Says he who is middle aged at the ripe 'ole age of 18 :p

In the defence of said post, aviation tends to be a Dynamic industry. Comments found in the original set of post may no longer reflect the current situation. If you look back through the posts on where to find your first NT gig the older ones say there are no jobs, when infact after 5 years since originaly posted there now is, but the potential employers listed no longer exist.
Flying schools close and re-open under new management and some comments may no longer reflect the truth (actualy they probably never reflected the truth anyway).


All that said, yes I can see how anoying it would be to see the same thing asked 3 times a week.
;)

.................Yes, I was p!ssed off with those posts but it was not as subjective as you suggest. True TW but like all others in here that's your opinion, or are we not allowed an opinion in a free country anymore?

'keg' you have a snow flakes chance in hell of convincing the Mod/s of anything about thread drifting, an act considered to be the same as having fun, something the Mod/s are amune to I've found out:sad:
Can't wait 'till TID reads all this, there'll be letter bombs in the mail for sure too a few of us:E
'wiz' me takes me hat off to ya mate:ok: By the amount of input to this thread in such a short time span it's obvious that the Mod/s antics are of interest to a lot of posters within.
As long as this site is accessed by the public then you will have varied comments & interests, so unless the Mod/s can stop playing God then we will have this topic come up again & again:E

For now whilst they (the Mod/) are p1ssing others off they are leaving me alone for a change:ok:

Wmk2

And hopefully me as well Wally...... But I fear I may get a smack before its all said and done. :(

don't cry/frown 'wiz', karma is alive & well:ok:

I'll see you on the other side mate:ok:


Wmk2

That would be a quiet week! :{

Pyro, there is a problem with your suggestion: PPRuNe already has a Professional Flying Training Forum, the forum we should be moving all the flying training inquires to, that are posted in Dunnunda Forum.

And in case you think the PPRuNe Professional Flying Training Forum is part of Nigel's World, totally divorced from Australian reality, let me assure you the Moderator in Flying Training is an Aussie, based in Australia, engaged in full time flying training and one of the best! :ok:

(It may surprise you, but there are a number of Aussie Mods, perhaps ten or so, in the various PPRuNe Forums. The three Dunnunda Forum Mods are all Australians.)

PPRuNe does not want or need more forums. The existing fifty seven (?) Forums are more than enough for the current fifty odd Admins and Mods around the world.

Any more Forume and the site would become dis-jointed and lose sight of it's objectives as a world wide forum for professional pilots.

thread drift.....Years have passed and many colourful characters have come and gone. Can anyone remember some? "High Altitude" or "Aircraft" and wheres "Pass a Frozo" have not seen the big man around for a while. Whilst you/I may not agree with some they definitely add colour and a different perspective!

Can anyone remember any others?

My favourites are Metro Man and ITCZ - always good soild posts!

Seventeen unique users have posted to this thread - 0.00664% of our total registered users and approximately 0.174% of the number of users that post in Dunnunda Forum in any given month.

I hardly think that constitutes "a lot of posters within"??? :confused:

Notably absent from this thread are the thousands of Dunnunda PPRuNe users who regularly make very professional contributions to our Dunnunda Forum.

By responding here, I hope the Dunnunda Mob obtain a better understanding of our PPRuNe expectations and why the Mods take the actions they do.

Except Capt Vegemite of course, seen off from other PPRuNe forums and now determined to make a life in Dunnunda and occasionally, Jetblast!!! :} :} :} :}

Mr Hat,

What of our friend "Winstun".

Tailwheel,

97.69247% of statistics are BS, the other 47.8792% are highly improbable and what of the other other (not a typo) 16.78945%, how do you explain those ?:8.

I love the way the Mods try to justify their existance/antics, keep it up Mods we are amused for now:ok:
TW you & yr 'mates' will only 'win' 'cause it's not a level playing field in here & by that I mean you can simply slam the thread shut/locked leaving yr contributors once again scratching their heads:sad:
Anyway for now this thread is better than sex:E


Wmk2

Do you have to post to be counted in the stats?. I bet there are many more than the stated percentage that are visiting for a read and a giggle.

Yes. This thread has had 1,564 page views since it commenced yesterday.

Dunnunda Forums receives an average of 135,000 page views per day.

You work the statistics!

Geez Wally! There is treatment available these days ya know! :E

Dr :8

Careful Dr:8 don't follow me too close buddy, you'll go down too in flames as a serial thread drifter:E Besides this thread has been running for what, 24hrs+ or so? That's a LOT longer than any sexual encounter I've ever had:E Like I said it's better than sex 'cause it lasts longer:}

As they say if it's the 3 F's then rent it !

