From: ahk@chinet.com   
      
   Stephen Sprunk  wrote:   
   >On 13-May-14 20:56, Adam H. Kerman wrote:   
   >>Stephen Sprunk  wrote:   
      
   >>>To read your statement any other way implies that POP requires   
   >>>smartcards, and while it's obvious you don't really understand how   
   >>>POP works, I can't believe you're truly _that_ ignorant.   
      
   >>No, that's your reading comprehension problem. The discussion began   
   >>with electronic fare collection.   
      
   >I followed the thread all the way up, and you were the first one to   
   >introduce electronic fare collection _after_ I made my comments about   
   >POP being cheaper than barriers.   
      
   You do like going off on your little tangents, don't you.   
      
   >See for yourself here:   
   >Message-ID:    
      
   >>You insisted on making a comparison to POP with paper receipts,   
      
   >That's how POP is almost always done, except for one or two agencies   
   >that have fallen for Cubic's hype/kickbacks.   
      
   So you got it very, very wrong, and you continue to refuse to own up to it.   
   You are willing to make yourself pathethic by reviving an argument that had   
   died out some time ago.   
      
   >>which was changing the discussion away from electronic fare payment.   
      
   >Wrong; see above.   
      
   No, you got it wrong, Stephen, but I don't expect you to correct your error.   
      
   >>POP is just the requirement that the passenger prove he paid the   
   >>correct fare. It can be done electronically or with paper.   
      
   >I'm glad to see you've finally recognized that fact.   
      
   Nice backpedal, Stephen. This followup is the first time YOU'VE   
   acknowledged it.   
      
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