What is the most useful frequent flyer blog?
Apr 13, 2013, 10:59 pm
#2476
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 6,385
This is a forum about bloggers in general, and has various discussion about the cross relationship between them and FT, so it is right for me to post about your issues here
The Lifemiles forum is about the specific instance of what many in FT believe is a transgression.
That is why I have posted comments in both forums.
And by the way, not all or even most of the FT members in the Lifemiles forum know about your blog - contrary to what you may think, you are not that famous yet, and your blog was only started all of 3 days ago. That is why it is important that you wear your colours on your sleeve. Why hide the fact that you are a blogger? You should be proud of that fact, and have no hesitation to put it in your signature, as most other reputable bloggers do
The Lifemiles forum is about the specific instance of what many in FT believe is a transgression.
That is why I have posted comments in both forums.
And by the way, not all or even most of the FT members in the Lifemiles forum know about your blog - contrary to what you may think, you are not that famous yet, and your blog was only started all of 3 days ago. That is why it is important that you wear your colours on your sleeve. Why hide the fact that you are a blogger? You should be proud of that fact, and have no hesitation to put it in your signature, as most other reputable bloggers do
Apr 13, 2013, 11:16 pm
#2477
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Living in SIN™
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Posts: 6,706
Geez, the lifemiles SQ thing has been available for several weeks now. Why do you morons have to go post about it on your blogs to everyone as if you just discovered it yourself? Now you can't ticket them anymore. 
Apr 14, 2013, 8:02 am
#2478
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Posts: 3,041
Apr 14, 2013, 5:46 pm
#2479
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Posts: 2,505
The Lifemiles forum is about the specific instance of what many in FT believe is a transgression concerning lifemiles awards.
Actually, please take a look at the title of this thread. How frequently has a post in this thread actually complied with the that title?
Actually, please take a look at the title of this thread. How frequently has a post in this thread actually complied with the that title?
Apr 14, 2013, 6:49 pm
#2480
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 167
I just want more content that is original. It doesnt have to be Earth Shattering. But if its original at least I can get add it. Too many times the article is simply a fluff piece to add links.
Apr 14, 2013, 7:08 pm
#2481
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Brooklyn
Programs: AMEX Plat, AAdvantage Gold, UA, SPG Gold, HHonors Gold
Posts: 963
Go write something new.
Apr 14, 2013, 7:57 pm
#2483
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Brooklyn
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Posts: 963
Make something new... Please... So I can list it.... Most of the stuff I try to list to keep my site new isn't new...
Apr 14, 2013, 8:49 pm
#2484
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 167
Maybe you are having a bad day or something. I dont see my commentary as complaining. Just as I dont see your commentary as whining. Maybe we differ in views but no need to attack someone else.
Apr 14, 2013, 9:52 pm
#2485
Join Date: Feb 2001
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Apr 14, 2013, 9:56 pm
#2486
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 3,737
We've reached a new low....
We've gone from Flyertalk members complaining about bloggers relying on content produced by FT members to push credit card referrals to bloggers complaining about "bloggers" that rely on other bloggers for content.
Unless you have several people writing for a blog I'm going to guess that it is extremely difficult to produce original content on a daily basis that is worth reading. Go on to boardingarea and you'll see some really lazy work.. where the bloggers just take stories from other boardingarea bloggers and provide color commentary. When a big "story" breaks you'll notice that a majority of bloggers only found out about the information from another blog.
We've gone from Flyertalk members complaining about bloggers relying on content produced by FT members to push credit card referrals to bloggers complaining about "bloggers" that rely on other bloggers for content.
Unless you have several people writing for a blog I'm going to guess that it is extremely difficult to produce original content on a daily basis that is worth reading. Go on to boardingarea and you'll see some really lazy work.. where the bloggers just take stories from other boardingarea bloggers and provide color commentary. When a big "story" breaks you'll notice that a majority of bloggers only found out about the information from another blog.
Apr 14, 2013, 10:44 pm
#2487
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 6,385
We've reached a new low....
We've gone from Flyertalk members complaining about bloggers relying on content produced by FT members to push credit card referrals to bloggers complaining about "bloggers" that rely on other bloggers for content.
Unless you have several people writing for a blog I'm going to guess that it is extremely difficult to produce original content on a daily basis that is worth reading. Go on to boardingarea and you'll see some really lazy work.. where the bloggers just take stories from other boardingarea bloggers and provide color commentary. When a big "story" breaks you'll notice that a majority of bloggers only found out about the information from another blog.
We've gone from Flyertalk members complaining about bloggers relying on content produced by FT members to push credit card referrals to bloggers complaining about "bloggers" that rely on other bloggers for content.
Unless you have several people writing for a blog I'm going to guess that it is extremely difficult to produce original content on a daily basis that is worth reading. Go on to boardingarea and you'll see some really lazy work.. where the bloggers just take stories from other boardingarea bloggers and provide color commentary. When a big "story" breaks you'll notice that a majority of bloggers only found out about the information from another blog.
Apr 15, 2013, 8:55 am
#2488
Original Member, Ambassador: External Miles and Points Resources
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Digital Nomad Wandering the Earth - Currently in LIMA, PERU
Posts: 58,620
We've reached a new low....
We've gone from Flyertalk members complaining about bloggers relying on content produced by FT members to push credit card referrals to bloggers complaining about "bloggers" that rely on other bloggers for content.
Unless you have several people writing for a blog I'm going to guess that it is extremely difficult to produce original content on a daily basis that is worth reading. Go on to boardingarea and you'll see some really lazy work.. where the bloggers just take stories from other boardingarea bloggers and provide color commentary. When a big "story" breaks you'll notice that a majority of bloggers only found out about the information from another blog.
We've gone from Flyertalk members complaining about bloggers relying on content produced by FT members to push credit card referrals to bloggers complaining about "bloggers" that rely on other bloggers for content.
Unless you have several people writing for a blog I'm going to guess that it is extremely difficult to produce original content on a daily basis that is worth reading. Go on to boardingarea and you'll see some really lazy work.. where the bloggers just take stories from other boardingarea bloggers and provide color commentary. When a big "story" breaks you'll notice that a majority of bloggers only found out about the information from another blog.
That's one of many things that is going to make the new forum so interesting, imho. When a blog does that we can bring the conversation back to FT and have it here rather than somewhere else.
Apr 15, 2013, 9:27 am
#2489
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Apr 15, 2013, 1:01 pm
#2490
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 212
I read the following with interest:
http://thepointsguy.com/2013/04/maxi...+Newsletter+MC
I know that many here will be unhappy with all the links to cc's and have in the past critiqued both TPG's and Jason Steele's approaches and strategies. But as a newbie, a post like this is helpful, at least on the surface. Nevertheless, having read enough here at FT, I now know not to take it as gospel. Seth of The Wandering Aramean made a useful comment. I would be most interested in how folks here would evaluate the info offered.
Thanks.
http://thepointsguy.com/2013/04/maxi...+Newsletter+MC
I know that many here will be unhappy with all the links to cc's and have in the past critiqued both TPG's and Jason Steele's approaches and strategies. But as a newbie, a post like this is helpful, at least on the surface. Nevertheless, having read enough here at FT, I now know not to take it as gospel. Seth of The Wandering Aramean made a useful comment. I would be most interested in how folks here would evaluate the info offered.
Thanks.