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Lisa... are you OK dear? Safe swoops Sangiro

Dag manne! Probeer om nie soveel kak aan te jaag soos Scratch nie! Safe swoops Sangiro

I remember you from rec. Welcome to Dropzone.com Rita.

This forum is for skydiving related discussions. I'm moving this thread to TalkBack. Safe swoops Sangiro

Super 8 Eloy. 466-7804 or 957-1506. 4 miles from the DZ. Tell them you're from Dropzone.com for a special rate.... Safe swoops Sangiro

Removed. Safe swoops Sangiro

Jim, Welcome to Dropzone.com. Good to see you on here.

And where the hell have you been for the last 2 months?

Yup - I was considering a pop-up that would appear every time someone looks at a post or thread. I thought everyone would prefer me to make this post instead. Safe swoops Sangiro

I think your topic is a good idea (even though I don't think it's what you meant) Post all your jokes to one thread. (There will never be a dedicated jokes forum). That way there's only one thread, albeit long, with jokes and people don't have to skip over multiple jokes threads. Safe swoops Sangiro

Sorry... I couldn't resist! Safe swoops Sangiro

Yes, I heard this from a man who has fought many wars and slept alongside old tired soldiers. Turn him on his back. Spread his legs. If you do this right his sack should hang in front of the air inlet. All you'll hear is a short muffled choking sound every time he inhales.... Safe swoops Sangiro

Not me!

I've added LouDiamond's photos. Thanks for sending those on my good man!

Email them to me... don't try to attach them to a post.

Aaaww... it's nice to be missed!

Dave, You look like that trigger-happy mofo from the Police Academy movies... Safe swoops Sangiro

Nope, these are actual guests... when Google visits the guest numbers will go up to 900+. That only happens a couple of times per month.

Go here for markup help.

Welcome Jen. Thanks for joining in...

Howdy stranger!

John, I agree with you in principle. The reality is that it is often very hard if not impossible to figure out who the "guilty" and the "innocent" is. I have been on these forums for a long time and I have seen people provoke users into breaking the rules and launching personal attacks without breaking the rules themselves in the process. It's a slippery slope. This is a medium that is easily manipulated and easy to abuse. When a thread goes sour I am less concerned about who's "guilty" and who's "innocent" and more concerned about the fact that there's a thread on my site that's threatening the character of the community that I'm trying to create here. That is the most important thing to me. I believe that if we succeed in creating that character and prevent this from becoming another wreck, that over time it will allow us to have all the "usefull" conversations we need to have in a civilized manner. Repeat offenders are easy to spot over time and I'll deal with them. In the end I can not break down rules and their enforcement to a level where it becomes so granular that all we do is trying to figure out who's "guilty" and who's "innocent" and police it at that level. I have no desire to lock threads. We are just as frustrated as you are when threads go south and we have to stop them, especially when there were useful discussions going on within the noise. I have re-opened threads in the past after cleaning them up and will do it again if I think it makes sense. Paul's advice about letting the dust settle is good advice. Safe swoops Sangiro

I am not going to lock people out every time they break a rule. Your sanction is disproportionate to the offense. If someone repeatedly breaks the rules, locking them out becomes an option. You don't have a right to have your discussion on here, regardless of how useful you think it may be. If people can not have it like adults then take it somewhere else (like rec.skydiving). I've been doing this for a while and I'm comfortable with how the moderators handled the thread that you tried to reopen, something you should not attempt on here. Safe swoops Sangiro

Hehehe! I moved the article to the Pub...

Thanks sunshine! I added your photos. Still waiting for more... send them on!