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Sometime I feel like I’m reading a transcription from a bunch of 10 year olds, “my dad can beat up your dad so nah nah.”

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Besides the bench/curl post, I've nevr seen that statement being used before. And even in that post, it was used jokingly and with sarcasm.
 
How cute and arrogant of you to think that this post is /was started because of you....
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In case you didn't see my sarcasm tag I was purely kidding.
But I'ma have to SA tag you.
The author of this thread said it was the discusion in the Pan Am boards that initiated the creation of this thread!
Gotta pay attention bro!

-Matthew
 
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The author of this thread said it was the discusion in the Pan Am boards that initiated the creation of this thread!
Gotta pay attention bro!

-Matthew

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Yeah, like the Pan AM forums are the most popular forums and everyone knows what he's talking about
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I personally never post at Pan AM.
 
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Ok here is a post that I think started out with good intentions and went down hill. quickly.This
"PanAm sucks, FSA is great, I'm cool blaa blaa blaa

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Thatis taken from Pilot whats his name who stated this thread telling you wat threat was the catalast of this thread!
Don't make me SA you to!

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I personally never post at Pan AM.

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Good cause you'd prolly not have to much input to share as you have just barely started your training.

-Matthew
 
Naaaah I thought the same thing but were using emoticons and tags. So everyone should know not to take each otehr seriously when they see those.
That is at least how I take it when I see em being used!

-Matthew
 
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After reading these forums for a few years I’ve discovered good information is hard to find and the good stuff can often turn bad quickly. Jetcareers at one point was the equivalent of CNN or 60 Minutes, good solid discussions that you could learn from. Lately things have gone down to the Jerry Springer level. Now this is not a reflection of the moderators or owners of the board, they’re providing an open forum and with over 3000 members things can get out of hand quickly. Free speech is great and should be highly valued, but trash talk and name calling is not why I became a Jetcareers member back in 2002. Sometime I feel like I’m reading a transcription from a bunch of 10 year olds, “my dad can beat up your dad so nah nah.” Some topics seem to be beat to death on a weekly basis. PFT, academy vs. FBO etc.

I’m not asking that everyone agree, hold hands and sing kumbaya, that would be crazy talk.
What would be nice is a bit of respect, discretion and professionalism.


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For better or worse, when any community grows it encompasses a greater diversity of opinions, personalities, and egos (we are pilots, after all). I think it is like growing up in a small town and watching it grow...there are always a few people around that you wish were gone.

I've been here for years and see through a lot of this, you just learn to ignore it and stay out of the mudslinging. Come to a NetworkJC event and you'll see that this is a good group of people.
 
I completely agree that insulting and rude comments have no place in this forum. If you have a problem with someone, then send them a pm or an email and keep it between you and the person you have a problem with. When I first arrived at JC, I was a hot-headed 16 year old and thought I knew everything. I made some remarks that I shouldn't have and almost got kicked off the board, but I learned and matured and now I try not to remark on threads if I think it will bring a bad response out of me. My point being that there are a lot of young people on this board that just need to mature and will mature. Sometimes it just takes a gentle nudge by someone to indicate that their actions are not acceptable.
 
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What I noticed is that since we got the sarcasm emoticon, we've been using it an awful lot.

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Realize that the
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What I noticed is that since we got the sarcasm emoticon, we've been using it an awful lot.

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Well if anyone ever really knew me/met me they'd know to not always take me seriously cause I'm a very comedic,sarcastic fun person to be around.
They don't call me the life of the party for nothin.
How I act on the board is pretty much how I am in person ask any of the peeps who were at NJC04!
In summation lighten up and don't take EVERYTHING I say in
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so seriously damn. Relax it's a joke...
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-Matthew
 
so after some careful consideration, i've decided to throw in my 2 cents as well.

Yes, there have been a rise in "Jerry Springeresque" and a.net threads, and now I think there have been 2 or 3 threads like this one. But really, what are any of us doing about it? I look at threads like this as sort of the people who "reply to all" on email storms. It's all well and good to tell people not to do it, but in the end you're contributing as well.

In any case, instead of just talking about how these threads are a problem, lets start talking about some solutions - and how to to realistically impliment them. So, with that said - any ideas?
 