TW for now at least yr a good sport, you've not locked this thread to date but am afraid yr buddie/s might see differently:ok:


Wmk2

What's this about sex?? :E

Nah, personally good to hear what the mods are expecting on this site, at least they're happy to post on a thread like this rather than another forum I belong to (shock-horror I post in two forums :}) where they don't post and threads like this would never have seen the light of day...

I would never want their job.. No matter what they offered... (well if they give away good looking, young blonde women, then I might seriously think about it :E).

why not start a thread that has the edited/deleted posts posted, without libel. mods could post their criticisms with the original post and we could comment on whether the mods are being reasonable/infantile etc, posters are d!Kheads/management material. i am happy if you kick it off with my deleted post yesterday

Indamiddle, Pprune aint a democracy, its run by dictators who run the place with as much iron fist as they deem fit. I think they do a pretty reasonable job most of the time.

Fortunately its a good spot for a bit of a noodle whilst on Standby or kickin' back in the hotel room.

A democracy is where we vote for the Moderators as a collective :cool:

I have an even better idea!!! :ok: :ok:

Why don't you go start your own aviation forum, no rules and truly free, democratic posts where users can post what they really want to say, with out pesky Mods interfering?

I promise to be amongst the first to register and re-post all the libelous and defamatory posts deleted from PPRuNe! :}

In the meantime, acknowledge PPRuNe is a private forum and the owners/publishers are legally liable for your posts.

I know just the name UPprune :}

Now that's clever 'GG':D

...........libelous and defamatory posts .........Tell me something TW & this is just a question not a direct attack on you. If yr statement above is why some posts get deleted (& it' fair enough especially if libelous) then why have a lot of mine & others for Eg been deleted for such terrible things like thread drifting or even the more heinous (God I hate those words I always have to look 'em up to stop the spelling police from getting over excited:E) crime of posting too much? Would PPRUNE be sued beyond recognition for that?:hmm:, deleting posts like that are just a result of some mods personal power trip.
Look this is a commercial adventure right? By way of adds & all the crap that goes with it to support the site, what does an advertiser want most for his dollar? LOOKERS !!

Most threads tend to die off after a while anyway drifting or not, in fact once a lot of thread drifting is obvious the way I would see it is that the original subject has run it's course to some degree & humor/fun has taken over, a crime perhaps?:sad:

Anyway perhaps this thread ought to be locked b4 TID comes along, some of us have our knecks stuck out a long way from being honest here:sad:


Wmk2

What and then sell it to the septics:ok:

Tailies (all of you), do not take this thread personally, Trainsets, start you own forum etc etc is trotted out by mod's in response to members queries whenever unfathomable, inconsistent or simply petulant moderation is felt by posters. All the moderation in the world will not change how people feel they are being treated. There have been times that PPRuNe mod's have been guilty of some abominable clangers from my experience and observations.

As I have said earlier, at least the D&G Mods are more reasonable and realistic than those found elsewhere on PPRuNe

Disco Stu:ok:

I have been banned for the first time in my long life. I have been trying to help those who have been having trouble with sinus and eustachian tube problems in the medical section. It is all because I have been writing about a solution to this problem too many times - the Moderator is getting bored with it!



Posts deleted on the med forum with this comment: multiple posts in multiple threads recommending the same commercial product

When they kicked off yet again the mods put the med forum out of Hugh's view.

Rob

Tailwheel,

So who banned Wiz and myself from the "Johnson Aviation" thread ?.

If the ban is to stand could you please shut down my user name and I'll go piss in someone elses puddle.

No fun = No LHRT.

Hugh,

You made your point, you gave a glowing recommendation of a particular product, and that was fine. Your initial posts were left in place for the benefit of all. Recommending the same commercial product over and over, on several threads, smacks of advertising. Advertising on this site is not free. The mods have no way of knowing if you work for the company involved, or have some other interest (regardless of your stated altruism). This was explained to you, and you chose to ignore it. Stop advertising the product, play by the rules, and you are welcome.

Cheers,

BM
Med mod

Gorn mate, let it out..... you will fell better for it. Nice that you even got yourself a new user name for the purpose.:ok:

And just so you know how I'm feeling, may I suggest you go plat your sh!t, Dikkhead. :ok:

Stu. There is only one Tail Wheel and I think you know him well enough to know he doesn't take anything personally or too seriously...... :}

Lefty. "Johnson Aviation" does not come up in Search as a thread title. Link please? (Not sure I know how to find out which Mod did what, but I'll see if a reason was given.)

I won't be reversing a decision by another Mod. You wish to appeal a decision you are welcome to email PPRuNe Admin. I can't delete your user name. If you don't want to be here, don't post. Simple.

