Originally Posted by
_flatline_
Hi, I'm new to these forums and I'm looking for a good place to start - I'm a techie by trade but I'm completely baffled when people start talking about all the different fare classes ("TA booked me in I instead of J" is almost completely meaningless) or "clearing" upgrades and stuff. What is "the list"? How does upgrading work - esp for people who don't have 1K/EXP (or even GLD) status?
You may want to start with the
Help or
Glossary menu on FT. FTers' jargons are quite different from techie's. A different kind of techie if you will.
Our savvy FTers and volunteer moderators help put together sticky threads at the top of each forum. I would say reading sticky threads are always a good starting point because tons of info/tips/links/goodie are embedded in stickies. You didn't specify which airline/s you fly most. Try our
Airline Programs Section and dive into the particular airlines of your choice for fun read.
I think the mod will move your thread to a better fitting forum since
Suggestions Forum is about suggestions for the site admin (i.e. FT), not FTers.
I have to warn you though. FT is very addictive. It will be a hard habit to break once you get the handle of it. Welcome to FT!
ETA:
If you feel like it, chime in our
newbie's self intro thread in CommunityBuzz! Forum so fellow FTers get to know you better.