Mad47 0 #1 September 23, 2003 OK ... First of all I have to say that I am really surprised and disappointed with many of posts here and with the fact that moderators only pay moderate attention to some serious personal attacks on Bruno. I used to moderate IRC channels attended by thousands of users and I am telling you that for such attacks people would be at least temporary banned. I was always amazed with friendly atmosphere on dz.com forums. Not anymore. Now regarding the topic. Bruno has clearly stated why he does what he does. I will just add what I think about the whole issue since I know him personally and have watched many of his landings. Flying 55 loaded at 4.0 is f*cking dangerous and he gets lots of sh*t from many people at DZ for doing it. I believe it is necessary to continue to give him a lot of shit because it will keep his head up. On the other hand, Bruno is not just one of these brainless kids who do not realize what they are doing. Progress always means accepting the risk and believe me he made a lot of progress flying his canopy. Most of the people picking on Bruno’s technique simply make impression of jealous people. Imagine yourself going back to 60’s and showing your highly loaded ellipticals to folks jumping huge T10’s and PC’s. They would probably say you are insane. They would probably doubt that one could safely land these canopies. Now imagine yourself going in future and they will probably laugh at your canopies and the way you fly them. Most of us use what was developed for us by those who take the risks and push the limits. Lets have some respect for these people. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflydrew 0 #2 September 23, 2003 How about we all stop talking about Bruno, ok? Second, How about we all stop talking about Bruno, ok? Third, how about we all stoip talking about Bruno, ok? and of course, go post Hot Swoop Pics or Video without criticism, and make this the coolest forum on the website. Swoop! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #3 September 23, 2003 Quotewith the fact that moderators only pay moderate attention to some serious personal attacks on Bruno The only moderator who can edit, delete, lock or ban in this forum has been offline due to computer problems since before the thread started, and HH has been out of the country working. The rest of us did try to get people to settle down but to no avail - since we don't wield the whip here they didn't listen. I'm sure when SkymonkeyOne comes back online he's going to be busy removing posts, smacking hands and possibly even throwing down bans. The other thread was locked for a reason. Starting a new one merely opens a channel for more personal attacks. How about we all consider the subject closed and move on to other things for awhile? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mad47 0 #4 September 23, 2003 QuoteHow about we all consider the subject closed and move on to other things for awhile? Done Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
