On 20 Jan 2006 09:40:19 -0800, Neil Williams wrote in
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uk.railway:
Ross wrote:

If they're arriving at the *ticket office*, they're intending to buy a
ticket in the first place, which makes the argument being advanced
completely fallacious.

If they're arriving at the ticket barrier (if there is one) or on the
platform, then it's a different matter entirely.

The offending message, as I recall, appears on the PIS displays
throughout the station.

The argument being made by Pippa specifically states that the
passenger doesn't see the sign until after they've arrived at the
ticket office:

A typical sequence of events might go something like this:
1. A passenger arrives at HEX ticket office.
2. The passenger sees the sign saying travelcards aren't valid.

I'm not arguing against the idea that HEx should remove the signs
saying "Travelcards are not valid" when they are being accepted; I'm
arguing against the validity of the specific sequence of events as
posted by Pippa.
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