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- Joined
- Nov 3, 2013
- Messages
- 934
- Location
- Georgetown
- Aircraft
- Kitfox IV / F1 Rocket / Magni M-16 / Beech 18 / Aviomania G2sA-2
- Total Flight Time
- 550+
Cammie opines (https://www.rotaryforum.com/forum/r...ons/1139915-chris-lord-october-31-2018/page11) something I've noted previously:
This online forum is in decline.
I'm asking "why?" and what can be done about it?
I'll start off with the "circular firing squad" observation; one poster takes issue with another and then adds fuel to the fire by making it overly personal.
There is currently a "dueling pair" who oppose something about every post the other makes. Sometimes entertaining, most times not.
Yes, a discussion of accidents (seems to be our favorite topic of late) is useful if (" IF " ) it leads to better understanding, ADM, designs, and makes us safer.
Unfortunately, facts be damned, speculation or ignorant supposition occurs way too frequently and much more often than useful dialogue.
Do a quick self-evaluation; if your comment is not useful in furthering the discussion and instead is only further underlining your well-known opinion that the other person is an idiot, then keep it to yourself.
I'll have to place some of the blame on the 'moderators' for not enforcing a 'civility' rule.
The new format also caused a major drop-off, but I understand the technological reasons it had to be done. I do miss the old format.
Many VERY useful, VERY knowledgeable people are no longer showing up here; maybe they're gone forever.
Can we maybe tie a knot, instead of a noose, at the end of our rope and turn this forum around?
I think it might be useful to post some POSITIVE ways that the forum could be improved and point out when (see above) is happening to the moderators.
TO THE MODERATORS: you have the contact information of everyone who has ever registered to this forum; perhaps send out an e-mail asking them to return (with simple how-to instructions)?
If not, perhaps an anonymous poll as to what the problems are/were ?
Trying to point us in the right direction; this COULD be such a useful forum again.
Brian
This online forum is in decline.
I'm asking "why?" and what can be done about it?
I'll start off with the "circular firing squad" observation; one poster takes issue with another and then adds fuel to the fire by making it overly personal.
There is currently a "dueling pair" who oppose something about every post the other makes. Sometimes entertaining, most times not.
Yes, a discussion of accidents (seems to be our favorite topic of late) is useful if (" IF " ) it leads to better understanding, ADM, designs, and makes us safer.
Unfortunately, facts be damned, speculation or ignorant supposition occurs way too frequently and much more often than useful dialogue.
Do a quick self-evaluation; if your comment is not useful in furthering the discussion and instead is only further underlining your well-known opinion that the other person is an idiot, then keep it to yourself.
I'll have to place some of the blame on the 'moderators' for not enforcing a 'civility' rule.
The new format also caused a major drop-off, but I understand the technological reasons it had to be done. I do miss the old format.
Many VERY useful, VERY knowledgeable people are no longer showing up here; maybe they're gone forever.
Can we maybe tie a knot, instead of a noose, at the end of our rope and turn this forum around?
I think it might be useful to post some POSITIVE ways that the forum could be improved and point out when (see above) is happening to the moderators.
TO THE MODERATORS: you have the contact information of everyone who has ever registered to this forum; perhaps send out an e-mail asking them to return (with simple how-to instructions)?
If not, perhaps an anonymous poll as to what the problems are/were ?
Trying to point us in the right direction; this COULD be such a useful forum again.
Brian