turtlespeed 226 #51 December 29, 2008 Quote This is not a skydiving website, nor is it a community of skydivers. It's a place where people with loud keyboards can make themselves feel important. I can say that cuz I'm important and I have a loud keyboard. I'm sorry . . . did you say something?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,090 #52 December 29, 2008 Like a lot of things, you get out of this forum what you put into it. And if what you put into it are posts bitching about what other people say, other people will bitch about what you say. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #53 December 29, 2008 Quote So why in the fuck can I not ask a skydiving related question anywhere in these forums without pompas ass people jumping down my throat, judging me (or attempting too)... FUCK! I have struggled so hard to stay in this sport that I love so much. Im sure my questions seem stupid to most, but fuck me for putting my kids and their lives and needs first and not being able to spend every waking moment at a dz. I want to learn, I want to stay connected at to this sport, but I have priorities, and unfortunately skydiving isnt at the top of my list right now (as much as I want it to be). Ok rant over... flame away.... and you find out about this now!? some great advice i got from my instructors was, and i'm giving it to you to, do not post on dorkzone, or if you do like me anyway coz you got too much time on your hands (think about that one, long and hard enough ), do not look for answers there.. Quote People, the beauty of forums such as this is to allow discussion. If you don't want to discuss then simply STFU. The old saying "if you haven't got anything good to say don't say nothing" should apply here. and that goes especially for squeak! yea, and with i dont know how many posters on here that all think they're the shits, its not gonna happen. but seriously, some of my fucked up threads have given me good contacts, some i chat with mostly over msn or icq or whatever IM you're using. if you do have the time to spoil it over here, then there are other channels that are much more suited for that purpose. even PM's work! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #54 December 29, 2008 Quote Like a lot of things, you get out of this forum what you put into it. And if what you put into it are posts bitching about what other people say, other people will bitch about what you say. So what do the mods get out of it then?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #55 December 29, 2008 Quote Quote Like a lot of things, you get out of this forum what you put into it. And if what you put into it are posts bitching about what other people say, other people will bitch about what you say. So what do the mods get out of it then? Money. Lots of it. I made enough being a mod that I do not need to work for the rest of my life while living a life of luxury beyound the reaches of little people, like you lot. People like Andrea and Bill must either be extremely greedy to keep moderating, or have a very expensive drug habit they must feed. There is no other explanation why they continue to moderate this site.Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gearless_chris 1 #56 December 29, 2008 It's the power they're after, and access to the recycle bin . I remember reading way back when, that the mods secretly observe pm's too, but they deny that. "If it wasn't easy stupid people couldn't do it", Duane. My momma said I could be anything I wanted when I grew up, so I became an a$$hole. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #57 December 29, 2008 Yes, having access to PM's and email inboxes was fun, but mostly for the pics! You people are a bunch of pervs!Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gearless_chris 1 #58 December 29, 2008 Yup! It's especially funny when the topic is so specific like a particular canopy vs another canopy so you wouldn't think to search and someone pipes up saying didn't you know someone posted that topic back in 2003!!! Like you're the idiot And surely the manufacturers never make line trim changes or other updates to fix issues that people find after it's been out in the public for a while. Isn't there like 8 different versions of the Jedei now? "If it wasn't easy stupid people couldn't do it", Duane. My momma said I could be anything I wanted when I grew up, so I became an a$$hole. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 871 #59 December 29, 2008 Mr. Pot I presume? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #60 December 29, 2008 Quote I remember reading way back when, that the mods secretly observe pm's too, but they deny that. Why would we confirm it? Then you guys would stop writing all that juicy stuff that we repost in the Team Room. She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baksteen 84 #61 December 29, 2008 I thought reposts were frowned upon?"That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #62 December 29, 2008 the jedei is not sold to the general public yet. please use the fucking search-function! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #63 December 29, 2008 Quote We've seen him on a coach jump spinning out of control by himself 200 feet above a student, when he landed he was somehow able to tell the student a dozen things he did wrong. This is the same guy that packed my first two cutaways, and 3 other lineovers, one of which was after he got his riggers ticket. I want to party with that guy!Does everyone know he's an idiot? