"If I ran FlyerTalk..."
#121
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: On strike
Posts: 8,135
I once had a post deleted because I mentioned "strike" in response to a question about the possibility of a flight being cancelled. When asked, the moderator explained that the subject of "strikes" was controversial and could stir up emotions. Umm, OK but LH was getting ready to go on strike and person asking the question was flying LH.....
IMO mods should definitely police individual instances of abusive language, and on occasion even lock a thread temporarily when tempers start to run high overall. But a flat-out ban on airline criticism, no matter how well-reasoned or factually supported, is ridiculous. FT isn't a nursery school.
#122
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: LHR
Programs: Accor PLT,Thai Silver, HH Dia, SPG Titanium (LT Gold), Aegean Gold, BA Silver
Posts: 5,120
If you happen to do something against the terms and receive a PM from the Mods get them to be polite and not act like High School teachers. Sometimes, inadvertantly, I have slipped up and the tone of the PMs reminds me of when i was at school.
Lighten up !!
Lighten up !!
#123
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: YTZ, YYZ, AMS
Programs: Platinum Zirconium in Life, aeroplan, FB, Avios, IHG
Posts: 603
The search function is horrible and needs improvement. I did a search for hnl first class flights in trip report forum and the first page results included nothing of the sorts!
#124
Join Date: May 2014
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EXP (probably nothing w/ AA next year :)), Delta Platinum, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Gold
Posts: 405
#125
Suspended
Join Date: Sep 2014
Programs: AC SE100K-1MM, NH, DL, AA, BA, Global Entry/Nexus, APEC..
Posts: 18,877
My work is in marketing, demographic and psychographic analysis including media habits of all consumer target groups.
I stated my observation. It seems you took it personally. You should not make assumptions or be rude or defensive. If you think millennials are lazy and such, you need to sort that out. FT is open to anyone.
Further, all of the new media, social media and so on exist because millennials either invented them, use them, or both. And these new media open opportunities for everyone else.
On FT, and in response to a point Dorian made, some forums have some posters who tend to do exactly what I describe. But Dorian is correct in his description of the impact on some conversations and the flow of some threads.
#127
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: check swarm
Programs: DL DM & 2MM, SPG/Bonvoid LT Titanium, Hyatt Globalist, $tarbucks Titanium
Posts: 14,404
If I ran FlyerTalk...
I'd tell the SPG moderators to let threads about the Marriott takeover thrive vs stuffing them all into one worthless, bizarrely organized 'thread'.
I'd make a FT mobile app that rivals Facebook's.
Redesign the look and feel of FT, something simple yet great design to rival the look and feel of beautiful sites such as Airbnb, Uber, and Netflix.
I'd tell the SPG moderators to let threads about the Marriott takeover thrive vs stuffing them all into one worthless, bizarrely organized 'thread'.
I'd make a FT mobile app that rivals Facebook's.
Redesign the look and feel of FT, something simple yet great design to rival the look and feel of beautiful sites such as Airbnb, Uber, and Netflix.
#128
If I ran Flyertalk, I would
a) start having privilege access only to some of the Forums to keep unexperienced/selfish users from spoiling things for other
b) not add any additional forums/subforum
Cheers!
a) start having privilege access only to some of the Forums to keep unexperienced/selfish users from spoiling things for other
b) not add any additional forums/subforum
Cheers!
#129
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Potomac Falls, VA
Programs: AA Plat 2MM, MR Gold, Avis Pref
Posts: 41,109
lots of good ideas keep coming in
i'd like to also add; get rid of Talk board
i'd like to also add; get rid of Talk board
#130
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Fort Worth TX
Programs: Earned status with AA, DL, SPG, HH, Hyatt, Marriott, Seabourn, NCL, National, Hertz...I miss my bed!
Posts: 10,927
If I ran FlyerTalk, I'd go back to the days when this was a site for and about frequent travelers, when we had a sense of community and camaraderie (see 9/11 threads), and individuals participating were actually willing to both give and take (information, support, trades for small items) without expecting anything (cash, hat tips, warm fuzzies) in return.
