In responding to nikbruno's point, essxjay writes:

>>What you deem harmless is a pain-in-the-neck to many on FT. That's why the outcry for moderators ensued.

As one of the more vocal to advocate moderation on the board (see http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum97/HTML/000232.html and http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum97/HTML/000311.html and others), I dispute that statement. For many, including myself, the cry for moderation was a plea to keep the discussions polite. This was prompted by and large by about five individuals who regularly stretched (and oftentimes, IMO, exceeded) the limits of civility here.

By the way, I do agree that off topic posts are a pain in the neck, but I have never advocated moderation for that reason (at least that I'm aware of!)

>>Most FT long-timers do not have the time to poke through irrelavent threads such as what tends to turn up in The Buzz.

I personally dislike like the new organization of FlyerTalk. I haven't been over to any of the other boards besides FlyerTalk Miles since the first couple of days after the separation. It's a hassle.

>>If you want general travel industry news, go to Yahoo and set up a customized news page. FT is specifically for FF tips.

The banner on this board reads "The world's most popular frequent flyer community." If it's a community, doesn't the community get to decide what it's going to discuss? (If we don't, change the banner...)

Or did you mean FT Miles is specifically for FF tips?

>>People want simplicity, and 50 super specific boards instead of 5 general boards won't cut it.
>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.

I happen to agree with the original poster, but I wonder if you meant "FT Miles" when you posted this.

[This message has been edited by dgolds (edited 08-12-2001).]