[SlipBall]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Actually.. and I don't want this to sound arrogant because I do not mean it that way at all.. but I am not used to being protected.. I am used to being respected in cyberspace and in the real world.... and that is not because I am special or anything at all like that but on most forums that I frequent and during the course of my day, for the most part I am treated with the same courtesy and respect that I try to give others... Here for some reason, it is different.. and that most likely solely because I happen to mod elsewhere and actually not just elsewhere .. but in the pit of flight sim Babylon itself!! LMAO.... If I were not a moderator on IL2 I am pretty certain I would not be getting some of this flak .. but since I am a mod there I must somehow be some kind of shady guy here to subvert this forum as a spy succumbing to the Jedi mindtricks of the Sith Lord Jason Williams.. ROFLMAO!!

What you fail to realizes is that from my perspective.. I have no "digital weight" to throw around ... here or elsewhere.

If there is one lesson I learned very well being a moderator at UBI for as long as I was it is that all this internet "weight" you speak of is an illusion. It is meaningless.. it comes and it goes.. and it has no bearing on who you are .. unless you "toss it around" as you say.. in a way that signifies that you have no respect for others and thereby no self respect.. I serve on the IL2 boards because as I said in another thread.. I was raised to kick in.. I was raised to contribute and serve where you can in the capacity that you can.. and I was raised to pay your way.. and if someone else pays your way .. then that means you have to pay someone else's way.. Paying it forward is a rule I try to live by.. So I am glad to be able to get in on the ground floor engaging in a hobby that I have a great deal of passion for and get a great deal of pleasure from and continue to be in a position to keep my ear to the ground and look forward to what's coming down the pike. I have wanted to get to the next level for a long time.. and so far nothing has manged to scratch that itch.. Hopefully that will change in 12-23 months .. give or take..

.. and as for you "being here to respond" ... LOL.. well OK Avro.. You go right on and respond however you like .. for what it is worth.. I was taken aback by my initial reception here .. but now that I know the rules.. I can play.. but I will not get into a battle of wits with unarmed men. You go right on and protect this place from me and my evil machinations.. As I said in another thread... I have a wife of 24 years going through menopause, I have 7 kids and 8 grandkids.. There is NOTHING that you or anyone else on this forum or anywhere else can say or do to shake me.. ESPECIALLY not here.. now that I know what I am dealing with... soo you go on and keep watch there Officer Dibble.. I'm going to go look for some pikinik baskets..

Oh and thank you for your compliment on my post.. I do aim to please.

Do you have any game questions, you seem to be here just to let off some steam