On 30 Oct 2006 01:05:13 -0800, "MIG"
wrote:

I think that the bizarre possibility is just an excuse for scamming
people for a crime that only exists relative to Oyster, ie forgetting
to touch out.

What it is probably meant to eliminate, in fact, is people finding an
open gate and not touching in, thinking "if there's an open gate at
the other end I'll pay nothing, the worst that will happen is I'll pay
what I'm supposed to".