Originally Posted by
Postman Plod
However Mil Aircrew has been left alone for years to run unmoderated
No it hasn't. It just hasn't had a dedicated moderator. As for consistency in moderation, it's an unfortunate fact that all the mods (and there are 60+ on Pprune, though not so many that have mod powers in here) are human and not clones, so they will have different interpretations of the policies and rules we work under. Also, it's probably true that we've taken our eyes off this particular ball recently, and getting it back in line is therefore that bit more painful. The rules haven't changed, but their enforcement may have done.
As for JPA being a T&Cs issue, so it is. However, there is no Mil T&E forum here and it's highly unlikely there ever will be one - again, e-Goat etc are the best places for that kind of discussion. The fact that they exist make it a waste of time and effort to create Private Forums for the RAF, RN, Army, USAF, FAF etc, etc. The reason most airlines
don'y have private forums here is because they have their own elsewhere. It's invidious to compare it to the civilian T&E forum, which is primarily about pay and jobs, not about admin support or housing issues.
The 'Airstrikes in Somalia' thread was typical of what Rob is trying to excise from this forum. While it may have been intended as a discussion about the tactics and practicalities of air power in that situation, by post 2 it had become a political discussion of US foreign policy - nothing whatsoever to do with aviation. The fact that some of you were involved in operations tro depose Saddam does not make his death an appropriate subject for discussion here - any more than the fact that I'm a Virgin pilot who would like a Ferrari (but can't afford one!) makes Ferraris an appropriate topic in the Virgin forum.
Scroggs