Boarding Area's Fall
#1021
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
DL wants a piece of JetAirways as a result of DL's concern about the impact of the GCC3 carriers on its future.
#1022
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: DL PM; IHG PlatAmb; Hilton Dia; Marriott Plat; Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 7,320
Now, OMG everyone Etihad is no longer subject to the laptop ban. The end of this massive injustice harming The readers of Boarding Area requires only 12 stories.
#1023
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: PSM
Posts: 69,232
Boarding Area is just a distribution platform for a bunch of independent authors, not an editorial platform with rules about what gets posted or by whom. And more of my traffic comes from non-BA sources than from BA. So why wouldn't I write about whatever stories I think are interesting (or that I think my readers would enjoy my views on) regardless of what the other BA writers are pushing? From my perspective more of my readers likely aren't seeing that other content.
I think it is annoying to see essentially the same headline across the site when that happens, but there's no good solution I've come up with short of an editorial control that would never work.
#1024
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Washington, DC
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Posts: 7,320
Which of the blogs should be allowed to write about this news? And which should not?
Boarding Area is just a distribution platform for a bunch of independent authors, not an editorial platform with rules about what gets posted or by whom. And more of my traffic comes from non-BA sources than from BA. So why wouldn't I write about whatever stories I think are interesting (or that I think my readers would enjoy my views on) regardless of what the other BA writers are pushing? From my perspective more of my readers likely aren't seeing that other content.
I think it is annoying to see essentially the same headline across the site when that happens, but there's no good solution I've come up with short of an editorial control that would never work.
Boarding Area is just a distribution platform for a bunch of independent authors, not an editorial platform with rules about what gets posted or by whom. And more of my traffic comes from non-BA sources than from BA. So why wouldn't I write about whatever stories I think are interesting (or that I think my readers would enjoy my views on) regardless of what the other BA writers are pushing? From my perspective more of my readers likely aren't seeing that other content.
I think it is annoying to see essentially the same headline across the site when that happens, but there's no good solution I've come up with short of an editorial control that would never work.
I think there are 2 categories of critiques of Boarding Area: (1) those of the business itself (its lack of any editorial/ethical standards for its bloggers; its constant addition of new terribly written, contentless blogs) and (2) those of the content of BA blogs, particularly where there is a clear pattern.
#1025
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Programs: Airline Free Agent, Fairmont Lifetime Platinum, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Honors Diamond
Posts: 3,041
All BA blogs other that TPG and MV...
Always so enthusiastic to pump more plastic! Which sales term is your favorite? Mine is "Hours Left"
#1027
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 3,737
Points with a Crew gives 5 tips for visit Machu Picchu, but only posts 4 tips. Just lazy travel blog writing with advice that you'd expect to hear from someone who hardly travels... Walk slow, take in the sights, wear sun block, hiking is hard, etc..
Then gives bad or wrong advice. Telling people they should get a tour guide when they are now mandatory and then tells people to take a 45 min hike to get the "classic" Machu Picchu photo.
Then gives bad or wrong advice. Telling people they should get a tour guide when they are now mandatory and then tells people to take a 45 min hike to get the "classic" Machu Picchu photo.
#1028
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Posts: 69,232
#1029
Original Member, Ambassador: External Miles and Points Resources
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Digital Nomad Wandering the Earth - Currently in LIMA, PERU
Posts: 58,607
Points with a Crew gives 5 tips for visit Machu Picchu, but only posts 4 tips. Just lazy travel blog writing with advice that you'd expect to hear from someone who hardly travels... Walk slow, take in the sights, wear sun block, hiking is hard, etc..
Then gives bad or wrong advice. Telling people they should get a tour guide when they are now mandatory and then tells people to take a 45 min hike to get the "classic" Machu Picchu photo.
Then gives bad or wrong advice. Telling people they should get a tour guide when they are now mandatory and then tells people to take a 45 min hike to get the "classic" Machu Picchu photo.
#1030
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 3,737
So if you’re not going to hire a guide, my big Machu Picchu tip is that you probably should buy / rent a guidebook before you go and take it with you. I would imagine such guidebooks are pretty prevalent.
when it's mandatory to get a guide? Why even suggest that there is an option not to get one?
Also, the 45 minute hike isn't where you get the "classic" Machu Picchu photo. The author is misinformed and is giving out bad advice and information.
#1031
Join Date: Jul 2014
Programs: Jeff is Deaf
Posts: 541
Why would you write..
So if you’re not going to hire a guide, my big Machu Picchu tip is that you probably should buy / rent a guidebook before you go and take it with you. I would imagine such guidebooks are pretty prevalent.
when it's mandatory to get a guide? Why even suggest that there is an option not to get one?
Also, the 45 minute hike isn't where you get the "classic" Machu Picchu photo. The author is misinformed and is giving out bad advice and information.
So if you’re not going to hire a guide, my big Machu Picchu tip is that you probably should buy / rent a guidebook before you go and take it with you. I would imagine such guidebooks are pretty prevalent.
when it's mandatory to get a guide? Why even suggest that there is an option not to get one?
Also, the 45 minute hike isn't where you get the "classic" Machu Picchu photo. The author is misinformed and is giving out bad advice and information.
#1032
Join Date: Dec 2004
Programs: UA-1K, MM, Hilton-Diamond, Marriott-Titanium
Posts: 4,432
I find Points with a Crew offers the most useless and often times wrong or incomplete information. I hope he didn't quit his day job to do his blog as his 6 kids will probably go hungry if he did. I can't see this blog generating enough income for a family of 8.
There simply are no editorial standards at BA. Yes, I know each blogger has full control of their content. The result is the many many bad ones reflect on the overall quality and read enough bad ones and people won't try to find the good ones.
There simply are no editorial standards at BA. Yes, I know each blogger has full control of their content. The result is the many many bad ones reflect on the overall quality and read enough bad ones and people won't try to find the good ones.
#1033
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: CMH, West Coast
Programs: AA Executive Platinum, oneworld emerald
Posts: 2,741
I find Points with a Crew offers the most useless and often times wrong or incomplete information. I hope he didn't quit his day job to do his blog as his 6 kids will probably go hungry if he did. I can't see this blog generating enough income for a family of 8.
There simply are no editorial standards at BA. Yes, I know each blogger has full control of their content. The result is the many many bad ones reflect on the overall quality and read enough bad ones and people won't try to find the good ones.
There simply are no editorial standards at BA. Yes, I know each blogger has full control of their content. The result is the many many bad ones reflect on the overall quality and read enough bad ones and people won't try to find the good ones.
#1034
Join Date: Jul 2014
Programs: Jeff is Deaf
Posts: 541
Or a blogger that had to borrow 5k Hyatt points from Dad to stay at a hotel for Mini BA Con. Seriously is this turning to a rich kids of instagram type of network? Kids who use mommy and daddys miles to travel around and pretend to be an expert.
The monkey blogger claims to be an actor on his profile. Not sure which local TV commercial he popped up in.
The monkey blogger claims to be an actor on his profile. Not sure which local TV commercial he popped up in.
#1035
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
I'm a little worried that I actually know that. 😂
(Edited to add... not as the sock monkey, however, but as it's human.)