How about a section for security issues?
Feb 19, 2004 | 6:38 pm
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How about a section for security issues?
A lot of venting about TSA and such gets put into the general News group. It probably would be helpful to folks on both sides (i.e. those who are tired of the subject as well as those with a zealous pov to share) if there were a group for them.
Feb 19, 2004 | 7:12 pm
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There's the Travel Safety/Security forum. Try that one on. 
Feb 20, 2004 | 2:31 pm
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Which begs the (rhetorical) question: Why doesn't the News moderator move the off-topic security posts to the Travel Safety/Security forum??????
Apr 8, 2004 | 6:53 pm
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Which begs the (rhetorical) question: Why doesn't the Newstand moderator move the off-topic security posts to the Travel Safety/Security forum??????
Apr 8, 2004 | 9:31 pm
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Originally Posted by cactuspete
Which begs the (rhetorical) question: Why doesn't the Newstand moderator move the off-topic security posts to the Travel Safety/Security forum??????
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Apr 12, 2004 | 10:14 am
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Thanks for the tip. I'm confident that the moderator is well aware of my views on misposted topics. Do you have any substantive comment on the issue?
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Originally Posted by cactuspete
my views on misposted topics
Apr 12, 2004 | 12:33 pm
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Not long after the creation of the Travel Safety/Security forum, a number of similar complaints were made, each demanding that any news story having to do with the TSA/airport security/etc. be banished to that new forum.
Randy replied that news stories pertaining to the TSA were not off-topic for the "In the News" forum.
What some may not remember is that the Travel Safety/Security forum was really created in response to the large number of alleged, self-described TSA screeners who wanted to vent their spleen at Spiff and other regular "In the News" posters but couldn't be bothered to post a news story to discuss.
Fortunately, most of them quickly tired of posting on FlyerTalk and those that remain today are, for the most part, more civil than some of the departed ones. Still, that forum, lacking a moderator, is not an ideal locale for serious discussions.
Randy replied that news stories pertaining to the TSA were not off-topic for the "In the News" forum.
What some may not remember is that the Travel Safety/Security forum was really created in response to the large number of alleged, self-described TSA screeners who wanted to vent their spleen at Spiff and other regular "In the News" posters but couldn't be bothered to post a news story to discuss.
Fortunately, most of them quickly tired of posting on FlyerTalk and those that remain today are, for the most part, more civil than some of the departed ones. Still, that forum, lacking a moderator, is not an ideal locale for serious discussions.