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"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).

Craig.
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