A Google Groups alternative to rec.aviation.piloting?

buttman wrote in
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On Aug 14, 6:53*pm, Jim Logajan wrote:
I note that some people who wish to migrate to a more controlled
aviation forum have a couple issues with the alternatives such as
AOPA and POA. Th
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first being that they appear U.S. centric. The second that the layout
is actually a backward step in user friendliness.

While it isn't as good as some of the classic threaded newsreaders,
it occurs to me that creating a "Google Groups only" (non-Usenet)
forum migh
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help a little toward addressing the two main issues (that I'm aware
of, anyway.) This is Google's info on creating a group on their
systems:

http://groups.google.com/intl/en/goo.../overview.html

The third issue is who would most people feel comfortable with as the
PIC of such a group?

That would be worse. The reason this group has degraded is because of
ad-hominem arguments. Notice I didn't say ad-hominem attacks. In my
opinion more damage has been done to this group by allowing
"annointed" people free rides and giving "non-anointed" people attacks
regardless of what they say. The way it should be is that if someone
like Dudley says something stupid, he should get called out on it. If
MX says something, he should get called out on it. If Dudley says
something great he should be praised for it. If MX says something
good, he should get praised for it. But thats not how its done here.
No matter what MX says, he'll get ribbed. No matter what Dudley says,
he'll get praised. If you have a group of people officially annointed
as group moderators, this effect will only be magnified and the
discussion will be even less useless.


Awww, Maxie... You feeling left out because you're an idiot?

Bertie

Jim Logajan wrote:

I note that some people who wish to migrate to a more controlled
aviation forum have a couple issues with the alternatives such as
AOPA and POA. The first being that they appear U.S. centric.


Gee, Pilots of America and AOPA, an American pilots' group, are US centric.
Who'da thunk it?

This whole topic discussion is why I and many others have pretty much
quit reading it, and left this group, except for the occasional check
back. I think the OP had a sincere suggestion, but the response
quickly deteriorated. DH used to have good advice on flying but,
unfortunately, his rants in this thread demonstrate his recent descent
into the gutter with the likes of BtB and his ilk. Too bad. It was
good while it lasted. MX is a charactor, but not remotely as
offensive as the bitter crowd who have taken over this group.

On Aug 15, 10:32 pm, skym wrote:
This whole topic discussion is why I and many others have pretty much
quit reading it, and left this group, except for the occasional check
back. I think the OP had a sincere suggestion, but the response
quickly deteriorated. DH used to have good advice on flying but,
unfortunately, his rants in this thread demonstrate his recent descent
into the gutter with the likes of BtB and his ilk. Too bad. It was
good while it lasted. MX is a charactor, but not remotely as
offensive as the bitter crowd who have taken over this group.

Well I think a fella using a handle like "Buttman",
which advertises his homosexuality is hardly
someone I'd wanna be in cockpit with. I'm ok
with the homo's but do they need to advertise in
a piloting group. Not everyone is as open minded
as I am.
Ken

"Ken S. Tucker" wrote in news:a9221727-dff4-4309-
:

On Aug 15, 10:32 pm, skym wrote:
This whole topic discussion is why I and many others have pretty much
quit reading it, and left this group, except for the occasional check
back. I think the OP had a sincere suggestion, but the response
quickly deteriorated. DH used to have good advice on flying but,
unfortunately, his rants in this thread demonstrate his recent descent
into the gutter with the likes of BtB and his ilk. Too bad. It was
good while it lasted. MX is a charactor, but not remotely as
offensive as the bitter crowd who have taken over this group.

Well I think a fella using a handle like "Buttman",
which advertises his homosexuality is hardly
someone I'd wanna be in cockpit with. I'm ok
with the homo's but do they need to advertise in
a piloting group. Not everyone is as open minded
as I am.


"Open minded" is not a mainstream expression for having a hole in your
head, Kenny.



Bertie

"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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"Open minded" is not a mainstream expression for having a hole in your
head, Kenny.



Bertie

What do you call a bunyip with half a brain?

Extremely gifted.

"Dakota" luv2^fly99@cox.^net wrote in news:sE4qk.21395$LF2.3646
@newsfe09.iad:


"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
...

"Open minded" is not a mainstream expression for having a hole in your
head, Kenny.



Bertie

What do you call a bunyip with half a brain?




Maxie?

Bertie

Ken S. Tucker writes:

Well I think a fella using a handle like "Buttman",
which advertises his homosexuality is hardly
someone I'd wanna be in cockpit with.

Here again, you're making an ad hominem argument. You're talking about the
person, not the topic at hand.

Additionally, "Buttman" could mean all sorts of things, and isn't necessarily
an indication of homosexuality.

And furthermore, not everyone considers adumbration of homosexuality
pejorative, so your thinly veiled insult might well be without effect.

On Aug 16, 9:07 am, Mxsmanic wrote:
Ken S. Tucker writes:
Well I think a fella using a handle like "Buttman",
which advertises his homosexuality is hardly
someone I'd wanna be in cockpit with.

Here again, you're making an ad hominem argument.

I ain't adding homo's to anything, "buttman"
already did that!!!.

You're talking about the person, not the topic at hand.

Wish you wouldn't have used the phrase "topic at hand",
it's your gooey keyboard.

Additionally, "Buttman" could mean all sorts of things, and isn't necessarily
an indication of homosexuality.

Care to elaborate?

And furthermore, not everyone considers adumbration of homosexuality
pejorative, so your thinly veiled insult might well be without effect.

Well you're the one calling homo's dumb.

Seriously now: Recently we've been writing software
for a lunar mission, and after doing a lunar parking
orbit I/we had problems doing a manual softlanding
within fuel specs, so I installed an algorthm that
AutoLands using about 2 lines of code. There's a
thrill in landing but even more of a thrill seeing the
commands automatically executed, that I designed,
especially since it was so dang simple.
I could explain it if any of you guys want.

Were super excited about Project Constellation so
we're boneing up on details.
Regards
Ken

Ken S. Tucker writes:

Care to elaborate?

Buttman could refer to someone who enjoys looking at women's buttocks, which
is a highly heterosexual behavior for a man.

Well you're the one calling homo's dumb.

I haven't called homosexuals anything.