Quote Originally Posted by azwildcat96 View Post
I call B*LL SH*T!

I was not yet a member here when the Saltire was created. But I am entitled to an opinion. This wee airship may have been created by an individual, but its travels made it a part of this forum, and as such it is a rotten thing for that individual to decide to retire it.

I would strongly suggest that the current forum owner or moderators commission a replacement XTMS Saltire and let it continue the journey.
Well, I had the same reaction. I don't understand the reasons at all. It seems to me that the little blue blimp is as relevant a symbol of the forum today as ever- even more so because she's been to so many of us! And so many more of us, including newer members, want the opportunity to be a part of her voyage! She has been a big unifying part of this community, and the way I see it, the newer members are even more reason for her to continue her voyage! I didn't my great great grandfather's thistle lapel pins- I continue to wear it generations later! Something heirloom quality gets passed down from generation to generation! Why cheat the newest generation of the X Marks clan out of this particular heirloom?

Said my peace. Here's my favorite picture from when I had briefly had her in Colorado. This is my buddy Garion of the Renaissance Scots Living History Association: