Originally Posted by
SFflyer123
His "posts" are essentially advertising--keep that in mind! The other companies on FT are paying FT to advertise--Lufthansa, United, Jet Blue, etc. They pay money to FT to get business. KVS does not. He is advertising in the guise of a post.
No. I don't mean LH, UA, B6 advertising by paying money to FT. I mean lurkers of the airlines and hotels who contribute by posting on FT. They represent a vested commercial interest too. You can say that they are advertising in the guise of a post as well. An example is
thread like this one. One can say it's advertising. But in fact, this is a topic that interests most forum members.
If a substantial number of FTers use this tool, whether it's a paid tool or not, it IS a travel tool. There is nothing wrong discussing it on FT. Yes, you can call it advertising, or whatever, but it is not against FT spirit to discuss it, or even promote it on FT.
Originally Posted by
SFflyer123
I disagree. A free site with advertising is NOT the same thing as a for-profit website that you have to give your credit card number for.
No. It's not. But kvstool.com, expertflyer.com, LH.com, UA.com are the same thing to FT.