At the risk of extending this thread into the next century, i've decided to come on today and lay down some facts for you all to consider. Say or think what you will, but try not to let the facts get in the way.
Two things at play here: thread extention and clsoing of a few threads. Let's take the idea of thread extention because i think the thread that started this conversation was initiated by Punki. It was titled "Has anyone communicated with doc in the past couple of days?" That thread was started on 3/30. Check the links yourselves folks.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum95/HTML/001884.html
Seems innocent enough huh? Well, I find it quite interesting that Punki posted to a thread of the same topic just the day before and it would be pretty close to impossible to not know that Doc was fine, others had heard from him the days in the past, etc. etc. since to reply to that post, one would think you had read the thread. Correct? So while a member can start a topic of their choosing, please make sure that you don't try and embarass me in claiming 'I didn't know". The other thread in question was started 3/21 and I closed it on 3/29, the day before Punki started hers about Doc. But, she posted to that thread about Doc on 3/29. Check the facts please:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum95/HTML/001865.html
This is posted here only for factual basis. Now there is a thread about why they were closed. Again, let's take a close look at the facts.
On the two threads that were closed, many of your were so busy trying to find the forest, that you completely missed the trees. I didn't. Let's look at the last three posts (the ones after Punki's post) before my post to close the thread:
geordie6
Posts: 374
From: Newcastle area
Registered: Sep 2000 posted 03-29-2002 02:43 AM
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He is _really_ not appreciated by us longtime FTers.
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essexjay. Surely you should have learn a lesson from the recent debate in this heated thread where dozens of longtime FT'ers attacked your same contention above re Doc? Many FT'ers here longer than you have posted on both threads to the contrary. Please do NOT presume to speak for everyone on FT with your anti-doc rants.
cactuspete
Posts: 2069
From: Home of the World Champion Arizona Diamondbacks
Registered: Sep 2000 posted 03-29-2002 07:56 AM
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Originally posted by essxjay:
He is _really_ not appreciated by us longtime FTers.
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Drop it!
What exactly is a "longtime FTer"? Where is the cutoff point? And why? And who appointed you spokesperson for the group?
Whatever it was that you had or thought you had is gone. Things change. FT changes. Get ovet it.
ScottC
Posts: 1878
From: WBGS Global HQ
Registered: Sep 2000 posted 03-29-2002 08:06 AM
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I don't own this great place, have not been appointed moderator or talkboard member, don't have any more rights than any other fellow member but:
please oh please let my humble post be the last one here, this has gone on far too long...
NOW. Is this related to the topic - Where's Doc? Do you not see the start of a flame war here? Well, I did see the topic veering rather dramatically off-topic and I did see what might have erupted into an all out flame war which after seeing a few of my favorite members - PG, NJDavid and Doc start in the same way, was not prepared to take a chance everything was cool. Now, I'm sitting here thinking that good, if we can prevent another forest fire, than that's good for FlyerTalk. And you even see that members themselves see this thread as having gone its course. But it seems many of you didn't see that. Let's see, if i took a chance and that exchange did continue and erupt into more of a shouting match, then you'd have something more to complain about. Now let's take a look at the other thread in question. Here's some of the last posts before i closed that one:
essxjay
Posts: 2307
From: PDX -- UA 1P, US Gold, Hilton Gold
Registered: posted 04-10-2002 11:53 AM
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No offense, but mark me in the column for 'I don't miss doc.'
FewMiles
Posts: 2065
From: Edmonton, Canada
Registered: Nov 1999 posted 04-11-2002 10:52 AM
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News postings ok.
Dredging up old threads all the time not ok.
Cross-posting not ok.
Pissing matches with other FTers not ok.
Too many smileys not ok.
What was the question?
Why the heck am I posting this?
FewMiles..
geo1004
Posts: 3339
From: Alexandria, Virginia, USA, - US Gold
Registered: Jan 99 posted 04-11-2002 11:37 AM
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doc's a big boy. He'll come back when he's ready.
Why don't we end this thread that is talking about a fellow FlyerTalker and get back to being FlyerTalkers talking about flying?
TrojanHorse
Posts: 1461
From: Reston VA CO Plat, DL Gold, MR Plat, Hh Diam, SPG Plat, Hyatt Plat, National EA
Registered: Dec 2000 posted 04-11-2002 01:31 PM
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Just to start countering SXJ's persistance on letting everyone know her position on doc - how pathetic is that!!!!
NOW! You don't see a simmering eruption here (if not, then you want to to refresh the last eruption from Essxjay's comments when some of you very same members yelled that we didn't close things fast enough. For your information, this post and that one both contain a same word. The word: pathetic. Here I move to prevent another forest fire, just as many of you have called for. And you also miss the call from other members that this thread has run it's course. Did you miss the fact that in both instances, members such as yourself - and good members at that - were saying this thread was going no where.
Please continue with your posting to this topic, but really, take a few minutes to let the facts sink in before you post another comment.
And like my good friend Smokey the Bear says - Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires.......
[This message has been edited by Randy Petersen (edited 04-20-2002).]