problem with telling people NOT to do something is they will go and do it, tell them how to do it safe is much better, ( kids, sex, need i say more )

jealousy: all the problems i hear from people are when they are the up and coming new hotshot pilot ( or wannabee ) but the old grumpys that can't do this stuff take offense to this style of flying, to a 3D pilot circuits being done where hes trying to hang are just as annoying.
i know of people that have been kicked out of clubs because this style was frowned apon.
me i'm lucky, no one minds me and the couple others that are following me, but we don't steal the field all day, everyone gets a fly, everyones happy.

now this IS true, if one of the board on the AMA did tail touch, grab and all the other things, he wouldn't want the rest of the guys there telling him not to do what he loves, so a compromise would be reached, that hasn't happened so we can only assume the board is made up of castor loving, left hand circuit flyers

you can loose control at any point in flying, whether that be a HUGE heavy warbird that would kill you with a glance, sports plane doing 70mph over the patch or that 200 mph delta, don't see them banned, in the hang you are most likely to fall over pretty soon, with the most chance of getting out of the way.
The heli accident is very tragic, but i bet there wont be a no hovering within 20' rule.

the !QUOT!nanny state!QUOT! is starting to annoy me here now, the memorial poppys no longer come with pins in case you hurt your self putting it on. gezzz we're remembering guys who got shot to bits for this country, and now they worry about a damn pin.