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Title: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
Post by: MrGeezer on June 28, 2015, 12:32:07 AM
Tonight I was playing, low numbers, saw a newer guy ask for a gunner as he was getting close to an enemy strat.  I won't mention his ID -- just call him "LJ".  Turns out he's a 12 year old from Australia. I joined his bombers and we had a nice chat home.

He says "please" and "thank you".  He's courteous and thinks strategically.  I was exceedingly impressed.  He was everything I wished younger folks would be like in person and in-game.  My hat's off to his parents and wish there were 500 more like him in-game.  It's a character and strengths that I wish far older players took to the game.

Sometimes we over look the good in this game and tend to dwell on the negatives, but this is a fantastic positive.

I hope the rest of us live up to that example.  WTG LJ.


ROX
Title: Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
Post by: TOMCAT21 on June 28, 2015, 01:57:47 AM
ROX, it always starts with a few and hopefully it catches on with others. My kids are the same way.  :aok
Title: Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
Post by: scott66 on June 28, 2015, 03:15:55 AM
LJ's dad is" picko" love to wing with both they are good people LJ is a good kid..he cracks me up late night
Title: Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
Post by: SPKmes on June 28, 2015, 03:19:16 AM
LJ is a good Kid...His dad does play...has done for many years
Title: Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
Post by: Interceptor on June 28, 2015, 05:33:48 AM
This great kid, to keep faith in AH community, Will have to never turn chan200 ON... :neener:
Title: Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
Post by: pipz on June 28, 2015, 06:24:23 AM
 :aok
Title: Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
Post by: glzsqd on June 28, 2015, 07:37:53 AM
Lol someone hasn't meet stnkhole yet
Title: Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
Post by: hgtonyvi on June 28, 2015, 10:16:59 AM
Lmao glzz we sure don't wana meet him. Lol he is the total opposite of LJ.
Title: Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
Post by: HB555 on June 28, 2015, 01:50:12 PM
There have been a few stinkers fly AHXARL in my years there. Several have turned out to be absolutely wonderful people. Just took a bit of time and energy to refocus their thoughts. One is now serving in the USMC. There are great young people out there. It is just a bit difficult to find them amongst the others. Like finding a jewel in a pile of gravel when you do, though.
Title: Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
Post by: Oyabun on June 28, 2015, 01:56:15 PM
Lol someone hasn't meet stnkhole yet

 :aok













But (\/) ^   ^  (\/) junior is a good kid as well.....









When he asleep  :rofl
Title: Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
Post by: MrKrabs on June 28, 2015, 02:48:26 PM
LJ is a good Kid...His dad does play...has done for many years

Too bad the kid has a bit of a mouth...
Title: Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
Post by: scott66 on June 28, 2015, 03:01:19 PM
Too bad the kid has a bit of a mouth...
you're not talking about LJ crabby
Title: Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
Post by: MrKrabs on June 28, 2015, 03:18:59 PM
you're not talking about LJ crabby

PM sent
Title: Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
Post by: mbailey on June 28, 2015, 05:55:22 PM
Bumped into him yesterday.....good young man  :aok
Title: Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
Post by: steely07 on June 28, 2015, 07:24:46 PM
He's a good Lad, the only problem Picko is having is that when they're both flying, he can't ask LJ to go get him a beer ;)
Title: Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
Post by: JOACH1M on June 28, 2015, 07:31:29 PM
Funny how we are the most criticized generation, but they forget who was the generation that created us.


We are not all that bad :)
Title: Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
Post by: Wizz on June 28, 2015, 07:45:19 PM
Funny how we are the most criticized generation, but they forget who was the generation that created us.


We are not all that bad :)
speak for yourself im a disrespectful bellybutton in this game...

until you earn my respect. Rarely happens.

There are a few who i respect. Guys like Razor, skyyr, 0rick, and Jarbo. 49dundee, 49hack, and Ltown. Slipknot, Reaper24, and vDallas. Just for starters....

(lol azz=bellybutton :rofl)
Title: Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
Post by: Changeup on June 28, 2015, 08:05:10 PM
Funny how we are the most criticized generation, but they forget who was the generation that created us.


We are not all that bad :)

I hate to tell ya bud, but you aren't in the 12 year old's generation.  You're at the bottom of the 35 year old's generation.  Grizz's Generation...Sunfans' generation...Krupnski's generation....Kappa's generation and yes, Kruel's generation.

And truthfully, my generation is pretty proud of yours.  I'm quite certain we said the same generational boooolsheeet to our fathers generation too. lol

And I pwn you.
Title: Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
Post by: JOACH1M on June 28, 2015, 09:17:22 PM
I hate to tell ya bud, but you aren't in the 12 year old's generation.  You're at the bottom of the 35 year old's generation.  Grizz's Generation...Sunfans' generation...Krupnski's generation....Kappa's generation and yes, Kruel's generation.

And truthfully, my generation is pretty proud of yours.  I'm quite certain we said the same generational boooolsheeet to our fathers generation too. lol

And I pwn you.
Not 12 years old, but i was 14 when i started :).  Caught a lot of flak too, but it is what makes you a stronger person.

Well yes I'm sure every generation says that the ones after them are no good ;) Its just old people being old people is all.  :old: :lol 

yea yea we all know you own me.  :kiss:
Title: Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
Post by: BFOOT1 on June 29, 2015, 06:59:46 AM
Not 12 years old, but i was 14 when i started :).  Caught a lot of flak too, but it is what makes you a stronger person.

Well yes I'm sure every generation says that the ones after them are no good ;) Its just old people being old people is all.  :old: :lol 

yea yea we all know you own me.  :kiss:
Heck I was eight when I started. I didn't catch that much flak though because I kept my mouth shut and did as I was told by the people I flew with.
Title: Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
Post by: Wizz on June 29, 2015, 03:15:42 PM
Not 12 years old, but i was 14 when i started :).  Caught a lot of flak too, but it is what makes you a stronger person.
That's it right there. I used to get so much flak years ago. Experienced things that has made so many quit this game when it happened to them.

It made me the player I am today
Title: Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
Post by: Krupinski on June 29, 2015, 04:06:04 PM
Funny how we are the most criticized generation, but they forget who was the generation that created us.


We are not all that bad :)

Every generation in history has criticized the generation they created, and the world keeps spinning.  :)
Title: Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
Post by: Getback on June 29, 2015, 06:19:40 PM
That is truly good to hear.
Title: Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
Post by: mbailey on June 30, 2015, 06:25:41 AM
Funny how we are the most criticized generation, but they forget who was the generation that created us.


We are not all that bad :)

Trust me I wish some in my generation acted like those in yours.
Title: Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
Post by: SlipKnt on June 30, 2015, 01:07:51 PM
speak for yourself im a disrespectful bellybutton in this game...

until you earn my respect. Rarely happens.

There are a few who i respect. Guys like Razor, skyyr, 0rick, and Jarbo. 49dundee, 49hack, and Ltown. Slipknot, Reaper24, and vDallas. Just for starters....

(lol azz=bellybutton :rofl)

The feeling is mutual, Brother!

On another note.  My 13 year old is now online.  He is respectful and also tactically sound.  He has been watching me play since he was barely out of diapers.

He goes by Jester13.  Has a huge learning curve ahead of him but he seems to enjoy it so far.  Took him into LW last night and tried to take A127 in an M3.  So much activity he got to town twice but just couldn't pull it off. 

I love that he and I debrief on actions in the game.  He soaks it up.

Tonight, I teach him bombing...

 :rock
SlipKnoT