Have you moved to Perth? Just when aviation is getting very interesting in your old stamping ground..... :E

Good morning all,

I don't have much more to add to what Tail Wheel has written, as he is far more eloquent in his writing style than I.:}

As Tail Wheel has written, we accept a certain amount of thread drift, but at some stage we have to take steps to bring things back on track. I make no apologies for deleting certain posts to achieve that aim, (which is in the interest of the 99.99% of members that do make positive contributions to PPRuNe). It's unfortunate, but sometimes necessary. It all comes down to thinking before you post.

All Mods are contactable by PM. If you have an enquiry about something - write to us. We all work regular jobs, with some of us away for several days at a time. That means that there might be a delay in getting back to you, but one of us will.

TID

I just googled "sex" and "Lefty's nana" and I ended-up here and in full view of at least 6 well known (personally to this little black duck anyway) ppruners.... Now how did that happen?:ok:

Taily, I wanted to drop in and say "Hi" when I was there last week but <5K wouldn't stop feeding me and taking me to places to get fed in his machine....:E

It is great to see (however repeditive the explination can get) a robust discussion (intertwined with a little humour) about something that is a very delicate subject. Too often do those involved seem to get carried away to the other party concerned.

Man, talk about thread drift.... I go home now... :oh:

Regards,

OpsN.;)

Am stunned that TID has arrived here & left his/her padlock behind, maybe there is a God afterall!.

'LHRT' Forget doing battle with the Mod/s, you simply won't win mate:sad:

Wmk2

:ooh:

http://www.augk18.dsl.pipex.com/Smileys/adminwatch.gifhttp://www.augk18.dsl.pipex.com/Smileys/avion.gifhttp://www.augk18.dsl.pipex.com/Smileys/angryoldman.gif<----- Wally

Hey Wally, that last picture looks like you mate. :D
Thanks Tid and Tails, for the PM's. :ok:

Always amuses me when people ask to have their username removed/account closed etc. As if anyone cares. Just stop posting, nobody will miss you.

Moderation is a "no win" scenario. Some PPRuNe mods are complete prats, but hey, don't annoy them and they won't annoy you.

It's the internet, folks. Deal with it.

Or you could try that "other" forum, whose name must NEVER be spoken, but which has a similar name to this one. A fine Aussie enterprise, quite amusing in places... is that enough to get me banned... :}

I have come to accept moderation as a necessity to the reasonably fair treatment of individuals with a point of view or opinion on a subject thread. The consequences can be seen on other forums where rampart vexatious attacks go unchecked and public “outings” are common and serve no purpose but to ridicule and stifle opposing debate.

Since this post on a Dick Smith bashing thread on one such other forum on 29 December last year: [quote] Hey yawl. Another pissed off ppruner here. (Hey ya wally, Kappy, Chuckles, ned, Jaba, Doc........Et al)/QUOTE]

There have been 11 posts by 6 individuals, 3 of whom are persona non gratis here. At least 2 others feature on this thread.

What does that tell you?

Jeta108. I think it tells you that - mostly - the Mods here act in the best interests of PPRuNe and it's registered users. Well, at least we try but we are not infallible... :}

There is a time and a place for everything. This was your opportunity to reasonably question decisions made by Mods.

Some responses are in this thread, or where appropriate, sent by PM.

Despite the repetitious comments from Wally's World, there never was any intention of locking this thread or banning anyone who participated in reasonable debate.

You can always send a PM or email but understand that due to work and other committments it may take a day or two to reply.

Take care! :ok:

Tail Wheel

I have refrained from comment to this debate (!?) as I am satisfied that the mods do a good job under somewhat difficult circumstances.

Having said that, the only issue that gets me going is what seems to be some lack of standardisation as to what some of the mods think is unsuitable for Reporting Points and move posts to GA/Questions.

There are from time to time quite valid posts made in Reporting Points that seem to be moved if they are not directly related to a major airline/operator etc. Often posts have an "indirect" link which I believe should mean it stays. I am not referring to the obvious posts in the wrong bin.

keep up the good work...

chow

Well, despite common believe, I think the mods do a pretty good job of it in general. I was only after answers to a couple of irregularities myself, and they were cleared up via PM. I do get a bit peeved at goings on at times, but we all do. just as easy to click the button and move on. I am super surprised the thread lasted this long........ but hey, stranger things have happened.

Its Pprune airing its dirty laundry!

gee 'wiz' ya not going all soft on the Mids are ya mate?:}

The reason why this thread has gone on for so long is obvious, the unfair playing field set by the Mod/s has been exposed hence the original thread subject & a fairly rapid gathering of neg comments has evolved.
It will die off like all the others do but perhaps just perhaps this has shown the Mod/s that just because they hold the big stick doesn't mean they rule with acceptance by some:E

Wmk2

It's better than some other forums where it is the moderator that makes the dodgey comments!

I'm sure the mods have their regular user name on here along with their official one! :E