My point is that disrespecting someone in the heat of the moment does no good. In my experience, when the disrespecting starts, people become extremely offensive or defensive, and no useful discussion takes place. In my experience, when emotions are in better control, the conversation has a much better chance to be productive.
It isn't "it's nice to be nice," but rather that a respectful discussion produces the most productive outcomes.
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> > Other than the last-minute drama already mentioned, there were other on-field drama involving mid-air collisions, timing snafus, and models that became hanged where there were angry words exchanged between contestants and timers.
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> Yes I agree with Frank Burns, MASH 4077, "It's nice to be nice."
> But IMO, it's even better to be competent and educated, so perhaps a review or discussion of typical indoor etiquette mistakes can raise overall awareness of the issues to the degree that fewer angry situations will arise. Few or no contest mistakes are the result of intentional malice, rather it's either ignorance or carelessness (yes, one can become the other, but not always.) I was once the victim of a careless mistake at USIC. Someone walking with balloon too high walked his balloon line into my ezb, snapping the tailboom. I hollered, "Hey, you just broke my model!" but I didn't lecture further, since this was an indoor modeler, and he merely had an unguarded moment, (and later gave me some 8/93 rubber as penance.)
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> It will probably be difficult for anyone to report what actually happened (in anger) at this USIC without offending someone, but do we prefer niceness to future competence? I don't. Timers or flyers ought not agree to time unless they understand the task. Education is our collective responsiblity--maybe now is a better time than on site.
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