Organization of Airline Programs
Mar 28, 2012, 10:41 am
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Organization of Airline Programs
I was poking around in "Airline Programs" today and noticed something that looked a bit strange to me, and perhaps to others....
In addition to the myriad airline-specific forums, there are also "Airlines of India", "Hawaii-Based Airlines", and the "Other x FFP"s. Is there a reason(s) why:
In addition to the myriad airline-specific forums, there are also "Airlines of India", "Hawaii-Based Airlines", and the "Other x FFP"s. Is there a reason(s) why:
- "Airlines of India" is not called "India-Based Airlines" to match Hawaii?
- "Hawaii-Based Airlines" is not called "Airlines of Hawaii" to match India?
- Why those two are not down toward the bottom of the page where the other location-specific forums are?
Mar 29, 2012, 12:02 pm
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You raise an interesting point, a timely one as Talkboard is considering Airlines of Russia. We could begin with the locale as has been done in the Hawaii example: India based airlines; Russia based airlines.
Apr 4, 2012, 12:32 am
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Airlines of India has been renamed India based airlines.
The new Russia and CIS based airlines also follows this format, thanks to your comment:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/russi...-airlines-703/
The new Russia and CIS based airlines also follows this format, thanks to your comment:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/russi...-airlines-703/
Apr 4, 2012, 3:09 am
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I have an objection. As an Airlines of India regular, I strongly prefer the AoI name to "India Based Airlines."
Perhaps we should have an "Airlines of Hawaii" forum and an "Airlines of Russia and the CIS" forum. ^
Perhaps we should have an "Airlines of Hawaii" forum and an "Airlines of Russia and the CIS" forum. ^
Apr 4, 2012, 5:31 am
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Apr 4, 2012, 7:23 am
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Sorry for my ignorance, but other than the words "of" and "based", what's the difference?
Apr 4, 2012, 10:18 am
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) airlines like Iberia and JAL. That's the selfish reason.Then, the fact that we're very used to calling it the AoI forum. IBA doesn't quite have the same ring, ya know?
I can dig up plenty of other reasons. Many are shallow, but all are valid - after all, the purpose of TB is to improve the user experience for the members. We, the regulars of the AoI forum, are requesting that the forum's name not be changed. I trust that this will be taken into account
Apr 4, 2012, 10:20 am
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Unlike India, Hawaii is not a country by itself. That has absolutely no effect on the titling of forums.
Apr 4, 2012, 11:27 am
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Hawaii is not a country. I am entirely unsure why this is relevant. After all, right now there is an India based airlines forum, and a Hawaii-based Airlines forum (note capitalization and punctuation).
Unlike India, Hawaii is not a country by itself. That has absolutely no effect on the titling of forums.
Unlike India, Hawaii is not a country by itself. That has absolutely no effect on the titling of forums.
Maybe our Community Director can chime in and tell us how and why she chose the wording/rewording of these country-based fora.
Apr 4, 2012, 12:12 pm
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Maybe I got it wrong but I believe both the Russia and India based airline fora are taking the ""country-specific" approach. That's the relevance I see in the new titles. In your suggestion of a "Airlines of Hawaii" would have been inconsistent with that idea and logic.
Maybe our Community Director can chime in and tell us how and why she chose the wording/rewording of these country-based fora.
Maybe our Community Director can chime in and tell us how and why she chose the wording/rewording of these country-based fora.
There is currently a forum titled "Hawaii-based Airlines"
I fail to understand what the difference between that and "Airlines of Hawaii" is, other than the fact that it would allow consistency and still allow AoI forum regulars to keep our beloved name.
Apr 7, 2012, 11:31 pm
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I have to agree. The syntax of 'AoI' somehow to me was a reflection of that forum and content. It has to my mind a special ring to it, just as that board has always been a little 'unique' and its own little world here on FT. (Or that could just be my fondness for the country itself and for the forum speaking!)
It has to my mind a special ring to it, just as that board has always been a little 'unique' and its own little world here on FT. (Or that could just be my fondness for the country itself and for the forum speaking!)
Apr 18, 2012, 2:51 pm
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I have to agree. The syntax of 'AoI' somehow to me was a reflection of that forum and content. It has to my mind a special ring to it, just as that board has always been a little 'unique' and its own little world here on FT. (Or that could just be my fondness for the country itself and for the forum speaking!)
It has to my mind a special ring to it, just as that board has always been a little 'unique' and its own little world here on FT. (Or that could just be my fondness for the country itself and for the forum speaking!)
Apr 19, 2012, 1:44 am
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Apr 19, 2012, 8:48 am
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As Mrs Slocombe* would say, I am quite unanimous in my indifference to the name of the forum. The content is what floats my boat.
*Ref: "Are You Being Served?".
*Ref: "Are You Being Served?".