Is It Time To Make This Forum A Closed One??
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Keep it open it is your strongest link with aviation outside the military and the best hope that you will not see a repeat of the chinook white wash.
keeping it open will also supply balance that is also hard to come by in a closed forum.
And finaly mach the knife would have to be rude to the people he worked with if i could not get into this forum.
keeping it open will also supply balance that is also hard to come by in a closed forum.
And finaly mach the knife would have to be rude to the people he worked with if i could not get into this forum.
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WELL...
I Certainly sparked off a strong response and an overwhelming keep it open vote. Thank you all for taking part.
I will say that 2 pages of replies in less than 24 hours proves that many people are still only lurking out there, not so many of you actually post any more. Any particular reason for this??
I fully support free speech but recently I have noticed deliberate attempts to discredit posters and threads with moronic comments. Perhaps it's a PMC/MOD attempt to discourage us from posting our grievances in public. Who knows???
Whatever is going on, I am not prepared to contribute in an atmosphere of hate and partial flaming. It does our cause no good whatsoever and you only have to visit the usenet newsgroups elsewhere to see the destructive outcome!!
Point I am making is that, IMHO this forum, like the Flight Engineer branch in the RAF, is going "to wither on the vine" unless something changes.
I Certainly sparked off a strong response and an overwhelming keep it open vote. Thank you all for taking part.
I will say that 2 pages of replies in less than 24 hours proves that many people are still only lurking out there, not so many of you actually post any more. Any particular reason for this??
I fully support free speech but recently I have noticed deliberate attempts to discredit posters and threads with moronic comments. Perhaps it's a PMC/MOD attempt to discourage us from posting our grievances in public. Who knows???
Whatever is going on, I am not prepared to contribute in an atmosphere of hate and partial flaming. It does our cause no good whatsoever and you only have to visit the usenet newsgroups elsewhere to see the destructive outcome!!
Point I am making is that, IMHO this forum, like the Flight Engineer branch in the RAF, is going "to wither on the vine" unless something changes.
This subject of Privatising the Mil forum has been aired before. Along with a closed UAS forum.
The former is a non-starter and the latter a possibility if someone can be found willing to Moderate/Administer it.
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The former is a non-starter and the latter a possibility if someone can be found willing to Moderate/Administer it.
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The forum must remain open, for variety is the spice of life. As many have all ready said, this is for all mil aircrew and not just the crabs as a few individuals may think. The ex-mil/civvie input can sometimes offer a fresh perspective on things that we mil people, set in our ways, perhaps may not see. 
As for why some may not post as much -
Off to SSII on Friday - hoo-bloody-rah!
As for why some may not post as much -
It is better to remain quiet and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
Off to SSII on Friday - hoo-bloody-rah!
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"The idea has been mooted that we should maybe apply to the powers that be here on Pprune and request that the forum be closed to all who are not professional military aircrew."
Mmmm...the 'professional' bit rules out me and most of the guys I used to fly with. You'd be left with a very small forum.
Mmmm...the 'professional' bit rules out me and most of the guys I used to fly with. You'd be left with a very small forum.
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I guess my user-name gives away where I fit in to the forum, although I am ex-RAF as well!I would greatly miss this opportunity to re-live the humour etc of service life, and keep up to date with current happenings that are causing our successors grief! Please keep it open, if only to save my sanity at the end of a 'civilian' day 
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I'm on the open bandwaggon, too Gorilla, though I do see the frustrations of sometimes not knowing who is who. It would be nice to know that no-one is trying to just provoke a response from the impetuous, or delicate information from the less wary.
However, on balance, closing it would kill it. As for regular ppruners not posting so much, this one (albeit with a slightly changed name with an abbreviated "rank" due to computer glitches!) has just been bloody busy (at work and on leave ). I expect this may be the case of many such "lurkers"!
However, on balance, closing it would kill it. As for regular ppruners not posting so much, this one (albeit with a slightly changed name with an abbreviated "rank" due to computer glitches!) has just been bloody busy (at work and on leave
). I expect this may be the case of many such "lurkers"!
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This must remain OPEN to have any value at all .... and a passing thought .... Military Aircrew includes all colour uniforms and all brevet holders, both current and retired, not just RAF Drivers, Airframe, Male,
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Agree that the 'banter' has been a tad dull lately.
Does the lack of interesting topics mean that retention has been achieved, all of out kit works, or that no pay cases are on the cards, or have their airships actually won the war against us.
Anyone got some spice??
Does the lack of interesting topics mean that retention has been achieved, all of out kit works, or that no pay cases are on the cards, or have their airships actually won the war against us.
Anyone got some spice??
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Slightly dull is not the word, apart from the accreditation blurb not much is discussed. Probably quite right too. Besides we were all too busy sorting out our Airline life b4 11/09/01 NOw we are all off to Swift Sword 2 and don't have Inet access!
May as well bin it and include it in the other forums!
Besides we have ModWeb!!!!!!
May as well bin it and include it in the other forums!
Besides we have ModWeb!!!!!!
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Certainly keep it open, but have a little entrance exam - first a spelling test(no word longer than 4 letters), than a check of access to an online PC during working hours and finally a medical to ensure absence of farmer giles caused by spending far too much time perched on an ammo box(woops thats torn it Ginger!)Meanwhile keep weaving the threads pip pip baaaaaaah
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The whole idea is to have an open forum. If the RAF want a closed one, let them set up their own. It's been said that it is for all military aircrew. That's not just the Army and Navy, its also the USAF, Luftwaffe and any other interested parties. How's about we close all the flight-deck forums to all but those with a valid professional civilian licence. Stand-by for the flack from the light-blue side!!