To the Forum regarding the XMTSAS Saltire

**Drac** · 27th January 11, 09:28 AM

Originally Posted by Steve Ashton

ladies and Gentlemen.

I and the forum staff have been keeping an eye on all your suggestions and comments.

We think we have come up with a good idea. We just need a few more days to hammer out the details.

Please stay tuned. This will happen.

Let me know if any skills I have will be of help.

Jim

**Mike_Oettle** · 27th January 11, 09:59 AM

Jim (Drac) wrote: “Those be Sea Bees sir.”

I must confess that I saw the words US NAVY on someone’s chest, but thought the opportunity was too good to pass up.
Regards,
Mike

**Drac** · 27th January 11, 10:11 AM

Originally Posted by Mike_Oettle

Jim (Drac) wrote: “Those be Sea Bees sir.”

I must confess that I saw the words US NAVY on someone’s chest, but thought the opportunity was too good to pass up.
Regards,
Mike

NP on it. Just trying to keep a squid a squid.

The Army guys my get to excited.

Jim

**Jock Scot** · 30th January 11, 06:11 AM

A bit late on this one, sorry. Well alright, Jamie has decided to retire the Saltire and we must respect his decision, however the wonderful idea of his will, I hope, be adapted and re-launched in due course.In my humble opinion that idea of Jamies has provided a way of making our world just that bit smaller, happier and wiser than it might have been and that can only be for the good.Well done Jamie and thank you.

If I can assist in some small way with any future venture along the same lines, then do let me know.

**Jordan** · 30th January 11, 11:09 AM

Jock, Steve is already on hand with The Quest of the Quaich

**starbkjrus** · 2nd February 11, 06:26 PM

Originally Posted by azwildcat96

Not angry. Just trying to point out that this reminds me of a little kid that takes his soccer ball home because he didn't like losing a game. Basically ruining it for the rest of the kids until they find another ball. Seems a little selfish. Really isn't a big deal, and didn't mean to make it one. Let's figure out what the new "ball" should be, and move on. I know there are already other posts discussing this now. Enough said.

Originally Posted by Drac

Not having the prevlidge of being a "plankowner" of X-mark I will stay out of whether there is an issue between the old and the new. I do not know his reason for leaving or if the is bad blood here.

I do wish to ask is it gentlemannly to rip at someone on a public forum?

Are we a communitty of friends or a clic?

I have not read all 17 pages of this thread nor do I intend to.

The Saltire was the exclusive property of Jaime and he has decided what to do with it.

I'm sorry but everyone else needs to GET OVER IT. Done. and DONE. Geez people.

If there are issues that those nubes of us aren't aware of (and don't want to be) than might those be better handled privately?

Can pay respects to a gentleman, what he has done and to what the meaning was behind the Saltire was or is this communitty different from what I thought it was?

All the heat over it does nothing but destroy what it stood for. Do we really what to force someone to give it up? What meaning would it have than?

Jim

Originally Posted by JSFMACLJR

Why does this forum need a "new ball"?

Originally Posted by The Barry

Maybe we should just use a soccer ball.

I am personally disappointed that I was never able to host the Saltire. I'm also not going to worry about it. I was hoping that it belonged to the larger group of us rather than just to one member, but again, I'm not too worried about it.

I hope that we agree that if we make another 'traveler', it doesn't belong to anybody, and thus can keep traveling even if someone decides to stop being active on this forum.

Originally Posted by Raphael

The Saltire airship has never been the property of xmarksthescot.com. It is developed, owned and operated by Panache. He was nice enough to send the airship around the world and to meet the people that Panache couldn't meet personally. The Saltire may have become something bigger than what Panache had first imagined. But the bottom line is that Panache owns the ship and if he wants the ship to retire, he can.

Move on people.

Done folks -

Get over it!!