What happened to the Salutes

[Tom5572]

It seems like there is a trend going on, people not returning salutes. What is going on with that?

[Hap]

Tom, I squelch that channel, so they do not clutter the text buffer.  I've become an old guy with old guy eyes.

[Tom5572]

Even the .s salutes are being ignored, like they cost extra.

[Dragon Tamer]

They've just got a bunch of sticks up their butts! 

[SFRT - Frenchy]

I always S the one on one even if its a lost cause like my 47 being jumped by a Spit. I will even return salute if your name RuAml and you backstabbed me in a supersonic pass while I was turnfighting 2 i16

[BushLT1]

 .... Anytime .... Anyplace

[Volron]

It honestly depends.  If I see it, and I'm in a position where I can return it, then I will.  If I've ever been sent one and I didn't respond, I didn't see it and/or am too busy to send one back.  Usually it's that I didn't see it, simply because I don't get them that often and am not looking for one.  I tend to stick to bombers, so I will very rarely get one.

[Latrobe]

I return <S>'s whenever I see them. I'm the same as Volron. If I didn't send one back it's because I didn't see it or I'm too busy at the moment (probably still fighting 3 or 4 enemies   ). I tend to forget the send a <S> back after I'm no longer busy as my memory is fair bad these days.

I'll always send a <S> to someone that I have an amazing fight with. 

[scott66]

It seems like there is a trend going on, people not returning salutes. What is going on with that?

thought about posting this thread myself..many times..there are some that have not and will not ever return a  salute.it..I can handle losing a fight no matter what the circumstances but continually not returning a salute means either they don't have there text buffer up or is taking this game way to seriously IMHO

[Pluto]

Happens to me alot. I was assuming its because I'm a newer player maybe? 

[-ammo-]

I always S the one on one even if its a lost cause like my 47 being jumped by a Spit. I will even return salute if your name RuAml and you backstabbed me in a supersonic pass while I was turnfighting 2 i16

 

[-ammo-]

I return <S>'s whenever I see them. I'm the same as Volron. If I didn't send one back it's because I didn't see it or I'm too busy at the moment (probably still fighting 3 or 4 enemies   ). I tend to forget the send a <S> back after I'm no longer busy as my memory is fair bad these days.

I'll always send a <S> to someone that I have an amazing fight with. 

So that's why.  Forgive me for calling you a donkey's rear under my breath

[lulu]

The question is not well posed.   
 
The well posed question is:

Why, for the hell, people send <S> in a furballing ?       

[NikonGuy]

Its called common courtesy  

[Bizman]

I don't find it too hard to return a Salute within a few minutes, I can type .rs with my left hand only if needed. What I don't quite understand is that some people return my Salute by typing on 200, which takes much more time and effort than the simple dot command. Maybe there's even long time players who have never heard about the .rs command?