Originally Posted by ozstamps
http://www.flyertalk.com/help/rules.php
Invasion of Privacy
At FlyerTalk, we have the utmost respect for the privacy of our participants. Members can take comfort in the knowledge that none of their personal information will be posted on the forums, unless they choose to post it themselves. This means that no one is allowed to post another member's phone number, address, frequent flyer numbers or any other private information. Any such posts will be removed.
What is the policy regarding posting messages about tragedies?
In the short time that FlyerTalk has been in existence, we have already had our share of tragedies, losing several members to another world. We continue to celebrate their contributions and see no harm in posts regarding their life and contributions on FlyerTalk. This issue is always personal and should remain that way, with the respect it deserves when posted on the forum.
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For a multi-page thread with 72 posts, in a Forum with no less than 4 Moderators, I am astounded to read a lot of what remains on this thread, as much of it clearly breaches the FT TOS it seems to me.
A black day for FT IMHO that no action of any kind has been taken.
This Member contributed
positively to
Flyertalk, and met many members in person. He volunteered his busy time to be a Moderator on several Forums. He was an entertaining and intelligent conversationalist and host.
Can some of you folks PLEASE let this Member
Rest In Peace?
While I agree that this isnt private information, I also really agree with the main point of Ozstamps post. Having a thread which is comprised of numerous posts that are calling a member a fraud and other terms is not in keeping with the spirit around here. These posts certainly would cause a lot of trouble if they were about a living person. While I think it is reasonable to post links to public news sources about these events, I think the editorializing, and name calling, even though it can be argued to be true serves no useful purpose. And I should add that NONE of us to the best of my knowledge knows what happened, why and under what circumstances. That is not to say that appropriate investigations should not attempt to sort these things out and make appropriate decisions. But name calling and judging him personally on this forum does not contribute to that.