Re: Comments posted on this ng, by myself

[greg rudd <grudd@mail.usyd.edu.au>]

Santosh Bhat wrote:

> Dave Proctor wrote:
> >
> > "Greg Rudd" <grudd@mail.usyd.edu.au> wrote in message
> > 3ACCFC07.F969D88B@mail.usyd.edu.au">news:3ACCFC07.F969D88B@mail.usyd.edu.au...
> >
> > > But these people are posting to the newsgroups (which effectively are chat
> > rooms in
> > > the new internet speak) in their own time and as private citizens
> >
> > I suppose it depends on how something is said. If someone says something
> > like "I work for State Rail and all passengers are arseholes" then State
> > Rail would probably have the right to say something to them.
> >
> > If, on the other hand, it was something like "I work for a rail organisation
> > and all passengers are arseholes" then maybe not, as they could work for
> > anyone (a freight operator? Of course passengers are arseholes, since
> > passenger trains delay freight trains) and they are not bringing their
> > employer down.
> >
> > Dave
>
> He didn't post from a Cityrail domain. His details don't indicate hes a
> city rail worker. And there's not even a signature indicating any
> connection to cityrail. For all i know, he might show up and sit on a
> paltform all day long and pretend to be a cityrail worker.
>
> And by chance if there is a N. Cox working for cityrail, well now I feel
> sorry for him taking another persons flak!
>
> It's a public forum, and he said what he said as a public person, If
> this is how Cityrail want to defend their image, i think they're wasting
> their own resources.
>
> I think he should continue to post from his *personal* and *private*
> account in any manner he feels fit too. Of coursr its his own judgement
> to decide what should and what shouldn't be posted!
>
> My two cents worth
> Santosh

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