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I get profiled every time I snap a railfan picture, yet they hand an entrance visa to a terrorist...
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<P mce_keep="true">[quote user="Murphy Siding"] <P> Bucyrus- I can see your point. Given that, in the past, you've shown disagreement in the way I've handled some issues, I'll ask you the same question as before. Given what you see on this thread, and given the parameters we try to follow for a railroad forum, what would you, as a volunteer user/moderator do? I'm curious.<BR></P> <P>[/quote]</P> <P mce_keep="true"> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face=georgia,palatino>I think the original poster raised a fair point lamenting that while railfans with cameras are security profiled, we let red flagged terrorists right into the country because we don’t want to be seen as profiling.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If I were a moderator, so far, I would do nothing with this thread. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I do concede that the latest terrorist attack and its related security failure is a hot topic and it has a definite political dimension to it.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P><FONT size=3><FONT face=georgia,palatino> <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face=georgia,palatino>Above, I have mentioned the two possible levels of what might be considered to be politics.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>One would be the base level involving preference or criticism of political figures and how they stand on policies.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I would consider that to be politics, and if the thread went there, I would give a warning, and if it continued, I would lock the thread pursuant to the forum rules.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P><FONT size=3><FONT face=georgia,palatino> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face=georgia,palatino>The second level of what might be considered to be politics by some would be the discussion of government related policies only on their merits or faults.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In lieu of any explanation of exactly what the NO POLITICS forum rule means, I would not consider this second level to be politics. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P><FONT size=3><FONT face=georgia,palatino> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face=georgia,palatino>If passions got so hot that people started to insult each other, I would give a warning, and if it continued, I would lock the thread pursuant to the forum rules.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face=georgia,palatino></FONT></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face=georgia,palatino>I would never lock a thread merely because I believed that it was heading for a rules violation. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I understand the logic of preventing a boil-over on the stove, but locking a thread seems like throwing out the soup to prevent it from boiling over a little.</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></P>
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