Most of the time I ignore channel 1 and have had squadies tell me someone was addressing me or I would have not noticed it. I ignore it cause way too much of it is just trash or arguments/discussions better left on the BBS.
NOTE:
I have spoken with or heard a couple of what sounded like very young people on local vox recently. One was online at 4:30 AM my time. Think it was a young one from England. Sounded like it but hey maybe was an Aussie?
I also recall several people elsewhere that specifically stated they don't care for the abuse, belittling, berating, insulting, etc.. (the term used, to be polite, would be "grade school stuff" on channel 1).
I see someone telling someone they suck or some such a thing.
Oh really?
How is it known that the person being told they suck wasn't dealing with wife ack, kid ack, dog ack, or some such at that moment?
Maybe the person is slightly vision impaired (don't be too amazed had someone ask me for help that was trying to learn AH1 that claimed to be somewhat vison impaired, and I confess, sadly, I didn't have a clue how to deal with that), maybe they're just starting to expeirence the problems of MS and want to enjoy what they can while they are still able, or oh so many things that affect us all!
What gives with this stuff?
Is it really so important to someone's ego that they have to shoot another person down and then abuse and insult them???? (see end of 3rd paragraph in parens please) You need WWF? Hey! go watch it then.
Don't wanna be ganged? Ever tried NOT flyin outa a vulched base and flyin out of a different base instead? To me Gangin is a part of AH. I get ganged and I gang, sometimes i get shot down doin either one sometimes I survive. I don't expect a 1v1, those are very rare, and I try to fly accordingly. One way to avoid gangs is to fly with alt (20K or so) and Monty Python it (as in runaway! runaway!) when you have to LOL.
My take on HT's response was, he has been very busy and so has not been able to follow the activities that have been gradually getting worse and worse on channel 1 and his reaction when he finally actually saw some of the garbage was swift and to the point.
IMHO WAY TO GO HT!!!!!!
I admit I enjoy some exchanges I've had, and watched, with several others on channel 1. The salutes and GOOD NATURED joking type that is. To name just a few ... Silat, Whels, AKAK, Plumbit, tush, 999000 (before and after he became a knight), JB11, JB42, (and for that matter all of the JB squad), Ramair, Flossy, SESharp (before and after he became WMSharp my squadie), and the list goes on and on and on...... Most of the people in the MA are NOT putting out trash on channel 1 they're just trying to enjoying it and the people online and AH.
I also admit I have come away with a not very high opinion of some I've had exchanges with on channel 1. I won't name em cause I doubt I need to.
IMHO if these people leave because they have some kind of NEED to be insulting and abusive to others and can no longer appease that NEED then GOOD your business doesn't need em and I believe others will arrive to replace em and will probably have better manners too.
I once got rather upset at g00b who was flyin an La7, said as much on channel 1, and I went back up after him and I filmed it and looked at it later and discovered I was flyin poorly and when next I saw g00b was online I stated as much. He just flew well and I was flyin very poorly. The film showed me that. I was wrong to react the way I did. I stated that too. All on public channel 1.
So yes the public channel 1 can be very useful and even enjoyable when it is not being abused! BUT if some individuals can not control themselves and be considerate of ALL the other people that use it then I can enjoy AH without a public channel. If nothing else set it to be squelched unless otherwise turned on or selected. Or they can just go to 200.
That is my $0.02 worth.
