Jun 4, 2014, 5:46 pm
Last edit by: JDiver
MODERATOR GUIDEPOST (moderators can edit this wikipost):
The Coupon Connection forum has gone offline due to issues with American Airlines closing accounts based on certain transactions. It is expected to reopen soon, with new Rules.
The announcement about the closure:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/techn...fline-657.html
The Coupon Connection is expected to open soon, as the Forum Moderators, Admin and the Community Director have this issue under advisement and will soon notify the community of any major changes. We apologize for the inconvenience.
As there will be new guidelines and conditions when it is reopened, posts prior to the date of closure, 15 April 2014, have been archived to this thread.
The current, active thread can be found here: The Coupon Connection and related issues
Meantime, following are the guidelines and information pertinent prior to the time of closure.
Q. What is The Coupon Connection?
A. The Coupon Connection
The exchange forum for legally transferable coupons issued by various frequent traveler programs. This is N-O-T a forum for anything related to the buying, selling or barter of awards.
Q. What are the requirements for admittance?
A. The current requirements for admission privileges to The Coupon Connection Forum are: a member must have 180 days of tenure on FlyerTalk and 180 (constructive) posts on FlyerTalk.
The Coupon Connection is intended for active participants and contributors to the airline/hotel/miles/points boards, granted as a privilege and for personal use - it is not an automatic right or perquisite of membership.
Q. How can I find The Coupon Connection?
A. If you qualify for admission, when you are signed in and look at the FlyerTalk Forums listing, toward the end of the listings you will find the Community group of fora listed, including CommunityBuzz! FlyerTalk Cares! and second from the end in this section, The Coupon Connection. (Or see the link above.)
Q. I do not / no longer see The Coupon Connection on my Forum listing!
A. If you do not see The Coupon Connection as a Forum display in your lists, you have not been granted admission, or admission may have been withdrawn (the most common reasons might include post padding - rapid or contentless posting - spending much of your time / posting in Coupon Connection attempting to trade, offering to sell or buy, etc.
Q. How can I learn more about The Coupon Connection?
A. When you are granted access, familiarize yourself with The Coupon Connection TOS in the "Welcome" message and in the stickies. Until then, enjoy and benefit from the amazing knowledge of FlyerTalk members.
The following is a note updated in March, 2005 by Randy Petersen regarding access to the forum:
When The Coupon Connection is reopened and you have access, this link will take you there; if you do not, it will not work and you will get the following message: (it will not work during the closure.)
The Coupon Connection forum has gone offline due to issues with American Airlines closing accounts based on certain transactions. It is expected to reopen soon, with new Rules.
The announcement about the closure:
Coupon Connection will be going offline
After serious discussions between the Coupon Connection moderators and me about the issues that have come to the forefront in the past 24 hours, the decision has been taken to take the Coupon Connection Forum offline for the time being. I anticipate that this will happen yet today.
The moderators will be doing some forum cleanup and developing new guidelines before we re-open the forum.
At this time, we cannot predict when the forum will be reopened.
After serious discussions between the Coupon Connection moderators and me about the issues that have come to the forefront in the past 24 hours, the decision has been taken to take the Coupon Connection Forum offline for the time being. I anticipate that this will happen yet today.
The moderators will be doing some forum cleanup and developing new guidelines before we re-open the forum.
At this time, we cannot predict when the forum will be reopened.
The Coupon Connection is expected to open soon, as the Forum Moderators, Admin and the Community Director have this issue under advisement and will soon notify the community of any major changes. We apologize for the inconvenience.
As there will be new guidelines and conditions when it is reopened, posts prior to the date of closure, 15 April 2014, have been archived to this thread.
The current, active thread can be found here: The Coupon Connection and related issues
Meantime, following are the guidelines and information pertinent prior to the time of closure.
Q. What is The Coupon Connection?
A. The Coupon Connection
The exchange forum for legally transferable coupons issued by various frequent traveler programs. This is N-O-T a forum for anything related to the buying, selling or barter of awards.
Q. What are the requirements for admittance?
A. The current requirements for admission privileges to The Coupon Connection Forum are: a member must have 180 days of tenure on FlyerTalk and 180 (constructive) posts on FlyerTalk.
The Coupon Connection is intended for active participants and contributors to the airline/hotel/miles/points boards, granted as a privilege and for personal use - it is not an automatic right or perquisite of membership.
Q. How can I find The Coupon Connection?
A. If you qualify for admission, when you are signed in and look at the FlyerTalk Forums listing, toward the end of the listings you will find the Community group of fora listed, including CommunityBuzz! FlyerTalk Cares! and second from the end in this section, The Coupon Connection. (Or see the link above.)
Q. I do not / no longer see The Coupon Connection on my Forum listing!
A. If you do not see The Coupon Connection as a Forum display in your lists, you have not been granted admission, or admission may have been withdrawn (the most common reasons might include post padding - rapid or contentless posting - spending much of your time / posting in Coupon Connection attempting to trade, offering to sell or buy, etc.
Q. How can I learn more about The Coupon Connection?
A. When you are granted access, familiarize yourself with The Coupon Connection TOS in the "Welcome" message and in the stickies. Until then, enjoy and benefit from the amazing knowledge of FlyerTalk members.
