I have to speak up as well. I agree with Becker, Alan, and anyone else who feels indimidated to post on this website. For this reason I never post, I only read to keep updated on recent mods/TSBs on my truck. The one time I did ask a question, the results were not pretty.
I agree with this. I have been ridiculed and made fun of, and one recent post suggested I needed penis enlargement pills (not sure what caused the member to even think about that topic). I have a thick skin and just laugh at posts like this and typically ignore them.
There are around four or five members who can't stand each other here and they will argue with each other on nearly any topic. They also will argue until they are blue in the face if anyone questions their knowledge of ANY subject. I would say they account for close to 20% of the posts on this board. Sometimes their arguments are entertaining, but most of the time they are just childish. I occasionally make a post in those threads to take a side or just make light of some particularly stupid comment made, so maybe some would think I am also one of the troublemakers.
Regarding Alan specifically, I am partly to blame for him leaving. I sent him a personal note as a fellow US Air Force member. I believe he took that note too personally and to the extreme and it caused him to leave. That was not my intent in writing to him, but it seems to be the result.
There are some rules military members must follow when in public. We should be respectful of current US political leaders, We must not publicly campaign for a political candidate, we should maintain operations security (i.e., not give out details of our operations not available to the public), and we should be good examples to the public, because our behavior reflects on every other member of the military. It is our individual responsibility to police ourselves, and to remind others of this if we see a fellow member not following these simple rules. I hope if I ever go outside of these boundaries, someone will also send me a friendly reminder.
The holidays are upon us, and I seem to recall every year that someone or numerous people have these stressed out posts. The holidays are supposed to be a happy time, but a few people aren't happy this time of year. We should support each other and not attack each other. This ST family, like any other, has days when people have a bad day, so let's just stick together and have a little fun during these holidays.
