Actually, I agree with him. And I don't care about his past on this server, or yours, or anybody's. It's blatantly obvious from a complete and utter noob's perspective (albeit a drunk one's, so go easy on me
[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]) - you guys are riding the fucking line, and you know it. I seen a lot of guys riding the line like that in my old profession, flying jets in the Navy - and you know what, those "training accidents" you hear about in the news every once in awhile - they're guys like TMO. You work so hard to make it to the top, you bust your ass, you put in the hours, your learn your jet, you know how far you can take the throttle. Basically, you learn what you can and can't get away with. Here's the rub, it takes one fucking lesson to learn when you've gone too far. Crossing that line in the air leaves you dead, and your wife and kids without a husband and a father.
Yeah, yeah, this is just a fucking game, but humans are humans, and so is our fucking nature. You guys are on top, I get that. You will do anything to maintain peak performance; you're competitors. That's fucking awesome. So am I. But the minute you set aside the rules (we say the rules in aviation were written in the blood of past pilot's mistakes) - that's when you fuck up, you get caught, you go down in a ball of fire.
Look, my advice to TMO, for what it's worth - don't ever sacrifice integrity to stay on top, it's not worth it. Integrity is simply defined as what you would do if no one was looking. I know this shit is the interwebz and all that, and anonymity reigns supreme, but a true man's (or woman's) self is measured by his integrity. The minute you give up on your integrity is the minute you give up on your worth, and in the world of aviation, your life.
Take that for what it is... a drunk man's ramblings.
P.S. Your guild really needs to create a position titled PR rep - your image (if you even care about it, at this point) has been tarnished (from a completely neutral perspective) beyond reproach. They used to tell us in the Navy that we were all ambassador's of our nation every time we stepped foot in another country. And it was true. One fuck up by a guy in uniform was in the news world wide.