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Re: 'warning level' on Railpage - what a crock!

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From: Tony Gatt
Date: Sun, 07 May 2006 23:11
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"Greg Rudd" <grudd@mail.usyd.edu.au> wrote in message
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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?

ROFL!!
>
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