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By JonathanB
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Exactly what Rob says - it takes up a lot of time that the small team of moderators simply don’t have.
By johnm
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I would agree that the issues around protest are difficult to keep apolitical, so it might be best if we didn't bother discussing such, especially with so many reactionary old farts around :twisted: :D

However the sustainability and "greening" of aviation in the overall context of transport is a complex, interesting and very relevant topic and I would be very interested in seeing info from knowledgeable sources and trying to dig some out myself.
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By skydriller
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Bald Sparrow wrote:Surely offensive posts could be removed rather than whole threads? We need this discussion to protect an industry.


I have to say I very rarely see genuinely offensive posts on here. Maybe I have a thick skin. Maybe I can giggle at things more than others - humour can be misjudged easily. I do think there are a few posters on here that over-react to certain subjects - but ironicly these same posters are usually the first to start with rhetoric and/or a rant. One thing is for sure, nobody has to read posts here or make posts, but we keep doing it so... :wink:

Regards, SD..
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JonathanB wrote:Exactly what Rob says - it takes up a lot of time that the small team of moderators simply don’t have.


So what is really required is more moderators. Simples. Then we could return to a grown-up forum

Rob P
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Hah. I don't think the Bossman would dare. I have been moderated far too frequently myself and he doesn't believe in poachers turning gamekeeper / leopards and spots.

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Rob P wrote:Hah. I don't think the Bossman would dare. I have been moderated far too frequently myself and he doesn't believe in poachers turning gamekeeper / leopards and spots.

Rob P

Your'e probably right, nevertheless I get the impression here's a hankering there. :D
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By Flintstone
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As an ex-Proon moderator (Bizjets and Pacific forums) there isn't a thing in the world that would induce me to become one ever again.

It's a thankless task that in my case ended up taking hours from my day. If you delete a comment that someone else quoted before you got to it the whole thread turns to a bag of worms. Editing takes for ever and while you're doing that someone else quotes the comment with its original quote and the one before that and you're chasing your own tail.

Then there are the offended posters demanding explanations, everyone's a blameless victim.

Then there are the threatening messages (I only sent a few :D ).

And the inappropriate links and pictures (They called it porn, I called....art).

Nah. In the words of the Essex girl, 'Leave it Wayne, e's (it's) not wurf it'.
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