I see that the hoboing thread, and a politically-charged thread in Passenger, have been removed.
Good for the Kalmbach moderators! [Y] [Y]
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Don’t blame me, I voted for Kodos!
I think someone must have reported Raymond’s latest attempt to discuss ‘riding the rods’. There was also a obvious spam/clickbait/advertising post that appeared last night. I reported that one just before going to bed, and it was gone when I woke up this morning. Most of us probably never saw that one.
Lately the mods seem to have been leaving this place alone, apart from when someone goes to the trouble of reporting something to them.
Either someone finally clicked the “!” icon to report the thread(s) or the moderator that has the ability to delete a thread got over a flu/vacation/leave/trip and came back to work, saw the threads and performed their duty.
Usually when this happens, the moderators are criticized.
Just the opposite, we should thank them. I am on several other forums that are not moderated, and they have become nearly unreadable cesspools.
Thank you, moderators.
[Y][Y][Y] Lock if you must, remove on penalty of death.
If the rule was made to stop the possible attractiveness and encouragement of riding illegally, then merely locking the thread does no good.
Eliminating it does even less good!
It stops some person from happening upon the thread, reading the posts, finding encouragement to try it, getting arrested or hurt, and blaming Kalmbach.
Like grafitti, the problem is less the subject than the figurative fist fights that break out over it.
It also does no good when, some years back, they had a two page photo spread about such activity and/or other forms of trespass in the magazine. While it was tried to be portrayed as not something to be done, I think the photos viewed by most young people would have induced them to try said behavior rather than avoid it.
It just seemed somewhat, oh heck, completely hypocritical at the time.
Jeff
I’d agree that that may seem wrong.
Of course, the young person thinking of riding the rails could easily happen upon the online posts, but would have to buy a magazine and read the story for the same effect.
I guess my whole point is that Kalmbach has rules. The forum is free. No one is required to read it. The rules were broken, and Kalmbach acted by removing the offending thread. I don’t see any issue with this.
I didn’t report it but it’s about time Raymond was shut down.
Don’t worry, I’m sure he’ll be back soon.
I didn’t report anything either.
Not watching that close… still there as a backup on the seldom used Trackside Guides.
That one probably didn’t get reported. Until now.
I don’t recommend clicking on the link. Could be something nasty hidden in there, considering Raymond/Dave’s past, and idea of ethics.
i don’t have a problem deleting posts that would seem to grandise hoboing, but, I do have a big problem with deleting something with just the mention of the word Hobo or their past history!
This world is getting too thin-skinned and it needs to stop!
Uh-oh. You just mentioned the word hobo.