
                      PO Box 148499
                      Louisville, KY 40223



                      -Clovis

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                      • #12
                        Hmm, bribery, Chris, does that work with you?

                        Nevermind, i'm just kidding.
                        "The Director also sets the record straight on what would happen if oxygen masks were to drop from the ceiling: The passengers freak out with abandon, instead of continuing to chat amiably, as though lunch were being served, like they do on those in-flight safety videos."

                        -- The LA Times, in a review of 'Flightplan'

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                        • #13
                          You'd be surprised Tanuj

                          -Clov

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                          • #14
                            I've learned my lesson, never insult anyone unless it is constructive, stay out of petty arguments, and refrain from making disparaging comments revealing your own immaturity and reflected your insult back on your self. If some other people learned this they wouldn't be suspened/banned.

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                            • #15
                              What you just said Greg is really making me want to shut up.

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