[official] Why SWAFO was banned

[ivo]

I was gone for 1 day, and when I came back, the thread had something like 150 posts already.

[JayKae]

My final say on the matter is this: The end of the day I feel for Brad and people like him. Imagine what it would be like if your life has to
consist of portraying you are something that you are not just because you do not like your own real life? How horrible would it be. Brad did
not fool anybody, trust is in the human nature and we look up to those that we are envious off. There is nothing wrong with that, the input
that this gentleman has brought here, harsh as it was at times, still was valuable but do not let a situation like this affect your trust in the
human kind guys. People will lie, small things, big things but if you can keep your heart open for external influences that you are not
100% sure off that makes you a good human being. No paranoia, no prejudice, just you.

I am a quiet man, I do what I must, I have done and seen too much in my life to bother with trivial things but I love every second of the time
that I have here, in full trust and belief in the human kind as a race. In that light ... Brad, I hope you will get yourself some help if you read
this and I do wish you all the best, good luck and good fortune for the New Year.

With regards to everyone,

Sharon & Jay

[ivo]

I think it would be best if we just forgot that Brad ever existed on this forum. Then we can just go back to discussing FS issues, and this
forum can once again be a happy place.

[xvxmatthewxvx]

Jay, that was the classiest post in this thread. If everyone were like you this would be a perfect world. to you!

[BlazeFytr]

Dan,

Not that I care one way or the other about "Brad"....I'll sleep the same with or without him. But I think you owe him some thanks.
Why??

Because he proved that YOU are a true top notch, outstanding and caring individual! I deeply respect the patience, restraint and humility
you've shown through all of this! I know myself and many others here wouldn't have been as professional as you are!
Thank you Dan for reminding all of us what true humanity and etiquette are!

You could write a software program that displays a blank screen and does nothing, and I would probably pay for it, just because a true
professional wrote it! Rest well, and sleep with a clear conscience! (Well....except for murdering that poor innocent fly.....you'll have to live
with that.... )

[Fritz Bayerlein]

All I can say is, I'm in total shock. He had me thoroughly convinced. Honestly, he did.

Dan, and the rest of the moderators, I support your decision 100%! Get people like him out of here. He has poisoned the minds of
everyone who asked him a question about real-world aviation and took his answers as gospel purely because of his made-up status.
Good riddance!

[Airliner]

Wow, a classic troll - but top notch! I had one on my church's forum for a while. If you read his posts, you would have sworn he was
some teenage kid. He couldn't spell for crap; his logic was lacking at times and he just gave the impression that he was - well, some
punky kid to be honest. Then I met the guy at church. OH MAN! He was like 50 years old with a wife and, I think, 3 kids! My Pastor asked
me to ban him and he then took him aside to work with him. Why people feel they need to do this is beyond me but I have seen it so
much now that I know what to look for.

Trolls like to develop personna which is very often apart from who they really are. They post for the sole purpose of getting others to
respond and then go brag about how many replies they got. Oftentimes, they insight arguments just so they can sit back and watch two
parties go at it with each other. The point? My pastor said that it gives them a kind of high, a satisfaction of sorts; a feeling of superiority
over others when in fact, they may have deep issues of self-esteem. Sad really and I must admit that I STILL don't understand it. I also
hope that I never do.

On that thought, I would suggest deleting this whole thread soon. If he sees it and he IS indeed such a troll, he will no doubt be on cloud
nine because of all the posts received about him. These people want attention - doesn't matter if it's positive or negative. It's kind of like
a little kid trying to get his parents attention. If he can't get it, he will do something wrong and even in punishment, he will have gotten
their attention. Twisted, isn't it? Sad too. If only these people realized that there is a God who is always there for them, that all they need
to do is call out to Him, He will satisfy them in ways that they can't even imagine. You don't have to pretend with God - He knows you
already and loves you no matter who you are or what you've done.

Well, that's my 2 cents anyway. (Actually, I think that was more like 4 cents! )

[Fritz Bayerlein]

By the way, everyone, I copied and saved "Brad's" farewell message before it was deleted. It's absolutely
appauling. If any of you are
interested in what his parting words consisted of, you can email me at jochenheiden[avoid spam! Pagir]
san.rr.com and I will gladly send you the transcript.

[olseric]

Wow...in 24 hours, this thread has managed 277 posts.

When I looked yesterday morning, it was at one.

I think we've all spoke our peace...time to move onward.

[Jetsim]

DanSteph wrote:
now that the liar is gone there is no reason why not to bring back the Real World Aviation Forum
but it was completely deleted so you'll have to restart...

Dan

Of course Dan!
http://www.vc10.com/

[jboweruk]

[quote]Airliner wrote:
He couldn't spell for crap; quote]

He could've come from my part of the world, a lot of ppl round me don't seem to be able to spell anymore......

[fruitfly]

Jetsgo wrote:
"Brad" Also wrote in his E-mail to me:

Basically, I don't get
any thrills out of pretending to be an airline pilot, and making all you guys
look like dumbasses (which I did very well). I did get a copy of FSP for free
though! Saves me $40, and all I gotta do is spread my knowledge around!

Hahahaha! WRONG!!! Lies again! He wasn't doing this because of a free FSP copy. He was pretending for the thrill of it!

It's just he would rather have us believe he's a thief than what he really is - a guy with serious issues.
Man! This shows he's still worried about his "reputation" on the forum!



Post Edited ( 12-31-05 11:52 )

[pdjpeter]

well after a nights sleep (UK) i was expecting to come back to mayhem thinking brad would have struck but he hasnt and thats good 2
see

[DanSteph]

Okay, I suppose that made our day, everything have been told.
As I said before let's close this thread so we can move up.

Thanks to all for support and happy new years.

Dan