Recently, Jay Honeck posted:

I'm sure you're a nice reasonable guy in person. It's just hard to
see that on the net.

Well put, Kev.

I don't understand the venom MX has inspired here, but I *do* regret
it. And, to a certain degree, I fear it, because it shows a side of
airmen that I didn't think existed.

You're kidding, right? I could give you names of airmen that act every bit
the same as those who have blasted Mxsmanic in this newsgroup. It would
seem that your list of names would be longer than mine, as I don't have a
hotel to draw them in.

I, for one, find MX to be occasionally enlightening, intensely curious
(in some ways), dunderheaded (in others), and I must admit that it's
kind of entertaining to watch as some of the regulars here do
switchblade backflips as they try to insult him into leaving the
group.

If nothing else, his posts have greatly increased the number of
aviation-related threads and discussions in this group. I see that as a
positive outcome, given the prior state of largely OT threads.

And to those who pronounce that they regret MX's presence here because
his topics detract from the true purpose of this group, I challenge
you to bring up some good, useful piloting subjects of your own. Too
many of you guys are hunkered down behind your monitors, rolling
hand-grenades down the aisle instead of trying to positively impact
this group with new topics.

But, that's where the *fun* is, Jay; I'm glad that he's volunteered to
play the fool. That way, we all can learn from those who provide detailed
responses to his misconceptions.

Neil