TalkBoard Elections/05 - Question 11: Rename Your Platform of Specific Ideas

This question was submitted by member Kiwi Flyer:

"Are you running on a platform of specific idea(s) you want to implement? If so, please state the most important one and why. If not, please explain (succintly) how by being on the TalkBoard you can help make FlyerTalk a better place."

"Are you running on a platform of specific idea(s) you want to implement? If so, please state the most important one and why. If not, please explain (succintly) how by being on the TalkBoard you can help make FlyerTalk a better place."

Hi

Another interesting question. I would say that some of what you have been asking has been covered in other questions but what the heck...here we go.

No I am not running on a platform of specific ideas that I want to implement. If I did then I would not implement them but it would be upto the board and membership to implement them, all I could do would be to put them forward for consideration like any other board member.

Well heres the succintly version. I wish to represent the membership and do my best to serve them, in doing this I hope that the membership will help me and the other board members make FlyerTalk a continued success story.

regards
RadioMan

My platform and the “plank” that I think you will see run through most of my replies to the questions in this forum is to increase feedback from all members to improve FT for all.

I believe we have huge “Lurker” community out there and they will bring some great ideas on how to improve FT if we could get some input from them. Additionally if we can make them to become active participants, we get a double shot. I am open to ideas on how of accomplish this.

Mine is to respond to user feedback and open the closed doors of the TB.

My platform is very simple and pure.....it's to fill the needs of the community of which it serves....what I mean by that is if all the needs are currently being filled then no changes are needed, if a some needs aren't being met then we should look/find ways to meet those needs

Integrity, Transparency, and Consistency.

Integrity, Transparency, and Consistency.

Uh...it appears someone likes my formerly submitted, rather simple platform, so much thay they have actually usurped it outright! ;)

Or should I perhaps say, they seemingly "adopted" my earlier submitted personal platform, since I need to be a bit of a politician now apparently! :)

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State a platform motto or goals for FlyerTalk for the future

"Transparency, integrity, equity and consistency."

http://www.flyertalk.com/talkthevote/index.php?candidate=143

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I think I'll keep it plain and simple, just as it is now! And frankly, I'm extremely glad that we so wholeheartedly agree.

Mark

Uh...it appears someone likes my formerly submitted, rather simple platform, so much thay they have actually usurped it outright! ;)

Or should I perhaps say, they seemingly "adopted" my earlier submitted personal platform, since I need to be a bit of a politician now apparently! :)


Doc,

Please seem my own unedited platform (link in my signature). You will see that both the words and the concepts of "Transparency" and "Consistency" appear throughout. "Integrity" is also involved although not as explicitly. In any case I did not usurp your motto, or even adopt it.

I do think that we have many good ideas in common, however. I'll make a deal with you - I won't take offense at your implication of misconduct on my part, and you can consider my motto to be validation of your own values. ;)

To be absolutely clear, I did not mean to imply ANY misconduct on your part, VPescado, by any means. Rather it was just an admittedly rather feeble attempt to be somewhat humorous.

OMG, I hope I am not turning out to be the Al Gore of FT! :D

FWIW, I simply wanted to outline that we are literally in complete agreement on this critical issue. :)

And thus you are a seemingly fine candidate in my view.

Best wishes to you in your election bid.

-Mark

To be absolutely clear, I did not mean to imply ANY miscoduct on your part, VPescado, by any means. Rather it was just an addmittedly rather feeble attempt to be somewhat humorous.


No problem. It would be bad if the two candidates with "Integrity" in their motto kept slinging accusations of misconduct at each other. Terribly funny, but bad nonetheless.

Please disregard the certified letter that my attorney sent you.

I have no specific platform as such. I stand as an active member of this Community who believes that he can offer something back for all he has received, and in this fashion help build a stronger FT. I am part of the Kennedy generation, and one who has always believed in his call to public/community service: "Ask not what -- can do for you, ask what you can do for --!"

I do not want to change the world. I'm not a candidate of sweeping reform. I would like to see evolution, not revolution. But as a relative newbie to the site, I believe I bring a fresh perspective. Even the freshest pool of water becomes stagnant if it is left standing for too long. Read my posts throughout this forum and while I may not have the definite answer to any topic, I hope you will find that I add something to the discussions.

Open doors, open debate and free beer. And world peace. And upgrades and status. And LH first class slippers.

I don't have a specific platform - my goal for running for TalkBoard is to help continue to make FlyerTalk the best that it can be.

If I am in the top five best people that the general membership selects than I will have acheived my goal & will help steer FT in the direction I believe is in its memberships best interest - if I am not in the top five best people & I don't get elected - then I will have then also achieved my goal as the general membership would have felt that I was not the best represenative and I would still be happy that they chose the people that they felt best to represent them. FlyerTalk is bigger than any one of us & is bigger than our individual agendas - the most important thing is ensuring he success of this board.

My issues are fairly simple:

First, I want to be your representative on TalkBoard and represent your views....not my views or the views of the guy in seat 21B who has no interest in FlyerTalk.

Secondly, I'd welcome suggestions for additional forums on FT that would interest the current members and perhaps attract new members.

Thirdly, and not to beat the proverbial dead horse http://texasnissantrucks.com/snakeyez/Smilies/horse.gif, but I'd again like to state a need for the FlyerTalk experience to be simplified and streamlined for new and experienced members alike.
We have an enormous amount of information at our fingertips and a post I see with increasing frequency from new users...and a few experienced ones....is "I searched for XXX but can't find the info so here's my question". Perhaps we need a better online tutorial about search techniques on FT. Or maybe a more robust, user-friendly search engine. Or perhaps a re-ordering of the way our forums, threads and information is arranged.
I know that FlyerTalk can be daunting for users and if we want to grow at an accelerated pace, we need to provide a simplified experience for all members.

