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Article #44Re: 'warning level' on Railpage - what a crock!
From: Greg Rudd
Date: Sun, 07 May 2006 22:40
Date: Sun, 07 May 2006 22:40
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C. Dewick wrote: > "Greg Rudd" <grudd@mail.usyd.edu.au> writes: > > >C. Dewick wrote: > >> I never thought I'd see something like this... > >> > >> I have just logged into RailPage and there is a PM waiting which is > >> telling me I now have a 'warning level' of 5 percent for starting another > >> thread on an already-locked topic (the screw-coupler thread). Come on guys > >> - that's so lame! > >> > >> Stop locking topics on sensitive issues and let free and open discussion > >> take place for a change... Warning people off talking about particular > >> topics when they're safety-related and in the public interest is a very > >> BAD way to try and gain credibility in the eyes of rail enthusiasts and > >> the rail industry in general. > >> > >Who gave you the warning level? Shacks??? > > Well the 'automated' private message was from his user ID, so I presume so. > Not that I really care - if RailPage admins want to bully people into not > talking about sensitive topics that's fine, but a lot of people will ignore > warnings about not talking about certain topics and talk about them anyway > (just like we are doing now). > You know what the funny thing is that David B re-opened the discussion on that topic. So with that being said will Shaks have the balls to issue David B a 100% warning level?
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