X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:19:26 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.122] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.10) with ESMTP id 3303704 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:12:55 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.122; envelope-from=super_chipmunk@roadrunner.com Received: from Laptop ([74.75.176.139]) by cdptpa-omta06.mail.rr.com with SMTP id <20081117121216.BESE26813.cdptpa-omta06.mail.rr.com@Laptop> for ; Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:12:16 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: <5D013D87CB4D45DB9F3BC6D59917E012@Laptop> From: "Bill Wade" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [LML] Whiners, cut it out. The rest of you - at ease. X-Original-Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:12:21 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00AE_01C94883.D591D630" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6001.18000 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6001.18049 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00AE_01C94883.D591D630 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This is exactly why people are reluctant to post. Who needs the aggravati= on? I didn't realize this forum was only for Alphas. Alphas dominate throug= h intimidation. That applies to wolf packs and baboon troops but it should = have no place here. People with thin skins are especially courageous when they put themselves= at risk of ridicule and abuse by posting their opinions. Those who don't c= are are simply insensitive, not tough. For this forum to benefit the greate= st number of people there needs to be a certain level of respect. Otherwise= it will end up with just a few posters. -Bill Wade ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Sky2high@aol.com=20 To: lml@lancaironline.net=20 Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 6:01 PM Subject: [LML] Whiners, cut it out. The rest of you - at ease. Scattered amongst the normal Lancairians are at least two other types: 1. Those afraid to be criticized (not those that claim to have donned fla= me suits) and thus don't enter the Q&A milieu. How the devil can they be p= ilots? Do they shrivel and shrink when ATC issues an analysis of some rece= nt dunderhead flight maneuver? Have they forgotten the abuse heaped on the= m by things called CFI's? Are they always perfect at work? Are they just = ex-airline captains? Huh? Huh? Come on, we're supposed to be type-A, take c= harge people........... Who cares if a stranger from half-way around the w= orld is punching holes in your statements? Are you going to get embarrasse= d? Do you think the crowd of chuckling Lancairians are going to remember y= our gaffes at the next fly-in? So what? Get over it. Move beyond your c= ritiphobia so the learning can start (I know of a 12 step plan) . 2. Those that ask questions that have no answer. Like, "Why?" Actually,= there is evidence that some don't know how to ask a question. A recent ex= ample was, "What exhaust do I use on a Lancair IV?" These are the same peo= ple that drop their airplane off at the shop with the terse squawk, "The AP= doesn't work." Or, the Geek Squad is coming over to your house because yo= u called and said. "The whatchamacallit isn't blinking." To answer any que= stion, one needs some context. =20 Try this the next time you text a query on your device (Blueberry or what= ever) - Before sending it, get up or remain standing if already up, and wal= k around to the other side of the screen. Pretend you are an ignorant reci= pient of the glorious piece of prose you just prepared. See if you might n= eed to provide some additional information to intelligently frame an answer= to the question with relevance to your needs. Really, try it and you may = be surprised. OK, I know you can't read through the back side of the scree= n, think vertically and keep walking in a circle until the screen face come= s into view again. Geeeeeez. Grayhawk ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news & more! ------=_NextPart_000_00AE_01C94883.D591D630 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
  This is exactly why people are reluctant to post. Who needs the= =20 aggravation? I didn't realize this forum was only for Alphas. Alphas= =20 dominate through intimidation. That applies to wolf packs and baboon t= roops=20 but it should have no place here.
 
  People with thin skins are especially courageous when they= put=20 themselves at risk of ridicule and abuse by posting their opinions. Those w= ho=20 don't care are simply insensitive, not tough. For this forum to benefit the= =20 greatest number of people there needs to be a certain level of respect.=20 Otherwise it will end up with just a few posters.    -Bill= =20 Wade
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Fro= m:=20 Sky2high@aol= .com=20
Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 6:= 01=20 PM
Subject: [LML] Whiners, cut it out= . The=20 rest of you - at ease.

Scattered amongst the normal Lancairians are at least two other= =20 types:
 
1. Those afraid to be criticized (not those that claim to have donne= d=20 flame suits) and thus don't enter the Q&A milieu.  How the devil= can=20 they be pilots?  Do they shrivel and shrink when ATC issues an analy= sis=20 of some recent dunderhead flight maneuver?  Have they forgotten the = abuse=20 heaped on them by things called CFI's?  Are they always perfect at= =20 work?  Are they just ex-airline captains? Huh? Huh? Come on, we= 're=20 supposed to be type-A, take charge people...........  Who cares if a= =20 stranger from half-way around the world is punching holes in your=20 statements?  Are you going to get embarrassed?  Do you thi= nk=20 the crowd of chuckling Lancairians are going to remember your gaffes = ;at=20 the next fly-in?   So what?  Get over it.  Move beyon= d=20 your critiphobia so the learning can start (I know of a 12 step= =20 plan) .
 
2. Those that ask questions that have no answer.  Like, "Why?"&= nbsp;=20 Actually, there is evidence that some don't know how to ask a question.&n= bsp;=20 A recent example was, "What exhaust do I use on a Lancair IV?"  Thes= e are=20 the same people that drop their airplane off at the shop with the te= rse=20 squawk, "The AP doesn't work."  Or, the Geek Squad is coming over to= your=20 house because you called and said. "The whatchamacallit isn't blinking."&= nbsp;=20 To answer any question, one needs some context. 
 
Try this the next time you text a query on your device (Blueberry or= =20 whatever) - Before sending it, get up or remain standing if already up, a= nd=20 walk around to the other side of the screen.  Pretend you are an ign= orant=20 recipient of the glorious piece of prose you just prepared.  Se= e if=20 you might need to provide some additional information to intelligently fr= ame=20 an answer to the question with relevance to your needs.  Really= , try=20 it and you may be surprised.  OK, I know you can't read through the = back=20 side of the screen, think vertically and keep walking in a circle un= til=20 the screen face comes into view again.  Geeeeeez.
 
Grayhawk



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