• Which the release of FS2020 we see an explosition of activity on the forun and of course we are very happy to see this. But having all questions about FS2020 in one forum becomes a bit messy. So therefore we would like to ask you all to use the following guidelines when posting your questions:

    • Tag FS2020 specific questions with the MSFS2020 tag.
    • Questions about making 3D assets can be posted in the 3D asset design forum. Either post them in the subforum of the modelling tool you use or in the general forum if they are general.
    • Questions about aircraft design can be posted in the Aircraft design forum
    • Questions about airport design can be posted in the FS2020 airport design forum. Once airport development tools have been updated for FS2020 you can post tool speciifc questions in the subforums of those tools as well of course.
    • Questions about terrain design can be posted in the FS2020 terrain design forum.
    • Questions about SimConnect can be posted in the SimConnect forum.

    Any other question that is not specific to an aspect of development or tool can be posted in the General chat forum.

    By following these guidelines we make sure that the forums remain easy to read for everybody and also that the right people can find your post to answer it.

Delete account

  • Thread starter Thread starter Taylor
  • Start date Start date
scruffyduck said:
If we receive a request to delete an account then we will do it. At the moment that does not delete all the content of the user being deleted. I guess there can be personal information in those posts. Should we have to remove posts from deleted users then it could lead to a degrading of the usefulness of the forums. I lived in Saudi Arabia for many years and we used to have our foreign newspapers censured by the simple method of cutting out the offending stuff - which removed the non offending stuff from the back and sometimes led to the paper being sold in a bag to hold the collection of disconnected pices of paper.
Click to expand...
You probably were better off. I read the paper every morning. Most of the news is just watered down porridge :confused: and what is worth reading is depressing. :(
 
Heretic said:
It does take some willpower since we might be talking about habits here.
Click to expand...

Yes there could be addiction involved here. In which case its possible to go cold turkey by changing your password to a complex forgettable one, then change your email address to one you intend to delete shortly, then log out for good and enjoy all that free time and fresh air ;)
 
That must have been back before they discovered black marker pens.
Although the result was the same as the ink soaked through.
 
chris said:
That must have been back before they discovered black marker pens.
Although the result was the same as the ink soaked through.
Click to expand...

Oh they used them as well but for removing whole articles they cut
 
Paul Domingue said:
I read the paper every morning. Most of the news is just watered down porridge :confused: and what is worth reading is depressing.
Click to expand...

That's because you're buying papers that mostly focus on negative/bad news, which we in the west tend to be spoon fed 24/7 for various reasons.
There is however a growing trend the other way. Positive news publications are slowly catching on as more and more people are questioning this constant fixation on bad news, and it's harmful effect on our health.

Huffington Post
What Constant Exposure To Negative News Is Doing To Our Mental Health
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/19/violent-media-anxiety_n_6671732.html

Even some mainstream newspapers in the UK are waking up, if slowly.
'Journalism does not only reflect the society that we live in. It shapes it too.
When we publish every detail of a US shooting, it cannot help but inform the copycat'.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...thing-completely-different-some-positive-news

More positive news outlets worldwide
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=w...BA#q=positive+news+from+around+the+world+good

Enjoy
 
Last edited:
Gliderfan said:
Huffington Post
Click to expand...
I fell in love with Arianna the first time I watched and listened to her on television. I don't always agree with what she says but....
BTW, she has retired from the post.

Unfortunately my passion for history and world politics precludes ignoring bad news.
 
Paul Domingue said:
Unfortunately my passion for history and world politics precludes ignoring bad news.
Click to expand...

Yes I know what you mean. Mind you, different writers and commentators tend to put different slants on history and on politics, some more negative, some more positive.
But if you ever want to get away from that regular diet of depressing watered down porridge (negative news) then I'd suggest occasional visits to the Huff Post's Good News section, or similar sites
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/section/good-news
 
Every press article should be read with "this is someone's opinion" in mind. Journalists might kid themselves they report only impartial facts, but they are human too (allegedly).
 
hairyspin said:
Every press article should be read with "this is someone's opinion" in mind. Journalists might kid themselves they report only impartial facts, but they are human too (allegedly).
Click to expand...

Here in the States the news is far from impartial, and should be read/watched with "this is someone's political, financial, regional, or racial agenda" in mind. Between the internet, television, and printed media, the truth is probably out there to be found if one goes to the trouble of filtering out the partisan hyperbole.

G :banghead:
 
OK going off topic as well: Here in europe (note the small "e")...me I know the press is negative BS with only the agenda from a few multinational owners. I have not paid for a newspaper ever. When they approach me for sale, I answer: "No thx, toilet paper is way cheaper at the supermarket".
 
Andrew said:
I have not paid for a newspaper ever. When they approach me for sale, I answer: "No thx, toilet paper is way cheaper at the supermarket".
Click to expand...
That's pretty much the same attitude I have towards "newspapers" myself. Since I haven't had birds for pets for more than forty years, I've no burning need for birdcage liners. :rotfl:
 
Andrew said:
---toilet paper is way cheaper at the supermarket".
Click to expand...

As a kid growing up in the UK in the 60s, I well remember that it was the done thing to recycle old newspapers by tearing them into numerous squares then looping thick string through them. This 'toilet paper' was then hung on a wall near to the toilet (which was often situated outside the house at the end of the garden). The beauty of this method was, you not only recycled newspapers and saved on buying toilet paper, but you could also read snippets of news stories as you sat happily on the toilet seat, and you could then comment on those news items personally :)
 
Now this thread has gone down the drain by starting to comment on toilet habits:eek:.
So, let me tell you that I always take along a 1950's (or so) SF book with me:D. Those books are worth reading again and not to be used as toilet paper.
I therefore agree with the previous funny commenters that newspapers are a valid alternative.
 
As for the newspapers being used for toilet paper, apparently the punishment is equal to the crime.:duck:

Cheers
Gman
 
You guys are reading the wrong papers...and are reading the papers wrong.
 
Gliderfan said:
occasional visits to the Huff Post's Good News section, or similar sites
Click to expand...

We have one such site in Slovakia, they are literally called The Good News (I think it English it has a bit of a religious connotation, but not in Slovak).
The guy who founded it had a fascinating talk at a local TedX conference.

Regarding the "delete account" IMO, it's mostly posturing. But sometimes, I can see how someone might like to have his name disassociated from the content, even if the content itself still exists. I can think of some such possibilities myself, although I'd consider them far-fetched.
 
If I was sick or otherwise thought my time had come, I might start closing accounts. Just the tidying up of a meticulous mind that doesn't like loose ends.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top