I posted this last night and it sums up things up for you guys and gals that are confused on what happened.
And Tina, Scary Gary, you folks are skating on thin ice. Be thankful I do not have full moderator powers and can not ban you myself, Mike can though and I already had dropped some names to him yesterday, folks that need a little time out from the forum.
Originally Posted by Stoney
Terry,
Productive would be, IMHO, polite and intelligent discussion of topics rather than childish rants as some posters tend to get into with these threads.
With regard to hedonism.. What's wrong with taking some pleasure in life..
I try to ensure that I indulge myself on a fairly regular basis to keep my self well centered (not self centered!) All things in moderation. IS gyro flying hedonism as well? Should we table the idea of flying and instead whip ourselves while crying the lords name?
Take some advice and try to enjoy the life you are given and quit wasting time sniping at everyone else. You might be surprised to learn that you are not the only person on this forum with high moral values.
It seems to me that most of your posts( 768 in 7 months time) are designed to either degrade or inflame others rather than to provide information and enlightenment. Perhaps it's just me....but perhaps it's just you as well.
Stoney, my problem with Terry, and several others here, is they aren't doing much of anything productive to the forum... to the PRA.... or the gyro community at large. And a fair number of them don't even seem to be remotely on any kind of track to build or buy or fly a rotorcraft.
What they do seem to do quite well is jibber jabber on topics such as this one, that was really a topic that shouldn't be discussed here in the first place, and basically stir up trouble and further add to the cost of the forum in the form of additional bandwidth.
Also, I am sick of people throwing stones at me, and the other mods for how we do our job here. Newsflash, this is a private forum, your bill of rights do not extend to here. To come on here and make comments like the " Forum Nazi's " and to complain about how a mod is going to do something or has done something, is like being a guest at someones house and complaining that they don't want you swearing in front of the kids or putting your feet on the furniture. In all the various forums I particpate on, the only one I got myself in trouble on, I got banned for a month for publicly questioning a moderators actions, and I didn't say anything close to the stuff some of you guys have gotten away with saying.
The reason for this forum is to learn, share and promote our hobby. Not to discuss Obama or gay marriage, or whose God is the right God.
Why then do we have a off topic section? Because it is a good avenue for off topic items that our members might want to share. But within reason.
Chris posted a thread about his dogs having puppys.... Scott posts a thread about the new car he bought his wife.... I posted links to dirtbiking pictures or videos..... These are fine. These have nothing to do with rotorcraft, but these are also not topics that tend to pit people against each other. Plus a good portion of us are friends, friends that are also active members of the gyro or helicopter community. This is a great way for friends to share things in their lives with each other. But there is a limit to all this too....
Do you think GyroMike, Todd Powell, HobbyCad, and myself, don't have views on Obama or Guns, or gay marriage? Of course we do. But a line had to be drawn on what is okay and what is not okay, and for the good of the forum the line was drawn that that kind of stuff should be discussed elsewhere.
Were all adults, and we should all be somewhat smart adults. To the Terrys and Scary Garys and the Fritz's and the rest of you guys who find it most important to discuss these kinds of topics, Why don't one of you form a new forum, one for discussion of whatever you want, and I will do this for you.... I will see to it that we have a link here to redirect people to your forum if they want to discuss that kind of stuff. Heck I might even join in on some of your topics. But in the meantime, knock it off.
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