Originally Posted by vasantn

Mods, how about locking threads such as this with an explanation so people who wander in here are not alarmed or misinformed? Another good candidate would be the one about the elimination of meals in international Y. IMHO, if the goal is to maintain and enhance the quality of FT, this would be a far more effective moderation strategy than chastising long-time posters for being mean to newbies, but I digress.