Any psychologists in the group?
I had a crusty old Master Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate who worked the Flight Deck with me during Desert Storm.
He was a philosopher extraordinaire, lemme tell you.
Whenever he would come across a couple sailors who were bickering or fighting (to the deteriment of the team as a whole), he'd first drag them down to the potato locker, have them don boxing gloves to prevent major cuts, and have them duke it out. When they were done, he'd order them to clean up..... and then take them down to his favorite whorehouse to get them laid.
To him, that seemed to be pretty much the answer to all social problems... he said he would often turn bitter rivals into lifelong freinds after allowing them to hash it out, then go score some nooky together.
Dunno how that process could be reasonably implemented on the forum, mind you, but I bet the concept is still sound enough.... :lol: :lol:
Seriously though, y'all may not appreciate how good we've got it here.... if you want to see a forum that has descended into the sewers, swing by the American CBR1100XX forum. Once a great place of on-topic info and tremendous comraderie, it is now a gigantic steaming pile of horseshit, with trolls running rampant, hate-mongers spewing crap all over the place, religious nutbags pushing their cults, complete ******** political tirades filled with acrid venom... it is a brautal shame what it has become. Many, many, MANY long-term (5+ years or more) users have departed, and the place is a lot, LOT poorer because of it. Anymore, I am spending what little XX forum surfing I can afford over on the Australian XX forum.
Now admittedly, the primary reason the XX forum has sunk to the lows it has is due to the fact that there are no rules there. I mean, none whatsoever. We have very few rules here (only 7, I believe), but there is nothing whatsoever on the Blackbird forum. This was perhaps okay when the forum was young and most all members were serious about discussing the XX. But with 3000+ members, it's not okay. Too, the Blackbird is so stone reliable, there's virtually no problem areas to discuss. No ticking, no heat, no perceived sidestand issues, no throttle abruptness, none of the traits we deal with here. That being the case, coupled with the no-rules policy, well.... little wonder trolls and hate-mongers flourish there.
Not to worry, though, because I guarantee you that the FJR Forum Admin team will not - under any circumstances - allow that to happen here.