Re: Transit Chat

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Re: Transit Chat
Posted by Henry R32 #3730* on Wed Mar 21 18:17:11 2012, in response to Re: Transit Chat, posted by r33/r36 mainline on Wed Mar 21 17:17:30 2012.* Aren't you in your late 20s? I'm pretty sure you enjoyed riding trains when you was a kid and railfan message boards like this one didn't even exist! So why can't you enjoy the hobby without railfan forums now? Actually, this board's predecessor SubChat did exist through high school for me... and I'm a bit older than him I think... That being said, there's a balance of moderation and forum etiquette most places which prevents argumentative threads. SubChat does not have this. Compared to boards relevant to my other interests (gaming, technology, TV, anime) railfanning is indeed a more hostile internet environment. In those other areas, flaming is quickly "extinguished" and non-constructive posts are deleted with repeat offenders temporarily banned (with NO ONE, not even other moderators, given preferential treatment). The end result is a nice place to come and chat. Whine about freedom of speech all you want, hobbyist forums are not the place for argumentative drivel.

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