Bad move on whomever decided to attack and close the Spirit Board, now we are running around like crazy zombies.......just kidding.

 

Derp! Yep, right where you said it was. Not sure how I missed it. Thanks.

 

So you go to anonymous external bboards to avoid anonymous internal boards. Sounds logical to me, not!

 

So what if it was? Did they make anyone sign up and post? Some people there used their real name, were they management?

Why did you guys shut it down? Give us a good reason you shut it down,

Now then you'll have to wash your dirty laundry here. Nice work genius's

 

Seems like a bit of overkill when they simply could've done a cease-and-desist letter. Our dues at work.

 

I made a point of not joining the spirit forum when I came to spirit. The forum at my last job sucked hours away from my life (still does unfortunately). If there is something I need to know regarding the airline or negotiations I will get an email or hear about it from my rep at an lec meeting or negotiator crew room visit. I will tell them what I want and the vote yes or to what the get.

 

The crackpipe is/was wayyyyyyyy more entertaining than the spirit boards, however they did have a nice new-hire section where you could go and actually learn a few things

 

My sentiments exactly.

 

I'll preface this with a disclaimer that this is pure speculation on my part. I have no knowledge of any facts on what has happened here, I'm just going from memory with what happened at my previous job.

About 7 or 8 years ago ALPA operated their own web boards for each property. You could even set it to send you emails of posts made, and you could post from your email. They were sued, or threatened to be sued, by UAL. The claim I believe was that the boards were inciting and promoting illegal job actions. ALPA's initial response was to shut off the email function, to force everyone to come "in-house", so to speak, to utilize the board. At some point I guess they realized even that was too much of a potential liability and shut the boards down altogether.

If this is true with the Spirit Board, I'm not saying its right or wrong, but an argument could be made that a board that had ALPA logos on it, contains specific LEC forums, and has reps posting meeting notices and minutes, is posing as an official ALPA sponsored board, and opens them to similar liability that ALPA national wasn't willing to risk. Shutting down what most saw as a SPA ALPA bashing site was likely the motivating factor for whoever brought it to national's attention, but I'd guess it was only icing on the cake for national, second to limiting their liability.

 

Seriously, debating the use and meaning if the word wigger followed by pictures of giant tits. Pure class on the pipe. Entertaining yes.

Staying off the spirit board has really helped me continue to enjoy working here. Rising above the fray so to speak. Really been able to catch up on my more friendly forums about boats and fishing. Got to read a debate on how to repower a 23 mako last night. Deleting my Facebook app his helped too. If I had to hear about another ice bucket I was going to go postal. Goosefrahbahhh.