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I give up, after many, many years!
I give up -- not flying -- but subscribing to this NG. It is just too
riddled with crap and backbiting, to the point that it carries little if any useful exchange of interest to active pilots. It isn't worth the effort any more, even with multiple kill files. So good riddance to 90+% of the posts, and the few idiots who have managed to spoil the NG over the past couple of years, and farewell to those few remaining sensible contributors. I admire your patience and tolerance. Mine have given out! -- Jay (remove dashes for legal email address) |
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I give up, after many, many years!
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Jay Somerset wrote: I give up -- not flying -- but subscribing to this NG. It is just too riddled with crap and backbiting, to the point that it carries little if any useful exchange of interest to active pilots. It isn't worth the effort any more, even with multiple kill files. So good riddance to 90+% of the posts, and the few idiots who have managed to spoil the NG over the past couple of years, and farewell to those few remaining sensible contributors. I admire your patience and tolerance. Mine have given out! Sorry to see you go. -- Bob Noel (goodness, please trim replies!!!) |
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On May 11, 11:50 am, Bob Noel
wrote: In article , Jay Somerset wrote: farewell to those few remaining sensible contributors. I admire your patience and tolerance. Mine have given out! Sorry to see you go Jay, It's not our patience that keeps us here, it's the lack of life and the cost of fuel. Lou |
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I give up, after many, many years!
Jay Somerset wrote:
I give up -- not flying -- but subscribing to this NG. It is just too riddled with crap and backbiting, to the point that it carries little if any useful exchange of interest to active pilots. It isn't worth the effort any more, even with multiple kill files. So good riddance to 90+% of the posts, and the few idiots who have managed to spoil the NG over the past couple of years, and farewell to those few remaining sensible contributors. I admire your patience and tolerance. Mine have given out! I agree with your sentiments. I haven't posted often and am, in the big picture, a relatively "new" pilot (licensed in 2003). I have been appreciative over the years -- the group has offered some thought-provoking topics that resulted in RL discussions, exchange of opinions/experiences, and ultimately some very useful knowledge. It had been easy to spot and ignore the "crap and backbiting". On my newsreader, I see the number of posts first, and I always think, "great...lots of new, interesting material" ... until the actual *list* of topics comes up, and of late it's easy to see that 95% are a couple of people exchanging insults ad nauseam. A few who actually have some useful info won't quit unless they have the last word, so there are 50 exchanges of one-line name-calling insults. After the first one, what's the point? So now the useful stuff to people who are still interested in coming here to learn something or to share something is BURIED. I agree with you about feeling that it's not worth the effort sometimes. |
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On Sun, 11 May 2008 11:21:57 -0700, Shirl wrote in
: of late it's easy to see that 95% are a couple of people exchanging insults ad nauseam. What makes you think they are not the same person? |
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I give up, after many, many years!
Shirl wrote:
of late it's easy to see that 95% are a couple of people exchanging insults ad nauseam. Blakesy: What makes you think they are not the same person? LOL ... I just can't imagine having the kind of time (or energy!) to be the insulter AND the insultee in some of these exchanges that go on *forever* with nothing but one-line insults. But ... you're right, takes all kinds, and that's a possibility. ;-) |
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I give up, after many, many years!
I give up -- not flying -- but subscribing to this NG.
Sorry to see you go, Jay. I've enjoyed your posts, and hope you can make it to OSH this year. I still find some utility in this group, but no longer recommend it to new or aspiring pilots. I find myself spending more and more time on moderated groups that don't tolerate anonymous trolls. Check back from time to time. This, too, shall pass. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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I give up, after many, many years!
On May 11, 6:18 pm, "Jay Honeck" wrote:
I give up -- not flying -- but subscribing to this NG. Sorry to see you go, Jay. I've enjoyed your posts, and hope you can make it to OSH this year. I still find some utility in this group, but no longer recommend it to new or aspiring pilots. I find myself spending more and more time on moderated groups that don't tolerate anonymous trolls. Check back from time to time. This, too, shall pass. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" Same here. I don't take seriously any posters who use handles instead of their real names. |
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I give up, after many, many years!
On Sun, 11 May 2008 15:53:27 -0700 (PDT), Andrew Sarangan
wrote: Same here. I don't take seriously any posters who use handles instead of their real names. Or a handle that sounds like a real name? Like "Barry Sarangan" or "Barry Dighera"? ;^) Maybe with a free, throwaway email address that matches? Think about it... Anybody can have a "real" name online. Once upon a time, I used my whole real name. I still post with my real first name, and there are plenty of folks here who have met me in person. Some are from my home base, tied down a few spots away. I'll gladly provide my real name in private conversation where circumstances warrant, and when meeting other "real" folks. However, there are now enough nut jobs out there where it's often not a good idea to use a real name, tail number, etc... on the open 'net. I'm in the phone book, etc... as I LIKE being accessible to lost friends, etc... But it isn't worth dealing with a nut case over a USENET debate. I base my treatment of posters on posting history as it lodges in my memory. --------------------------------------------- ** http://www.bburke.com/woodworking.html ** --------------------------------------------- |
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