kimhey

I am not trying to be the wise guy here, but lately I have seen almost every thread turn into....well it aint pretty

Personally, I will admit to having posted some "unwise" replies myself, and for that I do apologize.

I am asking each and everyone to forget about any personal vendettas or similar, and also leave any problems at home or work behind, before posting

Members have been, and are leaving this forum because of the negative atmosphere..

I am pretty sure that this thread will soon will end up at page 25 or so, and some may think I am an ...hole for writing this, but still.... you get the idea


Whether it is a new product, idea, model, manufacturer, etc...... is it necessary to bash it, just because you don´t like it?


Fellow gentlemen....thank you for your attention

patrnflyr

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You can take a look at this thread:

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/rc-jets-120/11420706-what-has-happened-forum.html

stevekott

Ooh I was almost afraid to look at this title as I am not sure I am a gentleman.

This hobby is all about having fun ... If it ain't fun I ain't playing . Keep the posts positive .. enjoy !!

Jetflyer3000

Would you define 'Bashing'. Is making comments that are not positive considered bashing. I think that it is important that people say what they think and speak the truth

kimhey

You are right Jetflyer, bashing is probably not the right word. English is not my native language, therefor the exact word is probably something else. You are of course also right, speaking the truth is important. What I am trying to communicate here is; it is possible to say things in a more respectful way than I have seen too many examples of lately.

Jetflyer3000

I would very much agree

patrnflyr

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I guarantee your English is a heck of a lot better than my Norwegian!!! It amazes me how well everybody on here from different countries can get there point across in the English language when I can barely say "Si" in Espanol! Your English is perfect...

highhorse

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You are correct sir. It's all too easy to forget one's manners, if only because we are shielded by the relative anonymity of the Internet. If we (myself included) could all phrase our missives as if we were speaking face to face, then RCU would be a friendlier and more productive environment.

ira d

+1

dubd

+1

patrnflyr

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I'm not a huge poster on here but I've noticed a trend that is pervasive on all the internet. Some of the most cordial forums have been ruined by just a few internet "thugs". RCU is no different. You say the sky is blue and they say it isn't. Just as an example, we posted some brand new pics of the just released BVM F-16 yesterday. Proud new owner and eager to show off the plane to many who are curious of this evolutionary type of kit and what do we get? One guy posts how the cheap Chinese electronics will destroy the hobby. Another says it looks like the wiring is crap even though we've said the photos are from an IPhone and are of poor quality. We will get better pics as my son does the build but nothing takes out the wind out of our sails than a bunch of haters. No wonder everybody is bugging out of these forums. If I was a manufacturer, I would shudder to think what these attacks would do to my psyche and I sure don't blame them for ignoring the threads.

Jgwright

I was the person you are referring to who posted about the F-16 wiring. I know how sensitive people are to criticism about BVM so only made a simple comment about the wiring and plumbing not being neat. I certainly did not say it was crap. BVM are marketing this plane as plug and play and given the fuselage arrives in 3 pieces there is a lot more to it than plugging the receiver and engine and go flying. There was nothing bad about your photos they clearly showed the planes internals.

Would you prefer only praise about new products?

John

Boomerang1

No, the printed modelling magazines already offer that.

What we need is criticism, as well as praise of the products we buy
& collective ideas on how to modify those products to make them
more functional or safer.

Some of the manufacturers take on board what is discussed here &
make modifications to their products, some just stick their heads in
the sand.

There's a difference between 'bashing' & constructive criticism, some
people recognise this & are thankful for the help, others arc up.

It's worth remembering that there can be many solutions to a problem,
all of them right & all of them wrong.

John.

patrnflyr

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I'm sorry and didn't mean to come across sounding so mean. I, too, would like constructive criticism but we've only had it out of the box for 30 minutes. We'll be able to give the good and the bad next week when my son is able to dig in deep and get this thing built.