Rotten apples crop up from time to time and from my experience on Yahoo stock boards, which attract some of the most uncivil people, the best policy is to ignore and not respond. Let the proper authorities, so to speak, deal with the situation as they will be far more effective than one or many of us trying to engage in a flame war which just further denigrates the quality of the board.

Who needs the bad karma anyway? I try and look at these types of posts with a bit of pity for the individual making them and just move on. I refuse to let them affect me in a negative way. One may not have control over what others post but one certainly has control over the way one chooses to react or not react to those posts.

On a positive note I just want to say to all my fellow FT's that in the relatively short amount of time I have been a participant I have learned allot about travel and FF. opportunities but more importantly I have enjoyed the stories and personalities that make up the heart and soul of FT. It is a privilege to be associated with such a decent and fine group of people and may it continue to be so. I sincerely look forward to being able to put a face to some of the handles eventually. Thanks all