Boarding Area's Fall
#811
Join Date: Jan 2013
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Yes, and the article is significantly worse than I indicated above.
Basically, it's the first half of an anecdote -- an air marshal identifies himself and intervenes in an on-board incident -- but without the conclusion: we never even find out how things turned out!
There is, in other words, such a thing in this world as narrative construction. But evidently not in this particular corner of Boarding Area.
Who ever heard of starting a story and then not finishing it?
Basically, it's the first half of an anecdote -- an air marshal identifies himself and intervenes in an on-board incident -- but without the conclusion: we never even find out how things turned out!
There is, in other words, such a thing in this world as narrative construction. But evidently not in this particular corner of Boarding Area.
Who ever heard of starting a story and then not finishing it?
I've been trying to "make old posts more relevant" by linking them to things that have recently happened, but it's clear from this thread that doing that is just confusing. So if I mention a story, I'll make it clear I'm referencing something I already wrote, or just write out the whole story to begin with.
I also need to spend more time on my headlines (and getting rid of my Bronx-ese) grammar! So it's good to see an example of where I totally fell flat.
Thanks for being honest about what you think of certain posts. It (hopefully!) helps me to become a better blogger.
#812
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How about this one? Titled "How Long Is Too Long at the Lounge?" by The Points of Life:
http://thepointsoflife.boardingarea....g-long-lounge/
That is the sum total of the article, in fact even calling it an "article" is a stretch. It reads like a stream of consciousness diary entry.
The answer to this depends on where in the world you are. In Auckland I was at the lounge for 12 hours and was not ready to leave. Today I’m at JFK in the AA lounge and the hours have ticked by. Thus far I’ve ate breakfast, waited for the bar to open, and am going to take a nap following this post. When I awake, it will be time for lunch, more drinks, and a shower. Besides enjoying the perks, I anticipate that I will get more work done here than I would at the office, if I had one. If there was a gym here I’d consider making the daily commute to Queens.
That is the sum total of the article, in fact even calling it an "article" is a stretch. It reads like a stream of consciousness diary entry.
#813
Join Date: Jun 2014
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Well, you tricked me a bit here.
At first I thought you were picking up on my English "verb conjugation" theme from a page or two above. You know, "I've ate" instead of "I've eaten" and "If there was a gym" instead of "If there were a gym."
It's also perfectly possible to do great steam of consciousness. Proust comes to mind. Joyce, too. In the travel genre, my personal all-time favorite is Michel Butor's incomparable La Modification, which consists of nothing but streaming thoughts on a trip from Paris to Rome.
But this? Hmm . . . .
At first I thought you were picking up on my English "verb conjugation" theme from a page or two above. You know, "I've ate" instead of "I've eaten" and "If there was a gym" instead of "If there were a gym."
It's also perfectly possible to do great steam of consciousness. Proust comes to mind. Joyce, too. In the travel genre, my personal all-time favorite is Michel Butor's incomparable La Modification, which consists of nothing but streaming thoughts on a trip from Paris to Rome.
But this? Hmm . . . .
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#814
Join Date: Feb 2013
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The comparison of FT to BA is also a disingenuous, apples-to-oranges one. No poster is making money from sharing information and posting on Flyertalk. Even though BA bloggers pretend to be doing the same thing, they're shilling credit card links and running businesses, thus far more open to critique.
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#815
Join Date: Feb 2013
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This is probably the worst post I've ever seen on BA, and that's really saying something. The post itself completely sucks and would be a waste of time on Facebook, even. The blogger himself admits that he dashed it off in 2 minutes!?
http://thepointsoflife.boardingarea....-person-world/
Then, when commenters call him out on the patheticness of this crap, he gets completely butthurt and defensive. Great work all around.
Now, for a post that actually contributes something to society and took the author more than 2 minutes to write. I wouldn't want to be accused of bias. There's still some sort of useful content on BA.
http://pointsandpixiedust.boardingar...139.1452188408
I also got a nice heads-up on some lucrative new Amex offers this morning. Too bad I had to read about them 6 times, but still useful.
http://thepointsoflife.boardingarea....-person-world/
Then, when commenters call him out on the patheticness of this crap, he gets completely butthurt and defensive. Great work all around.
Now, for a post that actually contributes something to society and took the author more than 2 minutes to write. I wouldn't want to be accused of bias. There's still some sort of useful content on BA.
http://pointsandpixiedust.boardingar...139.1452188408
I also got a nice heads-up on some lucrative new Amex offers this morning. Too bad I had to read about them 6 times, but still useful.
#816
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This is probably the worst post I've ever seen on BA, and that's really saying something. The post itself completely sucks and would be a waste of time on Facebook, even. The blogger himself admits that he dashed it off in 2 minutes!?
http://thepointsoflife.boardingarea....-person-world/
Then, when commenters call him out on the patheticness of this crap, he gets completely butthurt and defensive. Great work all around.
Now, for a post that actually contributes something to society and took the author more than 2 minutes to write. I wouldn't want to be accused of bias. There's still some sort of useful content on BA.
http://pointsandpixiedust.boardingar...139.1452188408
I also got a nice heads-up on some lucrative new Amex offers this morning. Too bad I had to read about them 6 times, but still useful.
http://thepointsoflife.boardingarea....-person-world/
Then, when commenters call him out on the patheticness of this crap, he gets completely butthurt and defensive. Great work all around.
Now, for a post that actually contributes something to society and took the author more than 2 minutes to write. I wouldn't want to be accused of bias. There's still some sort of useful content on BA.
http://pointsandpixiedust.boardingar...139.1452188408
I also got a nice heads-up on some lucrative new Amex offers this morning. Too bad I had to read about them 6 times, but still useful.
I'll give anybody a chance but if they want me to come back again they have to give me a reason. BA's bloggers (at least 98% of them) don't. It seems when there were less bloggers (7-10 years ago?) there was more reason to go there.
#817
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#818
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#819
Join Date: Jul 2014
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Realistically, OMAAT, VFTW, FM should just split off into their own stand alone sites. Not hard to clone their WP blog.
BA must be paying them a king's ransom cause if those three left the network would probably crumble within a month.
BA must be paying them a king's ransom cause if those three left the network would probably crumble within a month.
#820
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One downside of BA is that people never visit your home page - BA send them directly to the article. This means your average session is 1 page. 35% of my page views are my home page, readers start there then click on the articles they want which gives me an average session of nearer 3 pages per reader (and so more ad views).
If I was a BA blogger I would be focussing hard on ways to keep people on my site from the individual article pages, which is where BA sends people.
#821
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I clicked on your link to second post you referenced. I tried reading her when she first came on BA but found nothing of value. I stopped reading as I find it an absolutely awful blog. There is absolutely nothing IMHO of value in a pictorial post, which is what the Austin post was. I can't believe it took more then two minutes to write as it seems to be all pictures. I guest she is going by the old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words.
I'll give anybody a chance but if they want me to come back again they have to give me a reason. BA's bloggers (at least 98% of them) don't. It seems when there were less bloggers (7-10 years ago?) there was more reason to go there.
I'll give anybody a chance but if they want me to come back again they have to give me a reason. BA's bloggers (at least 98% of them) don't. It seems when there were less bloggers (7-10 years ago?) there was more reason to go there.
At any rate, this post didn't make me nearly as disgusted as anything ever written by "The Points of Life."
#822
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One downside of BA is that people never visit your home page - BA send them directly to the article. This means your average session is 1 page. 35% of my page views are my home page, readers start there then click on the articles they want which gives me an average session of nearer 3 pages per reader (and so more ad views).
#823
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