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Sep 10, 2014, 9:51 am

llbad

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Join Date: Jun 2013

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I'd like to propose a ban on direct links in the MS forum

Especially in regards to posts like this:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/manuf...ds-online.html

Unless I'm mistaken, the link posted here (https://www.metabank.com/personal/cards) is easily traceable back to this forum. I.e., the deal surfaces, metabank notices a spike in traffic, traffic is traced to users of flyertalk.com/forum/manufacturedspend, deal is shut down. If links are coded, e.g.:

Code:

https://www.metabank.com/personal/cards

Then they are still available to flyertalk members but are untraceable as traffic. I got the idea from software pirating forums that generally enforce this same rule. Thoughts?

Last edited by JDiver; Mar 4, 2016 at 6:56 am Reason: Restore original post title

Sep 11, 2014, 3:31 pm

llbad

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Maybe this is something that should be proposed directly to the sub-forum itself apparently...

Nov 19, 2014, 5:36 am

Andriyko

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Changing the title of a forum

Who am I to contact to ask for the title of a forum to be changed? I am asking about the "Russian-based airlines" forum which does not seem to have a moderator.

Thanks,

Nov 19, 2014, 6:37 am

lo2e

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The correct place to bring it up would be the Talkboard Topics forum, but just so you are aware, there was a change made a couple of years ago by the Community Director to standardize the location-specific airline forums to "x-based Airlines", so if the name of "Russia-based Airlines" is changed, it would also need to change "India-based Airlines" and "Hawaii-based Airlines". See here for relevant discussion around the change that occurred: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/talkb...-programs.html

Edit to add: I just noticed you are from the Ukraine, which leads me to believe you are not wanting to change the "-based Airlines" part of the name, but rather the "Russia" part. That might be doable, but see here for the discussion that took place regarding the naming of the forum: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/talkb...cis-forum.html

Last edited by lo2e; Nov 19, 2014 at 6:49 am Reason: Clarification

Nov 19, 2014, 7:49 am

Andriyko

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Thanks for pointing me to the right direction lo2e!

Yes, it is the "Russia" part that I want to change.

Nov 19, 2014, 3:40 pm

Moderator2

Moderator: Avianca, Travel Photography, Travel Technology & USA

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Please check out the legacy links lo2e kindly pointed out for further background on this subject, along with this new thread:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/talkb...nes-forum.html

Last edited by Moderator2; Nov 19, 2014 at 3:46 pm

Dec 30, 2015, 7:56 am

FlightCentreUX

Join Date: Dec 2015

Posts: 1

Suggesting new forum topic

Hi

I would like to suggest having a forum to discuss Digital user experience with travel.
Meaning: anything and everything around online travel research/booking/inspiration ...

Allowing the community members to raise complaints, opinions, praises and suggestions around anything a traveller might experience before during and after travel but in the digital world relating to it: websites,apps.. mobile apps, airport digital experience... etc etc.

What do you think? Any supporters?

Dec 30, 2015, 8:47 am

JDiver

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Welcome to Flyertalk.

Suggestions of new fora are best presented to the FlyerTalk TalkBoard here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/talkboard-topics-382 for their consideration and discussion, rather than brought up in Technical Support and Feedback.

There, you will see this thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/talkb...onsidered.html, which suggests how these suggestions are best presented.

/Moderator

Feb 17, 2016, 6:27 pm

backdoc

Join Date: Jul 2009

Location: Los Angeles, New York, Lisbon-Portugal

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Posts: 844

Where do we request that a new forum be created?

I'd like to suggest a new forum that has to do with JetSmarter.

Who would the contact person be?

I don't have anything to do with the company, but I'm a member of it and have found several members on different forums.

Thanks,

Steve