Originally Posted by rjlavender

They know that I consider name-calling, profanity, and personal attacks as counter-productive and harmful to the pilot cause. And, they know that, regardless of how I feel about certain individuals, I still read and factor their opinions into my own.

The point is that I am interested in the principles of the matters before us and not the personalities; I am not constrained from accepting a principle-based argument just because I don't like the person who makes it. I don't worry about anyone's personal credibility on pilot matters, including my own. I care only about the credibility and sensibility of the principles involved.