JAKL

I can no longer find the Indy Hiatt thread and was wondering why it has been removed.

I'd also like to ask, if a thread is removed by the management, should a reason be given?

mikehallam

JAKL. Brave of you questioning why.
I noticed it vanished, sunk without trace.

BUT Prrune is a private fiefdom and the owners can do what they like.
QED.

mike hallam.

airpolice

The OP can also remove an entire thread.

JAKL

If they thought they were doing the right thing and for the right reasons, surely they would of stuck to their guns.

Maybe they decided they had gone a bit too far.

Genghis the Engineer

Wasn't me,nor can I see where it went.

G

eharding

My understanding is that vBulletin does indeed consign the entire thread to the bit-bucket if the OP deletes the initial post.

Ho, and indeed, Hum.

JAKL

Obviously went the way of the Custer Channel Wing, the people with the most to loose, killed it.

eharding

Right - uncancel the lynch mob, I've found another victim

airpolice

Lose: As in "The plot"

Loose: As in "Women"

JAKL

Well spotted Airpolice, lose, as in plot.

Maybe you can spot the missing plot!

A and C

I had been following that thread with interest and had it in my mind that IF the accusations were untrue pprune could be in deep trouble in the courts.

Some on thes pages jump in with both feet long before all the facts are known and fail to give a balanced opinion, in fact some times pprune is just like a kangaroo court...........looking to give the accused a fair trial by media and then hang them.

No wonder a few threads get pulled.

fisbangwollop

I am so surprised the thread ran for so long....it could have huge legal ramifications for the original poster, subsequent posters and PPRuNe.....how much of the story was actual fact??....well, maybe we will never know, on the other hand maybe the truth will come out in a court of law!!

M-ONGO

I'm disgusted that it took so long to remove. At least somebody has finally seen sense.

riverrock83

once its on the internet, it will be cached for ever. You can still read all posts in Google cache, Google:

airpolice

riverrock83 wrote: Like so much of what is posted on pprune, and the web in general, this is nearly true.

englishal

I suspect that Pprune or the OP decided it was in their best interest to remove the thread. A good move in my opinion because no matter what the person was supposed to have done or not, airing someones private medical details on a public forum could give very reasonable grounds for a court case - as it has wider ramifications than simply "Aviation" - future employment, medical insurances, etc etc.....And if untrue, then I would suspect a court case would ensue.

cockney steve

Well, IMHO it served it's purpose, IE it alerted people to a potential risk,whilst the appropriate authorities chewed the cud and got their backsides into gear.

like it or not, GEP performed a public service with his initial posting.

I reiterate, he may have been somewhat indelicate in posting the medical details to substantiate his claim, but I'm damn sure "Towers" would NOT have allowed the O.P. let alone the ensuing thread, to stand, if there had been the slightest risk of litigation for Libel or Defamation of character.

For whatever reason, the subject acted in a reckless and unprofessional manner and I, for one, am glad that some holes in the Swiss Cheese have been blocked BEFORE they had a chance to line up.

GEP stuck his head above the parapet, he should be applauded, not pelted with rotten fruit.

PPRuNe Towers

The thread was removed as I'm relieved to say it had served its purpose.

For the seekers of dark clouds and lead linings no contact from m'learned friends - just flying shown to have ceased and unlikely to resume in the short term.

Rob

rats404

As a daily reader, an infrequent poster, and a PPL, I'm glad it has gone. I think the spirit of the intention was sound, the execution was not, and if flying has ceased there is little point keeping the information in he public domain.

coldair

I suspect GEP had a letter from the renowned Legal Firm 'Weavers of Warwickshire' which scared him off.

I would be rather worried too if that Legal Firm wrote to me.