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Just to review: I started that thread with the point that the NTSB had blamed the Iowa BNSF fatal rear end collision on sleep disorders without any proof; obviously using the crash to push an agenda.  We had a very substantive 12-page discussion about the whole issue of sleep disorders and what policies and technology it would lead to.  The thread was locked because it contained debate over controversial issues, and apparently some members reported abuse because others disagreed with their position on the issues.  There seemed to be a fair amount of resentment created by the topic, and this became manifested in nonsense, silly-talk posts for the purpose of distracting the discussion and getting the thread locked for degenerating into off-topic  frivolity.  Overall, I see a fair amount of denial about the larger implication of what sleep disorders have evolved into, and how that limits the options for eliminating the peril caused by sleep disorders.  It has grown into a very prickly problem.  Thirty years ago, the remedy was sleep.  Today, it has turned into a medical condition that has no clear remedy other than to take the employee out of train service and other positions where spontaneous sleep could be dangerous.  It is a medical condition that has to be diagnosed and the diagnosis is highly complex and somewhat subjective.  So I can see why anyone facing this prospect might feel threatened and in denial.     When the thread was locked I was told I could start another one, so I did.  That thread is called Deadly Sleep Disorders 2.0 It is here:  <a href="/trn/f/111/t/206079.aspx?sort=ASC&pi332=1">http://cs.trains.com/trn/f/111/t/206079.aspx?sort=ASC&pi332=1</a> The same resentment expressed in the first thread manifested in this second thread.  Apparently some members really went over the top by insulting others, necessitating the deletion of the offending posts, and the thread was also locked.  Apparently the reason for locking was simply the fear of the topic.  There was no intrinsic reason to lock the thread since the offending posts had been removed.  I never saw the offending posts, but was told about them by the editorial department when I inquired as to why the second thread had been locked.
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