The Black Flag Cafe is the place travelers come to share stories and advice. Moderated by Robert Young Pelton the author of The World's Most Dangerous Places.
I reviewed the spew and made the decision that obsessive insulters who contribute nothing suppress rational discussion they are free to vandalize other sites. An average of three posts a day that simply insult people or post random things is a sign of mental illness not sage safety advice.
Flipflop and nowhammy did not cause the death of this place. Banning them will not revive it.
The fact is there have been no new posters here in years, notwithstanding a few nutters.
This probably has more to do with the fact that it's ostensibly a travel forum, which drew people in through RYP's books & tv series. No-one under 35 would have ever seen or heard of those.
This is not meant as a jab, just stating the obvious. You can ban me for that if you like.
Let's talk more about how this place is a libertarian paradise of anti-political correctness where anything goes. Cos we wouldn't want to be like Lonely Planet.
Rob I will send you a polite comment. I enjoy spirited discussion, I love taking the piss out of people but anyone who invests so much time hating on a place they frequent so much needs to wonder why? Jerking off with sandpaper seems to entertain some people.
Did Flip flop yell at a lot of people? Yeah. Did they deserve it? Yeah. He did it in a crude way which I don’t care for but everybody’s different. Flip flop was dead on the money bullseye.
And Nowonmai made fun of you being a “ combat knife salesman “ which seemed to amuse him to no end, but he wasn’t rude or insulting about it. Did he take a couple of shots at you? Yeah. But you’re the one that wanted to be famous amigo.
And those guys are hilarious. Banning them is not good man.