There are more posts like the one Co60 linked to. They are becoming the norm these days.
For the record, I'm not going to leave the site, although I'm sure few would notice if I did.
There are a few people that like to put on the mask/cape and wander anonymously looking for someone to pick on. I think the term is "bully". However, I don't think that we should have to rely on Moderators to regulate our behavior.
More so, that behavior has been encouraged by the top levels of this Forum. Go take a look at some of our more colorful posters, their behavior, and see who rewards them with
. On the other hand, the more colorful posters don't seem to care about Karma, so that's also a pretty worthless tool, IMHO.
Another useful tool is to take a look at someones history of postings. Fun to see someone spend 2 weeks mudslinging and proving to the world that they've never had Economics 101, let alone Political Science, and then step out to throw a dictionary at some college grad asking about our Industry. And for you new posters asking questions, your first lesson in being a good Nuke is to understand the source of your answer and question it. Otherwise, you can honestly take whatever misinformation you get. In Nuclear power, the egomanic shouting the loudest to be heard is usually the more incorrect person in the room.
One of the last Dinosaurs to "quit" Nukeworker complained to Mike and was happy to CC me on the PM: "Either he goes or I go". What are we here....junior high school? Take you ball and go home. Don't come back until you grow up, as far as I'm concerned, but when you do, leave the high school kids asking about Nuclear Power alone. They don't answer to us...not yet anyway.
GC, you've forgotten more about the Nuclear Navy than many of these "6 and outers" ever bothered to study and figure out. On that note, there's no reason to respond to any of the personal attacks...there are 100s of us here that know better. I do admire those that couldn't figure out the Nuclear Navy, left it, and are successful in Commercial. I love success stories...of all kinds. However, a few need to quit being an ass and spitting on the organization that trained them to begin with and just move on already.
I'd love to hear a 757 Commercial jetliner pilot call an F-18 pilot a "T-Baller". (Laughing). "Look, my 4 engines are bigger than yours". It's not clear the comparative slam works well here. At least not for the educated crowd. Oh wait....aren't many 757 pilots former military? Hmm.
/RANT. TGIF!
Co58