You will hear me say this a billion times: my only thought, concern or 'agenda' is to keep this website focused on what it should be: FLYING.
Do the one thing you do best, and do it better than anyone else, if you dare try to be all things to all people, you will satisfy nobody.

One thing I'd really like to do is develop a database of anything and everything concerning FFM (frequent flyer miles), because it seems to me 'everybody' says their program or card is better than everyone else's.
Is it ? How ? And is the information pertaining to your program or card current ? Or did it change last week ?

I am bombarded at home with mailings from all over from companies telling me their program is 'the best', so I come here to read opinions, and I have to dig deep, and then hand-write a matrix to figure out the pros and cons of each card or program, whereas I would think we would have that already set up here.

If I fly domestically once a year, is a program or card worth anything ?
What if I fly twice a year ? Or 3 times a year ? When does a program start paying benefits back ?

Does buying tickets from a discount website nullify FFM's ? I've read on other sites that some do, do they ?

That's the kind of info I need, and would develop.

This question was submitted by member Kiwi Flyer:

"Are you running on a platform of specific idea(s) you want to implement?


Nope. :)

Free beer at all FT Doos was a good platform, but as another candidate has pointed out, possibly a little tricky to implement.

If elected I will look into that one however. I'd need to do a study tour to assist my vote of course. :)

OMG, I hope I am not turning out to be the Al Gore of FT! :D



Did you invent FT?

My issues are fairly simple:

First, I want to be your representative on TalkBoard and represent your views....not my views or the views of the guy in seat 21B who has no interest in FlyerTalk.

Secondly, I'd welcome suggestions for additional forums on FT that would interest the current members and perhaps attract new members.

Thirdly, and not to beat the proverbial dead horse http://texasnissantrucks.com/snakeyez/Smilies/horse.gif, but I'd again like to state a need for the FlyerTalk experience to be simplified and streamlined for new and experienced members alike.
We have an enormous amount of information at our fingertips and a post I see with increasing frequency from new users...and a few experienced ones....is "I searched for XXX but can't find the info so here's my question". Perhaps we need a better online tutorial about search techniques on FT. Or maybe a more robust, user-friendly search engine. Or perhaps a re-ordering of the way our forums, threads and information is arranged.
I know that FlyerTalk can be daunting for users and if we want to grow at an accelerated pace, we need to provide a simplified experience for all members.
I just want to bring everyone's attention to the fact that CTM has been trying to BUY votes...he's offering cases of CTS (Cholula Hot Sauce) for each vote....the shame, next he'll be telling us HE's like Al Gore too :D (Sorry Dave, just in a funny mood this morning)

You will hear me say this a billion times: my only thought, concern or 'agenda' is to keep this website focused on what it should be: FLYING.
Do the one thing you do best, and do it better than anyone else, if you dare try to be all things to all people, you will satisfy nobody.


Are you suggesting we do away with the hotel based forums? The travel bidding forums? The Dining Forums? etc? I believe these are important parts of FT and I can honestly say other members do too....if they didn't they wouldn't be posting in them (Heck OMNI is important to FT as well).....I am a strong believer that we all have the freedom to participate in a forum as well as the freedom to NOT participate if we so choose

My primary goal as a Talk Board member will be OPEN DIALOG.

I commend the current TB for eliminating the idiotic "gag order" that was put into effect by the first TB. But, that is only the first step.

I will welcome any and all viewpoints and will not attempt to stifle discussion. If for any reason a discussion thread in the TB feedback forum is closed before a vote has taken place, I will start a new one.

I pledge to disclose my reasons for each and every vote.

Open Dialog, Period.

d e l e t e d

FT does not need any change, but I want to investigate a new feature: Ability to subscribe to threads with email notification. That way we could indulge our FT-holism just by monitoring our email, rather than having to spend time and Randy's money (for server bandwidth) checking the forums for updates.

d e l e t e d

Increasing the diversity of FT and BT through opinions, new forums and adapt to the changing traveling world. Though initially designed for business frequent fliers, travel is coming an American and world passion. FT needs to continue to grow and diversify as it grows.

I'm not running on any specific platform of ideas but would like to help with the issues that are important to FT members.

All FT members should be entitled to remain shod at airports.

Remove any influence of FF scheme members on Talkboard - it is for the members and not the programs.

Remove any influence of FF scheme members on Talkboard - it is for the members and not the programs.

AFAIK Starwood Lurker officially represents Starwood, and MissyDarling has said she generally represents her employer Alaskan Air as a spokesperson.

As both are elected members - by the members - how would anyone 'remove their influence' as they surely get one vote the same as all other members? Any TB member could vote against them at all times if they chose, but that would not remove any influence, but neutralise one vote.

Or maybe I misread the answer? But if that is your "platform of specific ideas" I'd appreciate expansion of the view. (Posted as a member not a candidate). :)

I disagree with that statement. Organizations that fail to recognize where their customers/users/clients are going, anticipate their needs, and implement changes to grow with them go the way of the dinosaurs.
While I agree there isn't an apparent need for chance but I also agree if you're not ahead of the curve you'll fall further behind the pack

My number one goal is to further the internationalization of Flyertalk.