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Old 09-10-2025 | 04:25 AM
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Its 2025, are we as a society and pilot group really incapable of scrolling past posts/posters we don't agree with and/or aren't interested in seeing?

Active or retired, people have a way of harming the credibility of their contributions by the content they post and the method by which they interact with others since nobody on B&G is anonymous. In a sense the issue eventually self-corrects; at some point it becomes little more than "old man (or typical know-it-all airline pilot) yells at cloud", reputation suffers, and influence wanes.

Given how some keyboard commandos post in a way much more combative than they do face-to-face or on the phone, I also would prefer a bit more moderation at times...but that can be a sticky wicket as well (reference recent debate about bans). Who draws the line, where does the line get drawn so that people don't think it is overly permissive or overly heavy-handed, who enforces the line, which mechanism ensures everything is done objectively and what mechanism provides a way for "appeal" if necessary? Sounds simple, but unfortunately in practice really isn't. I personally tend to think among adults, the reputational hit a lack of anonymity provides as mentioned above is sufficient in most circumstances.

If some people could simply act like the professionals they profess to be and disagree with each other in a polite and respectful if direct manner, these conversations would largely be moot...
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