An excellent point. I hope to see the prompt return of all the people who left because of the trash talking.
Let me start off with, I have no idea what happened, nor do I care to know. By now it's mired in opinion and hearsay.
Unfortunately we in the AvA have a history of eating our own. I think the membership will remain the same. It's sad because through the years it seems the ones who cause the most fuss are the ones who are involved the least. They come into the AvA, stir the pot, then disappear...
Until we find a way to resolve our issues 'man to man' we'll continue to limp along as the least populated arena. The AvA is a trial by fire. The community is smaller, the sides are historical, as are the matchups, which often lead to one side feeling the other side has an advantage (which is occasionally true). This leads to aggressive tactics, to smack, to bruised egos, to admin involvement.
To me, getting someone ejected from the game is a failure of the community...it should have been resolved some other way. Despite all the "issues" we may have with one another, we share a love of history and air combat. And because of a failure of the community, we are now one less. So I see little reason to gloat.
Trust me, there's some screen ID's that I despise, but...I'd rather they be here flying than ejected from the game. Iron sharpens iron, so one man should sharpen another.
