Helicopspeeder
"I think that xrdbear should be advised to post the rego of the machine involved"xrdbear very sensibly realised it would not be appropriate to post the reg.
If he had, I would have deleted it. I don't allow aircraft regs to be posted in those circumstances.
xrdbear did not go away
'to become another helicopter hater.' I've been in contact with him off-forum, offered some suggestions, and posted an extract from his PM thanking people for their suggestions.
He is now taking steps to minimise the chance of any further incidents which cause him concern.
(He is not pursuing a complaint with the CAA.)
"abuse of power by the moderator based solely upon his or her individual opinion"Nearly every moderating decision in this forum for the past 6-7 years has been based solely upon my opinion of what is or isn't acceptable on the forum.
Whether opinions expressed in discussions "exactly match those of the moderators" is irrelevant. (eg I strongly disagree with some comments in the 'Chelsea crash' thread running at the moment.) However, my opinions about what is or isn't acceptable on this forum are relevant. I decide - in consultation with my fellow Mod if I want a second opinion.
Live with it, or use a forum where's there's either no moderating or modding by majority vote.
"if members of this forum ..... cannot expect freedom of expression when posting here then we will exercise our right not to use the forum."I'm sure members sometimes disagree with or don't understand some of my decisions but, out of tens of thousands of posts each year, I get very few complaints/queries (2-3 PMs a year), because I very rarely close threads or remove posts (except free advertisers) and because regulars know I never do so unless I consider there's a good reason.
You've made only 13 posts in 14 months. If you don't like the way we do things here, then exercise your right not to use the forum.
helicopter-redeye
"I think the moderator may have deleted some of the posts as well" I deleted your post because I didn't want to encourage attempts to identify the helicopter or the pilot. (I now know the reg, courtesy of xrdbear.)
Heliport