Originally Posted by
Normann
The participation is weak but it will probably pick up. Republic has a real name board and it is/was quite busy. Time will tell. If it does not pick up I will pull the plug.
There are other uses of a web board besides politics. I have busted my ass to create a proper board for us sponsored by the union. It did not get passed by the very top. So for that and for the communication practices I am very critical of this current MEC and I am hardly a popular guy over there even though I consider many of them my friends.
You can call my effort a failure and you may be right. However I at least put some real effort into something that can be used by anyone for free. If they will chose to not use it so be it. What have you done?
I ran a Spirit pilot Yahoo e-circle from 2001 to 2005. I allowed pilots to be anonymous, but that anonymity was covered by my reputation. IOW, I guaranteed that all participants were seniority list pilots. I finally shut it down because I got tired of the negativity, NOT between participants in the e-circle board - but from the pilots who choose to never log on. You see, some will complain no matter what you do.
As you know, I used my name on the old, now gone Spiritpilotboard, and I'll ask you this: do I receive any respect from my detractors because I used my name there or because they know who I am here? Absolutely not.
Let me put it this way, whether you want to admit it or not, pilots are reluctant to engage in truly honest dissension on a "use your real name forum", because people like the above mentioned ex FLL FO rep - ARE intimidators. We all know it.
Some like his antics because they think they agree with his agenda, some despise his antics because they don't feel that a union rep should be a bully. As long as pilots are required to ID themselves, you won't get much discussion when another member of your forum is such a person. He still represents SPA ALPA in the minds of most Spirit pilots regardless of his current status as just a line pilot. The NC Chair and he are long time friends, he is still influential and pilots don't want to take a chance in getting on the wrong side of power.
As far as the APC participants who would like all things negative to Spirit to be taken to NKPilots, it aint gonna happen……for the aforementioned reason.