Glider Accident

[Lear70]

Lol What part of that was either distasteful or illegal? Lol There were no identification attempts. No names, no addresses, no nothing. Moderator - you need to explain your comments. If not for any other reason than to help us understand what is your definition of illegal postings. Legally, there was nothing wrong with the posting, btw. The info was released to the public and no person can expect reasonable privacy. Because she was/is a minor, her identification has been omitted. The information was released under the freedom of information act. Sooooooooo, explain please.

No, we don't have to explain jack. It's not a public board; you don't have freedom of speech here. It's a private board. The Webmaster, and those he delegates duties to, the Moderators, have free range to manage this website as he sees fit. Period. End of discussion.

You can read the board Terms of Service if you have any questions about said board privacy and right to manage.

What you CAN'T see anymore is the comment that was removed (it WAS post #4, which was removed after Moderator discussion in the Moderator lounge (which you also can't read) after it was initially reported). One of the pilots made a comment that was sexually-oriented in nature towards a minor adolescent who was seriously injured in the accident. Thus my comment I left before group review and summary deletion; while not technically against the forum rules, it was distasteful in the extreme, and certainly not worthy of us as professional aviators, much less human beings. Thus it was removed at moderator discretion, and the webmaster agreed.

Again, don't like it? Go start your own message board where the pilots who would post such a thing can lurk. Personally, I want nothing to do with someone like that. End of story.

Thread locked. Fair warning: attempts to start up another discussion thread about it will result in the suspension of the poster. There are plenty of threads that have overt sexual overtones without being specific and without making comments referencing sex with a minor. We allow a lot of leeway on this board to have open discussions within the board TOS; this ain't it.