Thanks Alloy & GOLDEN-ARM, I appreciate your answers.
I didn't want to start a poll, just wondered why I had no right to vote in one if it were there.
I ran a quick check, again, using the Employment forum:
logged out:
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
logged in:
You can post new topics in this forum
You can reply to topics in this forum
You can edit your posts in this forum
You can delete your posts in this forum
You can vote in polls in this forum
Then, logged in to Amtrak forum:
You can post new topics in this forum
You can reply to topics in this forum
You can edit your posts in this forum
You can delete your posts in this forum
You
cannot vote in polls in this forum
All the forums, as far as I know, work as Employment shown above, except for Amtrak & Metro-North -- maybe they were particular abusers in the past.
Not a big thing, it's just that "inquiring minds want to know."