Righton Dragon, but ya know what I don't get is we all have a lot in common really, if you think about it. Our love for WW2 aviation, history, and I'd say the vast majority of us are extremely competitive. At the same time we're intelligent enough to stick with and learn a game with a pretty steep learning curve. For a lot of us this game is like an extended family, having made lifelong friends over the years. I find it to be an incredible online community....the likes I personally have never seen before. Sometimes some us just log on to have someone to talk to. The game is an after thought. When there's a tragedy folks always step up and offer kind words, prayers and what have you.
I just don't understand what the deal is. I enjoy the light hearted jabs we dish out to one another. In some ways it brings us closer together as teammates and rivals. But there's no need to get personal and downright mean and nasty to people that we enjoy playing a game with. I think we're all better than that...at least I hope we are. Like most families,
and I think that's what we are....a online family, we're going to have our infighting and disagreements. But hopefully we can dust ourselves off and learn how to treat our fellow hobbyists with more kindness and respect....especially after these recent events has shown us all just how unthinking and cruel we can be.
We're all ....or most of us anyway, are going to say something stupid and regrettable at some point on these forums. And when we do, we need to man up and admit when we're in the wrong. There's no shame in apologizes in my book. If anything it's a sign of honorable character and integrity. It's just a damned shame we as adults have to act this way. We're better than this.
That's all I have to say about the matter.
