This whole thread just goes to show how a BB is about the worst way to have a civilized discussion. I've learned in the time that I've been here not to jump to conclusions about an individual's personality based on what I read here. So often the conotation of a post to one person is completely different to another. This is especially true in the case of the diverse community of AH.
Humble, don't think for one second that I have lost any respect for you. On the contrary, your selection as a trainer is proof that you are well respected in the AH community. For the same reasons as above I try very hard not to judge a person's character by what they type. The truth is all of us would probably get along very well if we were ever to meet face to face. After all, we all share a common interest in aviation and WWII. Many of us also work in the same fields.
WW, if I was in your position, I feel that I too may have felt the same way you did. Due to the fact that I have been around since almost the beginning of beta I would have realized that humble's remark was just a joke. I probably would have responded with "LOL
" or something like that. On the other hand, if I were new here I'm sure that I would be confused to say the least. The same reasons that change the conotation of a BB post would also apply to what I read in the text buffer. "I pay him to keep my 6 clear" to me NOW would be extremely funny. If I heard this back when I started flying AH, I may have logged right there confused and a little angry. Chances are I may have posted here in much the same way that you did. In some ways the post about people whining have been almost a running joke in here as well. As with Humble's joke some of the above posts can be taken several ways. On the other hand, some of the above posts were personal attacks that have no place in a community based game such as this one. I hope that in the end we can learn something from this. We all need to remember that those new to the game do not know the "unwritten rules" so to speak. We also can't expect what we say in the training arena to be taken in the context that we intended.
Fortunately it seems that some good has come out of this. I see from another post that a startup message has been added to the training arena as a direct result of this.
I hope to see you sometime in the skies of AH WW. Please don't let a few bad experiences soil your impression of this game.
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