Originally Posted by
TomMM
I once had a post deleted because I mentioned "strike" in response to a question about the possibility of a flight being cancelled. When asked, the moderator explained that the subject of "strikes" was controversial and could stir up emotions. Umm, OK but LH was getting ready to go on strike and person asking the question was flying LH.....
This reminds me that the single most insane moderator act I've ever seen on FT was a thread in a carrier-specific forum on some mundane topic, such as quarterly financials/load stats,
in which criticism of the airline was completely prohibited. (My recollection is that this wasn't a "just the facts" thread with a parallel "reactions & opinions" thread.) This happened within the past year IIRC; looked just now but was unable to find same.
IMO mods should definitely police individual instances of abusive language, and on occasion even lock a thread temporarily when tempers start to run high overall. But a flat-out ban on airline criticism, no matter how well-reasoned or factually supported, is ridiculous. FT isn't a nursery school.