The time-outs given to some FT'ers (myself included) for pretty laughably innocuous "offences", by another FT'er already on TB, who apparently did not like the way the election debate and results were heading, was a serious black blot on Flyertalk. IMHO.

The stifling of discussion and gross editing without trace of countless posts on the Talk Board Forum was quite something to watch.

The heavy handed censorship of comment in Robert Mugabe's recent Zimbabwe election comes to mind for some reason. Just co-incidence, I am sure.

Unlike in Zimbabwe, those few trying so desperately, and so transparently to get the slate result they wanted here did NOT succeed. IMHO.

Glen