Hitech
I rarely post on these boards but I do read and follow them. I took over the BOPS from Falc effective in August of 09 and feel as Diver's overall squadron leader to respond to this post. I have taken the time to read all the posts and speak to Diver. Unfortunately I did call the AH offices but it was to late on Friday and I will make a serious effort to speak with Mr. Addinks on monday. I have a few comments to make.
1. Diver is an exceptional person and player. He has dealt with personal issues and professional ones that would make a lessor man snap. He has faced medical issues in his family and employment issues...like a lot of us have in this economy and still maintained a positive attitude and been a loyal wingman and great friend. Whether it was hurricanes, a child with serious medical issues, being out of work he has kept his chin up. But every man has his limit. Diver loves this game and has been a loyal player for years. His loss will be sorely felt unless we can get this situation resolved.
2. Hitech, bottom line its your company and your product and you run it as you see fit. I am a private business owner myself and I understand the pride one takes in his product, and how pissed off it made me when someone degrades my product in any way. You write the rules and you enforce the rules, its your ship and you run it. I am asking you, as Diver's CO for his reinstatement to the game. I ask for one reason only. According to the reports I have your last statement as "you are not the kind of customer we want". Sir with all due respect you are dead wrong on this part. Diver after all these years still takes the time and has the patience to mentor new players in this game. He does not write them off as noobies and move on. He takes the time to maximize the enjoyment they can get from the game. He teaches, he leads, and he loves this game. He is exactly the type of player you want IN THE GAME.
3. What I propose is this. Put him on probation, ban him permanently from the boards, and I will take personal responsibility for his conduct in the game at the peril of my own membership. But please reconsider this decision Sir. The diver that made the serious errors in judgement in posting what he did is not the diver you see in the game 99.9% of the time. I again state catagorically that will put my own neck in the noose in order for you to reconsider this banishment.
Wt666 CO of the Birds of Prey
