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Old 23rd Oct 2016, 11:24
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After the first Hungarian IP address owner at Vag, Győr-Moson-Sopron, was warned by Wikipedia that he(?) would be banned if the ongoing edit war wasn't stopped, a different Hungarian IP address user has now popped up to amend the 'controversy' section yet again...

The IP is again traced to Győr-Moson-Sopron, not a million km from Meidl Airport near Sopron, Hungary, at which a certain restoration and maintenance facility is located...

The 'controversy' was subsequently amended to a mere 2 lines.... As a result it doesn't make sense to anyone reading the article for the first time, as the obvious question is "Why was it rescinded - on what grounds?"

The original version read:

On October 22 2016, at the Annual General Meeting of the Light Aircraft Association, a motion was debated to rescind Curtis-Taylor's award of the Bill Woodhams trophy. The trophy had been presented to her on the basis that the LAA understood Curtis-Taylor had flown solo from both Cape Town, South Africa, to the United Kingdom and from the United Kingdom to Sydney, Australia as had been reported in mainstream UK media and presented at speaking events by Curtis-Taylor. Subsequently, the LAA became aware that this had not been the case and Curtis-Taylor had in fact flown with other people in the front cockpit of her aircraft. The motion to rescind the award was carried by 123 votes to 65.
But now, (at 12:35 BST) it has been amended by an 'eye wittness (sic) to read:

On October 22 2016, at the Annual General Meeting of the Light Aircraft Association, a motion was debated to rescind Curtis-Taylor's award of the Bill Woodhams trophy. The motion to rescind the award was carried by 123 votes to 65. The majority of members attending the meeting voted for her, but mostly anonymous internet votes tilted it the other way. A day that split the LAA, in a debate based on mis-interpretations and private attacks.
Childish attempts to suppress the truth just make this woman and her followers look ever more ridiculous!

Last edited by BEagle; 23rd Oct 2016 at 11:40.
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