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Re: Value of Trainorders (the web site--not the flimsies)
Author: Railbaron
Date: 02-15-2017 - 18:05
Industrial Goth Wrote:
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> Trainorders back in the good old days use to have
> a wealth of information. There were a lot of rails
> that could post stuff anonymously without fear of
> reprisal. When trainorders switched to a paid
> subscription site that tracked users, the rails
> went away, and so did most of the value of
> visiting. Now it is a nice fluff site, with some
> interesting posts on the nostalgia board, but you
> will not get any insight into current operations
> or behind the scenes politics like you use to be
> able to.
People still post anonymously, that's why the screen names. If you choose to use your real identity that that's up to you. But unless something has changed that I am unaware of Todd has repeatedly stated he will give no information out on users unless he is handed a court order.
as far as "anonymous" on this site - hmmm. I'm sure if somebody walks into Altamont Press with a court order they can get all kinds of information off your posts and figure out who you are.
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> Trainorders back in the good old days use to have
> a wealth of information. There were a lot of rails
> that could post stuff anonymously without fear of
> reprisal. When trainorders switched to a paid
> subscription site that tracked users, the rails
> went away, and so did most of the value of
> visiting. Now it is a nice fluff site, with some
> interesting posts on the nostalgia board, but you
> will not get any insight into current operations
> or behind the scenes politics like you use to be
> able to.
People still post anonymously, that's why the screen names. If you choose to use your real identity that that's up to you. But unless something has changed that I am unaware of Todd has repeatedly stated he will give no information out on users unless he is handed a court order.
as far as "anonymous" on this site - hmmm. I'm sure if somebody walks into Altamont Press with a court order they can get all kinds of information off your posts and figure out who you are.
