Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
Question. ...
What do users of this board think of shutting down the ALPA web board?
Apparently it costs money and is a PITA to administer. Legally it has some risks too.
I like the idea that we can discuss crew room stuff without being in the open, but I have been admonished there for vanilla recaps of Flight Ops briefings.
Yet, the same old personal attacks are not interesting.
It says something that we moderate ourselves better than pilots posting to coworkers are sometimes willing to do. I may toss up a resolution to kill the ALPA board. We might be able to talk APC into password protecting a forum.
What does everyone else think?
The DALPA Hanger talk is what you are referring to, yes?
It has gotten pretty useless lately, dominated by a couple nitwits who hijack every thread to their own po'd view of...Everything! I just ignore them (wish it had an ignore button!) and carry on.
I think it still serves a useful purpose as a place to go to get quick info, 24/7, as we find ourselves on the other side of the planet with a question sometimes and there's nobody home at the DALPA, company or Chief Pilot offices. I don't think it should be shut down just because a few nitwits are always there. There is some good info available as well.
I would also like to see an APC password protected Delta Pilots only forum where we all have to use our Real Names!
And where Underboob wouldn't be Censored!
Free Jesse!