Hi Ray,>>Crikey, quite a reply.<<
Sorry, thy runneth off at the mouth sometimes <g>.
>>the addition of an OLR seems
overkill<<
Maybe, maybe not. With the OLR, our thread could have remained buried in the graphics thread, and you never would have noticed 
The fact remains though, that it is here, and it was created for the sole purpose of making ex-CIS members (that means you and me) more comfortable. The message traffic has nothing to do with our decision to develop it. I used OzWin right up to the end with CIS when message traffic was less than it is here.
>>Now compare that amount of discussion to AvSim's and the difference is
huge. I readily accept that quantity doesn't equate to quality but on
AvSim not only is there a general discussion section for FS there are
specialist fora for Radar Contact, 767PIC and other high-profile
packages.<<
Let me ask a question to which I think I deserves an honest answer (we've been friends for some time now)...Have you answered AVSIM's requests for donations? If not, then why not? You readily compare us to them even though we BEG for that to not be the case. We aren't avsim, or flightsim or simflight.com...nor do we want to be. We want to be home, that's all. This is the beginning of something that can be huge, and we're all on the ground floor.
>>I'm not aware of
being blitzed by adverts when I visit AvSim so if they can manage should
it be beyond the capabilities of FlightAdventures?<<
Look at the main page when you type avsim.com, and every other page you visit with them. The top 1/4 of your screen is averts. You may not "see" the messages, but I assure you that they are getting through. Be that as it may, I also don't recall avsim asking for donations until recently. That's because the ad $$$ are drying up. Trust me, eventually, they will suffer the same fate as many other "dot coms" across the globe. Bandwidth is NOT free. As a matter of fact it's quite expensive.
>>the bottom
line is that unless there is more quality discussion here I can't
consider membership. I have no need for the benefits that membership
brings - at the end of the day it's the chat that keeps a site going and
without that it's always going to be difficult.
I'm sorry if this isn't what you want to hear but should the amount of
discussion pick up I will certainly reconsider my position.<<
No problem Ray. As I said, membership is not required here. However, if we cease to exist, and that's where we're headed, then there will never be a chance for "more quality discussion" to develop. This is a coop effort, and everyone here has the opportunity to make it or break it. That's a decision that each individual here has to make. Like they say...as insignificant as it may seem, every vote counts. US30$ per YEAR is really not asking alot.
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