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For the most part, SOH is a well run, well behaved, well mannered forum, certainly the best place I've found to have intelligent conversations about our hobby as well as other things.

That being said however, whether the mods wish to agree to it or not, there are several members here that unless you have been here since dirt was invented you just do not post a dissenting opinion to a thread that they started, no matter how politely you try to put it, without running the risk of being slapped down by a moderator for being an agitator.

That is why 90% of the time I just lurk, and read, and don't post much. I'd rather keep my membership here, and be able to enjoy the fellowship here, than have to try to stomach the crap that goes on on most of the other flightsim forums.

The mods here do a great job 90% of the time, and I applaud them for taking on the (mostly thankless) task of riding herd on us. I know I wouldn't want to do it!
 
Snuffy said:
You can't be serious?!!? :kilroy:...All that other crap you posted is just someone thinking more of one's self than necessary.
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There's a lot of that around here, perhaps people could take a moment before spewing their guts, to consider what it is they're saying.

Of course I am not serious - don't tell me you actually read all that "crap"??
I was hoping for a response which included a personal attack like the one above, which would close the thread.
Sometimes I am so obtuse I lose most of the audience.
 
Henry said:
thats you?
can ya fix my tax problem:jump::jump:
LOL
Love ya
H
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But of course Henry, no poblem for me! I know how much you love to contribute to the country you live in. That is why I personally allow you to contribute twice as much!
Consider your tax doubled!

You really don't have to thank me......

Cheers!

I'm afraid Bo has eaten most of the birthday cake!
 
Astoroth said:
For the most part, SOH is a well run, well behaved, well mannered forum, certainly the best place I've found to have intelligent conversations about our hobby as well as other things.

That being said however, whether the mods wish to agree to it or not, there are several members here that unless you have been here since dirt was invented you just do not post a dissenting opinion to a thread that they started, no matter how politely you try to put it, without running the risk of being slapped down by a moderator for being an agitator.

That is why 90% of the time I just lurk, and read, and don't post much. I'd rather keep my membership here, and be able to enjoy the fellowship here, than have to try to stomach the crap that goes on on most of the other flightsim forums.

The mods here do a great job 90% of the time, and I applaud them for taking on the (mostly thankless) task of riding herd on us. I know I wouldn't want to do it!
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we everybody staff, members are human
Ickie bans us if not:wiggle:
we all make mistakes
life is a learning experience
i would agree staff does a 90% great job
and that is a compliment to the staff
the members are mostly 90% great people
over the years you do get to know who is who
and where they are coming from
Astoroth said:
That being said however, whether the mods wish to agree to it or not, there are several members here that unless you have been here since dirt was invented you just do not post a dissenting opinion to a thread that they started, no matter how politely you try to put it, without running the risk of being slapped down by a moderator for being an agitator.
with that i agree also
if someone has an answer
and could also fix world hunger
please contact me
H
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Your response is just what we are talking about. If you feel we are trigger happy, I don't think anybody twisted your arm to come in here. If you feel SOH is causing you this much grief, leave.
KOM.Nausicaa said:
As I said in the other thread, this forum can't even express birthday wishes without a lock.

And that is not just because some can't hold back on their 'passionate political opinions' but because everything plays together, the members, the subject, the moderation to create a trigger happy, lock happy environment.
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Whatever happened to :-
"If you cannot say something nice about something, then don't say anything at all?"
Especially over something so trivial as a birthday.
 
huub vink said:
But of course Henry, no poblem for me! I know how much you love to contribute to the country you live in. That is why I personally allow you to contribute twice as much!
Consider your tax doubled!

You really don't have to thank me......

Cheers!

I'm afraid Bo has eaten most of the birthday cake!
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hey its your wedding anniversary coming up aint it
we are gonna tax that next
and if Bo ate the cake im sending mine over to eat him:jump:
LOL
H
 
Naismith said:
Whatever happened to :-
"If you cannot say something nice about something, then don't say anything at all?"
Especially over something so trivial as a birthday.
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you got me, thats my wifes saying
but it didnt stop her either
i do think we all tend to get too serious in a forum
life is that way but isnt this a relief or it should be
H
 
Henry said:
hey its your wedding anniversary coming up aint it.....
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Strange I can't recall I ever married you.... ;) This afternoon told my wife that I will be cycling in the Ardennes in Belgium on our wedding day. She said she would prey for nice weather. That's what you get when you are married as long as we are!

One lucky thing: I won't be here to congratulate you, because I understand that is a touchy subject here :d :d :d

Cheers,
 
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Forum contretemps such as this can well serve to demonstrate an odd foible of modern thinking that seems to have developed in recent times:

A person perceives a slight, or an outright insult, and retaliates with some questionable verbiage. He's thinking that everyone has noticed the affront, and that he's justified and bound by some strange code to "strike back".

But in fact, very few -- if any -- noticed the original comment. What they did notice was all the blather and contumely that the second party issued as a response.

So speaking for myself: in this case -- as in any others -- I had not noticed the original thread. Or if I did, I forgot about it.

But now, I couldn't help noticing that someone with a gripe had concluded it was prudent to vent here and ensure that everyone was aware of his point of view.

From my admittedly slender viewpoint, that's injudicious and inappropriate.
 
hey_moe said:
Your response is just what we are talking about. If you feel we are trigger happy, I don't think anybody twisted your arm to come in here. If you feel SOH is causing you this much grief, leave.
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You are shooting at the wrong target. Put your glasses on, re-read the posts here and in the other three recently closed threads and adress the people who have been offensive and insulting.
 
I have to say as a very recent new member this doesn't seem like a very freindly place! I think I'll head back to the FTX forums where there is a lot less ego on display and a lot more respect shown. From all sides.
 
As I told the staff earlier, we've got people here who would try to argue with a fence post. Some have already show themselves in this thread.

And if you want to argue with staff here, this is not the place. You'd have been better off sticking with the fence post.

All we really want is for everyone to treat each other with some common decency. Is that too much to ask?
 
ENOUGH ALREADY!

This thread is just an extension of a birthday wish thread that went south and was closed...and this one just continued down that road and is now closed too.



And now back to our regularly scheduled flight-simming.............
 
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