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonstark 8 #64 December 29, 2008 Quote This is not a skydiving website, nor is it a community of skydivers. It's a place where people with loud keyboards can make themselves feel important. I can say that cuz I'm important and I have a loud keyboard. Clickety CLACK! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #65 December 29, 2008 Quote Quote This is not a skydiving website, nor is it a community of skydivers. It's a place where people with loud keyboards can make themselves feel important. I can say that cuz I'm important and I have a loud keyboard. Clickety CLACK! Don't talk backMike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gearless_chris 1 #66 December 29, 2008 Quote Quote We've seen him on a coach jump spinning out of control by himself 200 feet above a student, when he landed he was somehow able to tell the student a dozen things he did wrong. This is the same guy that packed my first two cutaways, and 3 other lineovers, one of which was after he got his riggers ticket. I want to party with that guy!Does everyone know he's an idiot? Nope, his tandem students think he's great! They have such a huge frame of reference too . He's great for providing hours of stories. His wife finally did a static line jump, and he was running radio. She started to flare at 30 feet, he told her, "you flared too high", she let the toggles back up. She broke her ankle. It was funny because she's always going to the hospital to jacked up on drugs for no reason so we didn't believe she was really hurt."If it wasn't easy stupid people couldn't do it", Duane. My momma said I could be anything I wanted when I grew up, so I became an a$$hole. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gearless_chris 1 #67 December 29, 2008 I haven't heard that song in ages "If it wasn't easy stupid people couldn't do it", Duane. My momma said I could be anything I wanted when I grew up, so I became an a$$hole. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbrown 26 #68 December 29, 2008 Quote So why in the fuck can I not ask a skydiving related question anywhere in these forums without pompas ass people jumping down my throat, judging me (or attempting too)... FUCK! I have struggled so hard to stay in this sport that I love so much. Im sure my questions seem stupid to most, but fuck me for putting my kids and their lives and needs first and not being able to spend every waking moment at a dz. I want to learn, I want to stay connected at to this sport, but I have priorities, and unfortunately skydiving isnt at the top of my list right now (as much as I want it to be). Ok rant over... flame away.... Welcome to the dark side of skydiving. One of this sport's big secrets is that so many of us are conceited assholes. A lot of us aren't either, so hopefully you just stick with trying to sort out the ones you can talk to and the ones who aren't worth the time of day. The other thing is that a lot of people who paticipate in online web forums are assholes too. They think it's fun to insult somebody in front of everyone else and they know you're not going to kick down their front door and punch their lights out because you live 3000 miles away. I've been here on dropzone.com for almost six years now and have seen hundreds of people come and go. We get a lot of newbies who are very excited about discovering our sport and they have a lot of questions. I have always believed the old line from any standard FJC that "the only stupid questions are the ones you don't ask". Especially in a sport where part of the fun is saving your own life every single time. I object to forum posters who blow off questions with "look it up, this has been discussed before". What if your instructors had told YOU that at the dropzone, or at your FJC ? It won't kill any of us to answer a simple question for maybe the 1200th time - and it might help save a life (wouldn't that be great, or do we even care ?). And if you can't keep a civil tongue in your head to an honest question, then don't answer. Sign off and go play with matches or something. Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,090 #70 December 29, 2008 >So what do the mods get out of it then? Money, power, fame and women. And of course the free access to the Mansion. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 871 #71 December 29, 2008 Who gets the women Andrea discards? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #72 December 29, 2008 I'm yet to see her discard one... Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #73 December 29, 2008 Quote . . . go play with matches or something. Can I borrow your lighter?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #74 December 29, 2008 Quote I'm yet to see her discard one... Not even after they are all used up? OH NO . . . You mean there is NOTHING LEFT?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dgskydive 0 #75 December 29, 2008 Quote This is not a skydiving website, nor is it a community of skydivers. It's a place where people with loud keyboards can make themselves feel important. I can say that cuz I'm important and I have a loud keyboard. Dom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites