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"WOW. Great response from a BoG member... wait, from the President of VATSIM. Although I cannot speak for other controllers and instructors, I'm glad to know that the countless hours that I spent taking tests (both written and over-the-shoulder), working with my instructors, and the hours off-line studying, have been put to perfectly good waste. In addition, I'm now trying to figure out why the time that I have put into, and continue to put into (real world permitting) training controllers is even worth the effort, given that the VATSIM President infers it's a joke and unnecessary. Perhaps we should just let S1's plug into any position the second after they get their CID. I'm sure that will definitely add to the level of realism on this network. \n  \nIt's utterly sad to see how this network has gone down hill with the vast majority of the current \"executive washroom key holders\". I used to be quite p[Mod - Happy Thoughts]ionate about this network, and directly attribute it to saving me thousands of USD in my flight training along the way. But to see the President of the organization make such asinine statements above, just makes me shake my head. \n  \nBy the way, Richard. I'd recommend you get a hold of VATUSA3, considering the last time I flew under your control in Dubai, you could learn a couple dozen things by attending, and possibly taking \"another test\". \n  \nRegards, \n"
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