Appeal Regarding Chauvel Training Depot Nomination – Genuine Misunderstanding of Site Status

General Discussion
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Hi Scoble,

I am reaching out to formally explain the circumstances surrounding my recent nomination of the Chauvel Training Depot Heritage Sign. I received a policy warning for this submission, and I want to clarify that it was made in complete good faith due to a genuine misunderstanding of what the facility actually is.

When I submitted the sign, I honestly thought the “Chauvel Training Depot” was a civilian training facility aimed at education, community instruction, or historical vocational training. Because of the name, it never crossed my mind that it was a restricted-access military installation.

I now understand that “Training Depot” is the traditional military term used by the Australian Army Reserve and the Department of Defence for an active, secure base. Had I realized it was a restricted military site, I absolutely would not have nominated it, as I have no intention of violating safety guidelines, bypassing restrictions, or encouraging anyone to trespass.

I completely accept that the sign is ineligible and that the nomination must be rejected. However, I wanted to provide this context to show that this was an honest mistake based on a semantic mix-up, rather than an intentional attempt to abuse the system.

Thank you for taking the time to read this, and I appreciate your understanding.

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Hello,

Have you posted this for Staff to view?

If you would like others to comment you would need to post the full details.

It does sound like you have what is commonly referred to as an “Educational Email” which does not cause any account restrictions and is not part of the Abuse Ladder.

It is just meant to say “Please take more care at what you are nominating” which it sounds like you have understood with this post.

Good Luck

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Obviously I don’t know what photo and location you used, but this is very clearly a military installation, so I struggle to see how you could have thought it was a civilian location.

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When I was at the facility them gates were open and there was display vehicles so I thought it was a training/museum base I understand what I did wrong take full consequences that come from this actual

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The style of fence is a fairly obvious giveaway.

However, the words "… Squadron … " above “Chauvel Training Depot” (I can’t be sure of the other words due to the fence) are a solid visual indicator. I doubt very much there will be a sign anywhere else saying “Chauvel Training Depot” without being marked as Troops/Squadron in the same way.