<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by nikbruno:
I do not think that [moderators] should lock down harmless threads because they are on the "wrong board". </font>
What you deem harmless is a pain-in-the-neck to many on FT. That's why the outcry for moderators ensued.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">When I come to FT, I don't want to have to go to the miles board check the different forums there and then go over and check the travel boards.
Too much time too little patience.</font>
Most FT long-timers do
not have the time to poke through irrelavent threads such as what tends to turn up in The Buzz.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">I say as long as the topic is about the travel industry in general let it be posted.
No. That's not what FT is about.
If you want general travel industry news, go to Yahoo and set up a customized news page. FT is specifically for FF tips.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">People want simplicity, and 50 super specific boards instead of 5 general boards won't cut it.</font>
Sorry, kiddo. You've got it all backwards.
Flyertalk was created
precisely to share insider information, not for general FF questions that can be answered at each airlines' Web site.
[This message has been edited by essxjay (edited 08-12-2001).]