Sadly the Internet has evolved and social media has replaced the spirit many of us created over many nights on chat, hosting community DOs that had (almost) nothing to do with manufactured spending or making money and everything to do with hanging out and socializing with people who traveled as much as we did, and actually knowing many of the people and personalities behind the keyboards.
Now I'm just here for the Fantasy Football. It's my one remaining piece of what FT used to be.
Sadly the Internet has evolved and social media has replaced the spirit many of us created over many nights on chat, hosting community DOs that had (almost) nothing to do with manufactured spending or making money and everything to do with hanging out and socializing with people who traveled as much as we did, and actually knowing many of the people and personalities behind the keyboards.
Now I'm just here for the Fantasy Football. It's my one remaining piece of what FT used to be.
#131
Moderator: CommunityBuzz!, OMNI, OMNI/PR, and OMNI/Games & FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: ORD (MDW stinks)
Programs: UAMM, AAMM & ExPlat, Marriott lifetime Plat, IHG Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 23,506
... hosting community DOs that had (almost) nothing to do with manufactured spending or making money and everything to do with hanging out and socializing with people who traveled as much as we did, and actually knowing many of the people and personalities behind the keyboards.
#132
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 3,526
Totally agree with the posts concerning overly-aggressive and heavy-handed moderation. Not every “infraction” needs to be moderated with the “rule” highlighting the reason being posted; doing so reflects more negatively on the moderator than on the poster in many cases.
Mods should not let their personality/biases show through their moderation.
Some mods need to recognize that discussions evolve and can’t be compartmentalized, i.e., this is the topic of the current discussion and, therefore, such and such must be taken to the thread revolving around that topic, even if doing so completely thwarts discussion of the topic at hand.
Lighten up.
Mods should not let their personality/biases show through their moderation.
Some mods need to recognize that discussions evolve and can’t be compartmentalized, i.e., this is the topic of the current discussion and, therefore, such and such must be taken to the thread revolving around that topic, even if doing so completely thwarts discussion of the topic at hand.
Lighten up.
Last edited by petaluma1; Jul 26, 2016 at 7:58 am
#133
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Fort Worth TX
Programs: Earned status with AA, DL, SPG, HH, Hyatt, Marriott, Seabourn, NCL, National, Hertz...I miss my bed!
Posts: 10,927
#134
Suspended
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Watchlisted by the prejudiced, en route to purgatory
Programs: Just Say No to Fleecing and Blacklisting
Posts: 102,095
If I ran FlyerTalk, I'd go back to the days when this was a site for and about frequent travelers, when we had a sense of community and camaraderie (see 9/11 threads), and individuals participating were actually willing to both give and take (information, support, trades for small items) without expecting anything (cash, hat tips, warm fuzzies) in return.
Sadly the Internet has evolved and social media has replaced the spirit many of us created over many nights on chat, hosting community DOs that had (almost) nothing to do with manufactured spending or making money and everything to do with hanging out and socializing with people who traveled as much as we did, and actually knowing many of the people and personalities behind the keyboards.
Now I'm just here for the Fantasy Football. It's my one remaining piece of what FT used to be.
Sadly the Internet has evolved and social media has replaced the spirit many of us created over many nights on chat, hosting community DOs that had (almost) nothing to do with manufactured spending or making money and everything to do with hanging out and socializing with people who traveled as much as we did, and actually knowing many of the people and personalities behind the keyboards.
Now I'm just here for the Fantasy Football. It's my one remaining piece of what FT used to be.
#135
Join Date: Jun 2014
Programs: Honors Diamond, Bonvoy Gold, Accor Gold, OW Emerald, SIXT Diamond
Posts: 833
since it's 2016 :
realtime chatrooms for city/airport/hotel. Possibly interlinked depending on #tags ?
and reputation badges (based on loyalty program/property/luxury,budget travel etc) so one can easily filter out who has the most palatable/helpful posts on the thread.
realtime chatrooms for city/airport/hotel. Possibly interlinked depending on #tags ?
and reputation badges (based on loyalty program/property/luxury,budget travel etc) so one can easily filter out who has the most palatable/helpful posts on the thread.