Emily wrote:

Sim player who has never piloted an actual aircraft is NOT a "real" pilot.

He is still an aviation enthusiast. It beats the 'let-close
the-airport-because-I-was-too-dumb-to-know-that-it-might-be-
noisy-before-I-moved-in' crowd who occasionally post in this
groups.

I mean, there are quite a few things I am enthusiastic about
and in which I stand very little chance of ever participating,
for instance space exploration or some sports, and about which
I probably hold quite a few misconceptions, so I can somehow
relate.

Would you suggest creating a new forum requiring a valid pilot
certificate number to participate?

--Sylvain