its a pity there are some sad bunnies around
who 7500 decent posts,
non-pro aero folk no doubt,

keep smiling folks,
try to filter out the junk,
some good posts still around,

Squid ol' chap

I'm only a mere back-room techie in this wonderful industry of ours but you still managed to bring a lump to my throat with your posting. Now I know why I sign in to Pprune every day!

- P. :)

Hi All,

I'm back, having stayed away for ten whole days. Got bored waiting for some flooring to be delivered, and thought I'd check PPrune.

What a pleasant surprise! I have read and re-read all of the above replies, and would like to say a big thankyou to all of you who took the time to reply to a post that must have seemed to be just a bit of attention seeking. I can assure you it was not. I was very fed up, and felt I had to make a point. Maybe not the best way of doing it, but hindsight is 20/20. It does seem to have raised an issue that concerns quite a few people though, so maybe it was worth saying?

6£ - a special thanks to you for your post, which has obviously struck a chord with a fair few PPruners. It is nice to know that I am not the only one who writes long replies, only to delete them before I've posted them! Needless to say, I did not sit on my initial posting for 24 hours...

Your reply, 6£, will hopefully encourage a lot of people to keep posting on and reading PPrune. It has certainly worked with me. I will be back here often, albeit with a more 'detatched' view of some of the posts. I will also try to make more constructive posts in the future. ;)

Feel free to chastise me if I do not...

Cheers!

Busta

[ 05 September 2001: Message edited by: Busta Level ]

Squido
Maaaaaaaaate what a post. well said ,you are most wise sir.. :) :) ;)

And here comes another piece of SLF, thinking that he has something to say.

"Please sir?" <raises hand> "Please SIR??"
.......
I have been on the web for six years and bulletin boards have always been an important part of it for me. There are some which I can no longer follow because of the trash on them. Silly questions and unprintable put-downs just swarm over them.

I recently asked a question in a US based USENET. Wow! Within 48 hours the thread had gone off track and people had turned my question upside down!

This has not yet happened on Pprune and I doubt that it will - this is the kind of thread to keep it on track.

With threads like the Concorde ones, there is a very simple process: Read it until the Signal:Noise ratio hits the balance (whatever your personal point might be) and then forget it. You might miss some good posts but it is the only way to ensure that your blood stays at the right temperature.

As a pax with lifelong interest in the world of flight, finding Pprune was a great delight and I try to keep my nose out of the way of you folks up the pointy end. But I love to read.

Thanks to SS and the other moderators, I know that if you had more time you might jump on more of the twits but you do a great job.
:)

£6

Artistic hmmm, maybe, but then I never got to hear any of your music. Fun to fly with ...yup...because of your different perspective. And very motivating.

Cheers :) J

[ 06 September 2001: Message edited by: Sniff ]

Chastise you Busta!? After what we've just been been through? :eek:

Glad you have changed your mind. I will remember the invitation to chastise you if it becomes necessary, as long as you remember my invitation to contact me if you feel there is something we mods have missed - or you feel peeved.

Good luck, and enjoy PPRuNe.

PPP

Thanks for the kind words Pop.

You are a true father figure! :D

Never quite thought of myself like that Busta. But I do thank you for the compliment.

Perhaps this is an appropriate moment to close the thread. One of the best to appear on PPRuNe in my humble opinion. Especially the contribution from my friend and colleague £6.

If someone wants it opened again - for the right reasons - I will be happy to do so.