Wed Dec 24, 2008 2:36 pm
This'll probably get ME banned... 
but here goes.
Bill, while you know from our PMs that I'm also diametrically opposed to the political views sometimes espoused. That said, I also feel that as long as folks stay within the rules of the forum, they should be OK. Even the moderators usually find some grace around the edges as there are some things where politics ARE involved in the whole "warbirds" discussion. I know I've contributed a few threads like the TSA and large aircraft regulation, etc... which go to show that politicians of both major stripes have serious issues.
That said, if you find you have to leave, you could always join the one other high-profile departure from WIX over at http://warbirdsworldwide.forumotion.com/forum.htm and start the "Banned WIXers" club
The two of you might actually balance each other out... J/K
On a more serious note, if I recall correctly, you've already been through the process before and survived to come back another day, so you probably don't have too much to worry about as long as you stay within the posted rules, or slightly past them
but not too far.
Ryan
but here goes.
Bill, while you know from our PMs that I'm also diametrically opposed to the political views sometimes espoused. That said, I also feel that as long as folks stay within the rules of the forum, they should be OK. Even the moderators usually find some grace around the edges as there are some things where politics ARE involved in the whole "warbirds" discussion. I know I've contributed a few threads like the TSA and large aircraft regulation, etc... which go to show that politicians of both major stripes have serious issues.
That said, if you find you have to leave, you could always join the one other high-profile departure from WIX over at http://warbirdsworldwide.forumotion.com/forum.htm and start the "Banned WIXers" club
The two of you might actually balance each other out... J/K
On a more serious note, if I recall correctly, you've already been through the process before and survived to come back another day, so you probably don't have too much to worry about as long as you stay within the posted rules, or slightly past them
but not too far.
Ryan
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Wed Dec 24, 2008 2:47 pm
Pardon my French but what the H*E*L*L is that 
Wed Dec 24, 2008 2:56 pm
FIRST
This thread is getting rather ugly.
Let's tone down the rhetoric just a bit.
Man I read everything up to that point and didn't see the need for another warning, or did you erase somone elses post?
Anyway sorry to see the SS mods are running you out Bill, I always enjoyed your talk on the Spitfire.
Can't say I blame ya for laying low, this forum in the last year or so has gone right down the crap hole.
Cheers Dave C
Wed Dec 24, 2008 3:06 pm
FIRST
This thread is getting rather ugly.
Let's tone down the rhetoric just a bit.
Rhetoric is insincere language. I just don't see that.
Everyone's seems to be quite sincere.
Wed Dec 24, 2008 3:13 pm
Well Jack,
...that is one meaning of the word. The meaning I was looking for was,
grandiloquent: extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rhetoric
Ontario...Yes, I edited out an F-Bomb...that is UGLY speech in a public forum.
...that is one meaning of the word. The meaning I was looking for was,
grandiloquent: extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rhetoric
Ontario...Yes, I edited out an F-Bomb...that is UGLY speech in a public forum.
Wed Dec 24, 2008 3:21 pm
Lets just go to the beach and enjoy the view....
Sorry girls in Rio in a bikini are not aloud so I had to take it off.
Sorry girls in Rio in a bikini are not aloud so I had to take it off.
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Wed Dec 24, 2008 3:31 pm
Wow!!! Sorry, lost my train of thought there due to that picture. I know I am just a tiny and insignificant part of this sight, but I would hate to see Bill go. I do not know him , but from his posts he seems to be a very decent and humanitarian person. Think I would like to chew the fat with him if I ever met him. The place would be emptier without you Bill. Merry Christmas to all. and goodwill to all on WIX.
PS. Hellcat, would you send a cupcake to me over in Scotland? Could send you a nice single malt back
PS. Hellcat, would you send a cupcake to me over in Scotland? Could send you a nice single malt back
Wed Dec 24, 2008 3:34 pm
yep now there is nudity on the bill greenwood leaving thread. I thought about locking it but figured i'd be killed for that one. Then thought about posting Scotts rules and figured whats the use!
yummy
Wed Dec 24, 2008 3:38 pm
I'll take the one on the left!...even if she doesn't like warbirds and is a democrat!!!!!!!....oh hell they X'd it out.....at least I was one of the few that got to see her, boy she was nice...
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Wed Dec 24, 2008 3:41 pm
Nathan wrote:yep now there is nudity on the bill greenwood leaving thread. I thought about locking it but figured i'd be killed for that one. Then thought about posting Scotts rules and figured whats the use!
See now there's a good moderator for ya ... knows when he's going to get killed and knows that nudity is usually a good thing ... Unless it's a photo of Bill Greenwood nude promising not to leave ....
Wed Dec 24, 2008 3:43 pm
Hellcat wrote:And Haskins did you just throw me under the bus? No one's threatened to ban me, (but me) at least I haven't heard anything yet (yet!!!
No, just pointing out that you -- like Bill -- have been at the center of some spirited debates around WIX, and that your viewpoints are a valued part of the community here.
Wed Dec 24, 2008 3:53 pm
Randy Haskin wrote:Hellcat wrote:And Haskins did you just throw me under the bus? No one's threatened to ban me, (but me) at least I haven't heard anything yet (yet!!!
No, just pointing out that you -- like Bill -- have been at the center of some spirited debates around WIX, and that your viewpoints are a valued part of the community here.
Hey pal, don't insult me by comparing me to that liberal, communistic, foreign-warbird flying member who happens to live in one of the most politically radical locations in America (Aspen)
... and "spirited debates" ... I wish I was that smart to be involved in one ... haha
happy X-mas top gun, be safe Randy ...
Mark
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Re: support
Wed Dec 24, 2008 4:11 pm
Bill Greenwood wrote:T33 has got one of my favorite post which starts out about not having politics and finishes with a lot of politics,in full afterburner. He's ok for a jet guy.
Thanks to all.
Thanks Bill, you earn my respect for the mere fact that for years you've had to switch hands on the stick to raise the gear and live in Aspen--one of my favorite places in the world.
I know being a jet guy makes me suspect but I occasionally fly prop taildraggers and it's ok I guess...every bit as thrilling as kissin' your sister, I mean, one's sister unless one lives in Mudge's neck of the woods. 
To further compensate for the jet character flaw I'm happy to report that I'm a skier and not some renegade snow-boarding subversive. 
By the way, I know I swore off politics but this is more of a religious proclamation: You'll be happy to know I've accepted Barack as my personal savior.
Wed Dec 24, 2008 4:12 pm
This coming from a guy who's LOCATION says "Santa Barbara" 
Wed Dec 24, 2008 4:22 pm
muddyboots wrote:This coming from a guy who's LOCATION says "Santa Barbara"
I'm spending much more time in West Hollywood working these days, which I must say is a wonderfully "conservative" location if I ever experienced one.
I've never been so ... how should I say it? ... "visually undressed" by other men, anywhere .... UGH!!!! .. 
haha ... BTW I have three computer monitors here in the office so I can keep an eye on all you rule breakers ... That's why I would be a great moderator. Also who said here you can't be a moderator when you're still on parole? ....