Paul Corfield wrote:
On Wed, 6 Jan 2016 18:55:11 +0100, Robin9
wrote:


Londona729;152425 Wrote:

Totally agree, additionally the ticket office could print
detailed receipts and journey history statements showing
your last 10 journeys (especially useful for those with
unregistered oysters)

Why was Londona729 banned after only four innocuous posts?

This usenet group isn't moderated so it's not possible for anyone to
be banned. Perhaps he just cancelled / deleted his posts or opted not
to post?

Yes, I was intrigued by that question. But I'm also intrigued by your
response: are *any* Usenet groups moderated? I didn't think there was a
mechanism for that.

Was he banned from Usenet?

Offramp wrote:
Was he banned from Usenet?

That's not possible, is it?

In message
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ember.org, at 00:33:06 on Thu, 7 Jan 2016, Recliner
remarked:

This usenet group isn't moderated so it's not possible for anyone to
be banned. Perhaps he just cancelled / deleted his posts or opted not
to post?

Yes, I was intrigued by that question. But I'm also intrigued by your
response: are *any* Usenet groups moderated? I didn't think there was a
mechanism for that.

Yes, uk.legal.moderated for example. I'm one of the mods.

http://www.uklegal.fsnet.co.uk/ulm.htm
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Roland Perry

Recliner wrote:
Offramp wrote:
Was he banned from Usenet?

That's not possible, is it?

"Terminated with extreme prejudice" covers it?

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Robin
reply to address is (meant to be) valid

On Wed, 6 Jan 2016 22:59:51 -0000 (UTC)
Recliner wrote:
One question I have: this move was designed to cut staff costs, so have the
numbers on duty dropped?

I would say no , at the moment. But I suspect the long term plan is to not
rehire people who leave so reducing staff costs that way. Thank god Boris will
soon be out otherwise I suspect LU would have ended up like the DLR or the
Newcastle metro with scarcely any staff to be seen anywhere.

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Spud

On 2016-01-06, Robin9 wrote:

Londona729;152425 Wrote:

Totally agree, additionally the ticket office could print
detailed receipts and journey history statements showing
your last 10 journeys (especially useful for those with
unregistered oysters)

Why was Londona729 banned after only four innocuous posts?

Is this perhaps a London Banter thing - many people here will not even
know what that is. It is certainly impossible to ban anyone from Usenet.

Eric
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ms fnd in a lbry

On Thu, Jan 07, 2016 at 12:33:06AM -0000, Recliner wrote:

Yes, I was intrigued by that question. But I'm also intrigued by your
response: are *any* Usenet groups moderated? I didn't think there was a
mechanism for that.

Some are, sort of, and yes, there is, sort of.

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David Cantrell | Nth greatest programmer in the world

You can't judge a book by its cover, unless you're a religious nutcase

On Wed, Jan 06, 2016 at 01:52:20PM +0000, d wrote:
On Wed, 06 Jan 2016 13:21:28 +0000
I believe it. Being a daily commuter, I never visit a ticket office, so
There's always one.

There are no doubt several hundred thousand of us who interact with the
Oyster system solely via ticket barriers and the interweb. About the
only time I expect to have to go to a TfL ticket office is if my card
breaks.

it won't have any effect on me. But for occasional travellers such as
my mother, having more staff out in the station has been helpful.
More helpful that one of them being in the ticket office and actually being
able to sell her a ticket rather than telling her to go join the queue at
a machine?

Yes, because the ones out in the station can do more than just sell her
a ticket, and she doesn't have to queue to do things like ask them for
directions or to help guide her through the station.

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David Cantrell | top google result for "internet beard fetish club"

Anyone willing to give up a little fun for tolerance deserves neither

In article ,
(David Cantrell) wrote:

On Wed, Jan 06, 2016 at 01:52:20PM +0000, d wrote:
On Wed, 06 Jan 2016 13:21:28 +0000
I believe it. Being a daily commuter, I never visit a ticket office, so

There's always one.

There are no doubt several hundred thousand of us who interact with the
Oyster system solely via ticket barriers and the interweb. About the
only time I expect to have to go to a TfL ticket office is if my card
breaks.

it won't have any effect on me. But for occasional travellers such as
my mother, having more staff out in the station has been helpful.
More helpful that one of them being in the ticket office and actually
being able to sell her a ticket rather than telling her to go join the
queue at a machine?

Yes, because the ones out in the station can do more than just sell her
a ticket, and she doesn't have to queue to do things like ask them for
directions or to help guide her through the station.

I'm not sure why you assume she won't have to queue. The staff, when they
appear, look pretty busy to me.

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Colin Rosenstiel