Boeing Defense Workers Walk Off the Job

News Discussion
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Originally published at: Boeing Defense Workers Walk Off the Job - AVweb

Unionized workers at Boeing’s defense facilities in Missouri have launched the first strike in nearly 30 years.

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Well, this is somewhat disturbing and disappointing.

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I don’t know about you guys and gals, but I’m here for aviation, particularly general aviation, news and commentary. Not to get my bougie freak on and feel high-end and exclusive.

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I don’t get it…what is this??

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I’m wondering the same thing. Is this still AvWeb? jjbaker’s comment/advertisement with statements like:
“Firecrown: The Category King in Affluent Enthusiast Media and Commerce”
sent my creep-o-meter to the redline.

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I hope the Boeing workers know what they’re doing. I wish them luck. The contract they rejected seems pretty good and going on strike is a risky thing. Ask any Northwest Airlines mechanic who thought the company could not survive without them.

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I shared the content of the “About Us” page from the company which acquired AVweb a while ago. Recently there have been firings.

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I posted this about Firecrown twice yesterday on different articles. Firecrown owns AvWeb and virtually every other general aviation publication. The description is from the Firecrown web site (Firecrown.com)

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Okay, let’s spend a moment reviewing what Firecrown writes about itself.

  1. The vibe is polished, generic, and corporate.
  2. The piece is repetitive and contains reiteration and redundancy. (Yes, there is a play on words here.)
  3. There are lists, but no examples.
  4. There are occasional clumsy transitions.
  5. The piece ends with lots of quantification.

These traits are typical of lazy, machine-produced writing that requires about half a second of effort to excrete onto the internet. It seems that Firecrown considers its website visitors to be so ill-educated that they have not the wit to recognize AI BS when they see it.

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Is Russ Niles still the Editor-in-Chief? If so, I think many of us would like to hear from him about the obvious changes in AvWeb. At least I would, before I unsubscribe.

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My current favorite is the “in depth review” of headsets currently listed on the Avweb home page (no comments allowed there). I love in depth reviews that list the name and price. There’s so much depth and insight there.

Hey, FIrecrown, If you want to sell me something through affiliate links, at least do an actual review! Don’t just list products I can buy! Us “luxury” buyers actually expect to be treated with intelligence, not as cash dispensors. Time to earn your revenue as a journalist might.

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He is not. A new publication is already opened.

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So long AvWeb. The content has deteriorated to the point of no interest and the commentators are no more than a bunch of parrots for the democrat party. Imagine: Let’s cancel X but keep CNN, WaPo, NY Times, CNBC, MSNBC, NBC, ABC, CBS, et. al. And probably not care about what the DNI has uncovered about your heroes. I’m waiting to see some jail time for HRC.

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I can’t speak for anyone else but I’m pretty sure l reflect a lot of what the readers think.

For JJBaker, nobody gives Rosie red rats rectum about what you wrote here. We’re not impressed with what you perceive as your wealth, influence, importance, and your self perceived royalty over anyone else.

Your “look at me” piece is ill placed. Take your glory campaign elsewherel.

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Not trying to defend JJBaker, but I think the post was meant to be more cynical. Maybe he didn’t need to pos the whole firecrown puke of words.

I will agree that if AVWeb changed ownership and someone like Niles is not replacing Niles then this is no a place for me. I sure as hell don’t fit firecracks audience.

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Chuck, you are remotely aware that the text I shared is a verbatim copy of the text shown on Firecrowns “About Us” page?

I am not the author of this text, it is shared here to make you (and some others) aware of how the company which just killed AVweb, views and sells its readership. If course it is your right to judge after skimming over this text.

I would kindly ask you to re-read and adjust your attitude. :wink:

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It is what it is. Chuck had to vent and let it rip on someone he obviously misunderstood completely. I can live with and am used to being attacked. It does not affect me at all.

Good luck to you guys with this exquisite publication. :wink:

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This place started downhill when Paul B. left.

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I dropped all my Firecrown subscriptions recently. Didn’t like the change they instituted. Now it’s time to drop AvWeb as well.