GyrOZprey
Aussie in Kansas.
- Joined
- Aug 8, 2011
- Messages
- 3,388
- Location
- Whitewater KS
- Aircraft
- Butterfly Aurora N5560Z / Titanium Explorer N456TE & N488TE/ - trained in MTOsport 446QT/488FB
- Total Flight Time
- 1023
In the nine years I have been reading ...then contributing to this forum .... I have definitely seen many changes ...always been those friendly & not-so friendly debates & exchanges of hot-topic opinions! ( and yet when they gather at fly-ins ...all seem to be respectful & cordial - in person!)
There are a delightful diversity of truly knowledgeable old timers & newly minted "experts' ...who revealed their lack of deeper understanding pretty quickly.
Some characters love to get into heated opinion debates & discussions, while others watched from afar - quietly shaking their heads !
Some liked to be goofy & frivolous ...when their antics caused the serious to complain & moderators start banning ...a new alternate Rotary wing-lover forum with minimal "anything-goes rules" ...started up! ( I'm still amazed at the RWF population who cross over & lurk or participate "over there" too ...so it proved to be a valid supplement ..rather than a competitor!)
Over the past few years ... we have lost many of the posters who loved to share builds, adventures & experiences ...I among them! The new forum format change necessary by the hacker/security issues was a sad hinderance to many returning/relearning the new ways! We still lurk & check in ...weekly or monthly -:bored: or:frown::wacko: ... sigh at the depleted quality & reduced civility ...in many posts that come down to a "battle of wills of a couple of argumentative pedantic "word-smith"s trying to be Alpha-dog! " ( or just have a severe communication impediment!!!???):noidea:
....mildy amusing (at times) but derails & distracts from the original topic of the thread way too often!
I wonder if I just have reached a life point where I have less patience/tolerance ( grumpy old-fart syndrome) or getting smarter ....."just walk away!" (Don't engage /feed the trolls who thrive on drama!) ...much as I WANT to respond sometimes ...I say NO ...NOT GUNNA GET SUCKED IN !!!!
When I have something of major importance to communicate to the gyro world I will put it out there ...but as soon as "certain characters contaminate my thread" ...I'm OUT!:sorry:
For my adventures, event photos, fun gyro stuff ...you know where to find me on several Facebook gyro sites! I do see the general trend away from forums to social media! ( although both still have a valid role to play!)
So there is MY commentary on this topic!:usa2:
There are a delightful diversity of truly knowledgeable old timers & newly minted "experts' ...who revealed their lack of deeper understanding pretty quickly.
Some characters love to get into heated opinion debates & discussions, while others watched from afar - quietly shaking their heads !
Some liked to be goofy & frivolous ...when their antics caused the serious to complain & moderators start banning ...a new alternate Rotary wing-lover forum with minimal "anything-goes rules" ...started up! ( I'm still amazed at the RWF population who cross over & lurk or participate "over there" too ...so it proved to be a valid supplement ..rather than a competitor!)
Over the past few years ... we have lost many of the posters who loved to share builds, adventures & experiences ...I among them! The new forum format change necessary by the hacker/security issues was a sad hinderance to many returning/relearning the new ways! We still lurk & check in ...weekly or monthly -:bored: or:frown::wacko: ... sigh at the depleted quality & reduced civility ...in many posts that come down to a "battle of wills of a couple of argumentative pedantic "word-smith"s trying to be Alpha-dog! " ( or just have a severe communication impediment!!!???):noidea:
....mildy amusing (at times) but derails & distracts from the original topic of the thread way too often!
I wonder if I just have reached a life point where I have less patience/tolerance ( grumpy old-fart syndrome) or getting smarter ....."just walk away!" (Don't engage /feed the trolls who thrive on drama!) ...much as I WANT to respond sometimes ...I say NO ...NOT GUNNA GET SUCKED IN !!!!
When I have something of major importance to communicate to the gyro world I will put it out there ...but as soon as "certain characters contaminate my thread" ...I'm OUT!:sorry:
For my adventures, event photos, fun gyro stuff ...you know where to find me on several Facebook gyro sites! I do see the general trend away from forums to social media! ( although both still have a valid role to play!)
So there is MY commentary on this topic!:usa2: