An Invitation to the Lurkers

External Since: Apr 06, 2008 Posts: 53

WayPoint wrote:

> As of Tuesday please change my age to 52

Happy Birthday for Tuesday then mate! Wink

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External Since: Mar 13, 2008 Posts: 2

I am a Swedish lurker but since 1½ years living i Perth, Australia. I am 70
years and have been into flight simulation since MSFS 5.1 and maybe even
earlier. I used to have an Amiga and to be honest age has made me forgetting
what the first flight sim was!
Well, I still have no signs of senility ( as I know of ! ) and I have
followed this group since I came to Perth ( my provider in Sweden did´nt
have it! ) and it it has become my absolute favorite. I have learnt a lot
here and even about the ideosyncracies of the non-lurkers! And sometimes I
have to endure some good, old, bad jokes in the OT:s.

Leif
"SnakeEyes" <agalspector.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1faa439b-635c-4f3b-b6e0-d5c86b7f371b@25g2000hsx.googlegroups.com...
> Having been around this newsgroup for quite a while, I know there are
> sim pilots who contribute questions, answers and other types of
> material on a regular basis, and there are other folks who enjoy just
> reading whatever is contributed. The latter people are commonly known
> as 'lurkers'.
>
> There is nothing wrong with that, except it doesn't give anyone a
> chance to know you and perhaps, gain something from that experience.
> You don't need to contribute if you don't want to and if you do
> contribute, it doesn't have to be something profound, or amazing as
> long as it is civil because the participants in this group pride
> themselves on being gentlemen as most pilots are. This does not
> preclude the privilege of disagreeing with a post, as long as it's
> done in a proper and polite manner.
>
> Since this is a newsgroup which is devoted to Microsoft Flight
> Simulator programs, we would expect any posts to be concerned with
> Microsoft Flight Simulators, simulator flying, flying in general or
> any other aircraft-related stories and/or questions as well as subject
> relating to the equipment used to operate flight simulators such as
> computer components/operation.
>
> Once in a while, it's fun to read an 'Off Topic' post, which are
> usually anecdotal, humourous, or at times, personal. If you choose to
> make such a post, they must begin with the letters OT (off topic) and
> all posts of this type must be in good taste, polite and appropriate
> for this group.
>
> To conclude, I invite anyone who is reading the posts to just say
> 'hello' so we have a better idea who you are. You may be surprised at
> the feeling you get when you receive a 'hello' back from a sim pilot
> somewhere around the world.
>
> Arthur
> (Toronto, Canada)