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I was away down route on the longhaul trip from hell, and when I finally log on, this is the welcome. Thanks for that...
This board is moderated because without moderation, it would very quickly descend into anarchy: In short, this board is moderated for your benefit. The mods do their work in their own free time, of their own volition and without pay.
Unlike the casual visitor, we have to read every post, on every thread in each of the multiple forums that many of us moderate. That means we have to read the good, the bad, the stupid, the pointless, the mundane and the trivial as well as the occasional posts that remind us of why PPRuNe is such a good and useful thing to have, and justify our daily work. Incidentally, this thread isn't shaping up that way so far. A small number of those posting, including Middle Seat and my colleague flyblue, (whose patience, tolerance and understanding far exceed mine) have taken the time to explain on this thread how things stand. None of you have actually responded to the points they have raised, preferring instead to simply ignore them and carry on whittering about how we should be nicer.
For the record, here's where I stand. I think it is breathtakingly rude and lazy for people to come on this site and post, without bothering themselves to read the information that others have already taken the time and trouble to post. Similarly, it is rude for them to be too lazy to read the forum rules and guidelines. It's not rude to us mods (well I suppose it may be) but to those Cabin Crew who have already contributed to the information flow. An increasingly small number of contributors to this forum are actually employed as crew, and an increasingly large number are wannabees. Those of us who are crew understand that life and work have rules and guidelines with which we are required to comply: Those seeking employment in the industry would be well advised to understand that too, from the outset.
This forum exists for Cabin Crew members to exchange views and information - I'm not prepared to apologise for attempting to keep it so. If you want to be cuddled by a moderator, go somewehere else.
Nobody on this thread will get banned. That is not what PPRuNe is about. However I do think that some of you could raise your game a little: There are many things about our interesting career choice that could be discussed, many issues affecting us. I would suggest that, as professional crew, you concentrate on such issues rather than sniping at those that work hard to help you, the users of PPRuNe. I'll leave this thread open in the faint hope that this might actually happen!