The following is a note updated in March, 2005 by Randy Petersen regarding access to the forum:
"What we value most on FlyerTalk is dialog about the topic of miles and points. It's in our history and in our souls. The Coupon Connection grows out of the familiarity of Community, which is actually a good thing. However lately we've found that new members have become members of FlyerTalk to take advantage of the generosity of The Coupon Connection. I have strong feelings that this is not the best direction for FlyerTalk. As a result, we've instituted a feature of FlyerTalk that will limit access to The Coupon Connection to those members we feel have contributed enough to FlyerTalk to enjoy the benefits of posting on this forum. The idea that by posting in the miles, points and travel forums, members will better familiarize themselves with the other members they may exchange with later and have developed a sense of respect for the Community we call FlyerTalk. We feel that it's better to give first into the Community of FlyerTalk by way of content, advice and information than it is to be lined up at the goodie wagon. I feel that becoming part of the Community of FlyerTalk will go a long way toward enjoying the other benefits of this wonderful group of people. "
Cheers,
Randy.
The Coupon Connection should be viewed as a 'small secret’ for those who have contributed over time to the content that helps our many members. Coupon Connection access requires 180 days of FlyerTalk membership and 180 posts. Attempting to obtain access through post-padding or rapid-posting will result in the loss of Coupon Connection privileges, regardless of the content of such posts.
Cheers,
Randy.
The Coupon Connection should be viewed as a 'small secret’ for those who have contributed over time to the content that helps our many members. Coupon Connection access requires 180 days of FlyerTalk membership and 180 posts. Attempting to obtain access through post-padding or rapid-posting will result in the loss of Coupon Connection privileges, regardless of the content of such posts.
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ARCHIVE: Coupon Connection related issues (prior to 15 Apr 2014)
Oct 2, 2007, 11:49 am
#46
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: TOL/ATL
Programs: PC Plat. Ambassador, DL PM
Posts: 427
Anyone know the number of posts required for access?
Oct 2, 2007, 12:53 pm
#47
In Memoriam, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Benicia CA
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold 75K, AA 3.8MM, UA 1.1MM, enjoying the retired life
Posts: 31,849
Isn't that information listed in the post directly above yours?
Oct 2, 2007, 6:01 pm
#48
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Home
Programs: AA, Delta, UA & thanks to FTers for my PC Gold!
Posts: 7,676
Oct 24, 2007, 12:43 am
#49
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: San Francisco
Programs: United 1K
Posts: 48
is this coupon connection good for all airlines?
Nov 16, 2007, 8:52 am
#50
Join Date: Nov 2007
Programs: A few....
Posts: 80
Are there ever any exceptions to the 90/90 rule. Or to put it bluntly, "Let me in now!" yeah...that will work!
Jan 6, 2008, 9:58 am
#51
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: BRUSSELS
Programs: Ryanair PLATINUM : ) TK GOLD, AZ Gold, Radisson - gold,Marriott - gold
Posts: 659
link to the COUPON CONNECTION
can someone send me a link to the COUPON CONNECTION
thank you very much
thank you very much
Jan 6, 2008, 10:01 am
#52
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: ATL
Programs: DL, AA
Posts: 6,031
Welcome to FT, ambrogz.
When you have been on FT for 90 days & have at least 90 posts, Coupon Connection will appear in the Community Forum.
Oops - I was only looking at your post count. Looks like you've met the 90 days, but need a few more posts.
When you have been on FT for 90 days & have at least 90 posts, Coupon Connection will appear in the Community Forum.
Oops - I was only looking at your post count. Looks like you've met the 90 days, but need a few more posts.
Jan 11, 2008, 8:50 am
#53
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: GSO/HAM
Programs: UA MM, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 280
sorry - might be a dum question: what excatly is coupon connection ? 
Jan 11, 2008, 10:06 am
#54
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: London
Programs: BA, VS, HH, IHG, MB, MR
Posts: 26,871
Its a forum where you can swap miles, points, vouchers etc with other FT members.
So, for example, if you had 20,000 British Airways miles you didn't want, you could offer to swap them for, say, 40,000 Hilton points. This would often involve you booking a flight for the other person using your miles and them booking a hotel room for you using their points (since miles / points cannot usually be transferred for free) which requires a high degree of trust between the parties - hence the restrictions on access.
So, for example, if you had 20,000 British Airways miles you didn't want, you could offer to swap them for, say, 40,000 Hilton points. This would often involve you booking a flight for the other person using your miles and them booking a hotel room for you using their points (since miles / points cannot usually be transferred for free) which requires a high degree of trust between the parties - hence the restrictions on access.
Jan 11, 2008, 10:18 am
#55
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: GSO/HAM
Programs: UA MM, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 280
ok - thank you. I guess it takes a long time for me, before I qualify.
Last edited by Mikel at Webflyer; Jan 11, 2008 at 11:47 am
Jan 11, 2008, 11:03 am
#56
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Greater DC
Programs: UA plus
Posts: 12,943
... I'm sure you've travelled to places (or even your hometown), stayed in hotels, ate in restaurants, flew on planes about which information could be shared and used by others. Post about some of that and you'll be amazed how quickly you'd gain that full fledged status. Enjoy.
Last edited by Mikel at Webflyer; Jan 11, 2008 at 11:46 am
Jan 11, 2008, 11:35 am
#57
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: NYC, NY
Programs: Amex switch hitter
Posts: 144
So I know I am slow, but until one qualifies to post in "coupon connection",
one can not see the icon for it?
thanks
one can not see the icon for it?
thanks
Jan 11, 2008, 11:54 am
#58
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Greater DC
Programs: UA plus
Posts: 12,943
Jan 27, 2008, 4:46 pm
#59
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: WAS (DCA preferred)
Programs: UA 1P, AA PLT
Posts: 124
Has this been bumping up over time?
Feb 29, 2008, 5:41 am
#60
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 271
It makes sense that a level of trust and committment be required before swapping miles thru diff programs and especially booking things. I have avoided asking stupid questions over the years and researched my own answers instead. Ive also refused to post silly thank yous for the sake of not adding to the 50 page threads.....now I am totally bummed....90 posts seems like a long way off....