No idea's but I'd like to say welcome back stateside to both you and John!
Lastly...yes the a.net threads are annoying. But like it has been said with new member come the a.net esque threads and age old asked questions.
Likewise as aloft said most of our members are of the tween set.
They come here knowing very little or nothing about aviation. Or think that they know everything.
They are going to say they hate Airbus or Boeing and would only fly for a carrier that had only Boeing or Airbus aircraft.
Look at Brian or aviationfreak or even Citationkid all three were annoying as hell.
Now I'd say after tenure they have all grown far more mature and knowable about aviation and such!
Now we need just work on the ALLENTOWN's,DL_767_400 and the FlyingNoles of the board.
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-Matthew
 
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So, with that said - any ideas?

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Cattle prods hooked up to everyone's keyboard?

If you do something that the mods don't like, you get a shock.

Ouch! Damn it, Doug, I was kidding! OWWWW! Mike, I'm sorry, man!
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What I noticed is that since we got the sarcasm emoticon, we've been using it an awful lot.

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Realize that the
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"Seeing as we are unfamiliar with sarcasm, I shall close the register at this point...'
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Realize that the
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Reminds me of a professor that once told me that if you ever have to say "It's clear to see that . . .", it's obviously not very clear!!
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Ok here is a post that I think started out with good intentions and went down hill. quickly.This
"PanAm sucks, FSA is great, I'm cool blaa blaa blaa"

Yes I realize I don’t need to read posts I find annoying. Yes like a TV I can change the channel. I believe that before you just walk away from something it’s nice to try to change it for the best and fix the issues. Yes I do only have 40 posts, I don’t think that’s a problem, you might only have 40 hours yet I don’t discount the information you post or your opinions. And as for the CNN comment – I think every news outlet has some bias but the information they provide is above the Beavis and Butt-Head intellectual level. If I want entertainment or pure Tom Foolery I’ll read the posts in the lav section. Open and intelligent arguments are one thing monkeys punching each other in the groin is another.
And no there are not any other good aviation boards out there, but Jetcareers is quickly sinking to their level.
Now look what I started.

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That is a very good example. The PA forum, if not this entire board, is full of good intentioned posts that attract, like bees to honey, those think their way is the best, or their opinion is fact.

And no, your crediblity is NOT tied to the number of post, but to the content of your posts. There are MANY people that have thousands of posts on this board, but have VERY little say.

The amazing thing is that the majority of people that have registered on JC, probably have similar, if not the same, goals. Yet there is a vocal minority that feels the need to cut down all who travel a different path. If some would just share their Cherrios rather then piss in everyone else's, this thread would not be necessary.
 
Strange coincidence that I found this thread just after LC posted, seeing as how I'm one of the most negative towards PanAm.

I have strong opinions on certain things. I don't hesitate to state my opinion on those things. One would think that you all would like to hear what the few pilots at this forum that have reached the higher end of the career spectrum have to say. It's unfortunate when differences of opinions cause some to feel put down, or whatever. However, I'm not going to meekly sit on the sidelines and not say a word about things that I feel strongly about. You all wouldn't be getting your monies worth, then.

I'm perfectly happy to hash out an issue, reach a certain point with it, then agree to disagree. For the most part, and with certain people, that's where we've come to in the PanAm thread.
 
Not trying to defend my site or anything, but the "Jerry Springer" reference is a reach. Additionally, since I took steps to create a "Lavatory" and make it off limits to non-subscribers, it mellowed out 1000% around the website. But I'd certainly say it's a lot more congenial today compared to what it was 12 months ago.

I think, apart from some of the flight school specific forums, people get along famously, especially compared to other competitive aviation websites. Two years ago during my last cruise away from any sort of internet access, I felt compelled to constantly check on to make sure that there wasn't a big flame war erupting. This year, I didn't have that same anxiety -- primarily because new users are becoming better at 'looking both ways before crossing the street'.

Now the flight school forums are a little different. Everyone is testy, nervous and ready to rumble. But that's just an effect of the flashpoint where marketing, experience, non-experience, "Type-A" personalities and easily-bruised egos intersect. The atmosphere isn't much different in the flight school-specific forums than the atmosphere would be say, in an NFL team-specific forum. Everyone is rallying behind their own flag.

But I can proudly say that this is the best group of aviators, plane nuts and lurkers you're going to find on the internet.

Bar none.
 
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But I can proudly say that this is the best group of aviators, plane nuts and lurkers you're going to find on the internet.

Bar none.

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Here Here!!
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