<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by gleff:
Just speculating, I bet that all of this discussion has been useful both for the FT Administration to have the implications fleshed out and also for Starwood Lurker to see the reaction to making such a request. William may or may not admit it, but I'd bet that he'll be more cautious making such requests in the future.</font>
I bet that all of this discussion has been useful! An impressive comment!
Ten days he kept silence in public. Unusual for the
View From the Wing. Weird for a (new elected) TB member, who
campaigned, that his biggest contribution has come from learning from others on the board, integrating that knowledge with his own, and then sharing it back frequently with newer members. If someone jumps
into a lot of debates so quick like
gleff is doing, than I also expect him to do so on topics that get attention from part of our community.
Further more, especially as
gleff represents our community, it’s too weak to say this is a useful discussion. IMO a representative must have the ability to present his opinion at an
early stage of a conversation and not to wait and see what the majority of us is thinking. And he has to speak up in an easy understandable way. Why is it so difficult to say, eg
To provide links that lead to a registration page or to provide promo codes is one of the cornerstones of FT. Whoever asks a poster to delete such information, acts against our “house rules”. Tedhl, I feel so sorry for this misjudgement and I hope it was an anomaly.
But nothing like this do we hear from TB member
gleff!
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by gleff:
Clearly, Starwood Lurker made a request. And no doubt because he is so prominent and respected on the whole on these boards, the initial inclination is accomodate a request from him. That doesn't require being on the TalkBoard. It doesn't require a change of policy. </font>
It goes without saying, a decision should be made on facts and not, if someone is
prominent or not. However, the more I am thinking about
Starwood Lurker’s attitude – representing in the following five quotations out of this thread -
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Starwood Lurker:
I don't mind members sharing information concerning targeted offers as long as that information does not provide the promotion code for the offer in question.
If it does, then you can expect me to appeal to the moderators and to the Flyertalk admin people every time.</font>
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Starwood Lurker:
But, I wonder something on another point altogether...it is a violation of the TOS if one publishes emails on Flyertalk from another registered user without their expressed written permission. Did tedhl have the permission of the moderator and the Flyertalk admin to do so?</font>
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Starwood Lurker:
I see no further use to discuss the issue publicly and trust that Randy will make a decision to protect the interests of all the registered users at Flyertalk.</font>
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Starwood Lurker:
I can appreciate that knowing all the rules for posting can be a daunting task.</font>
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Starwood Lurker:
It was after I realized what kind of problems it was going to cause us that I began to ask for assistance from the moderators and the Flyertalk admin.</font>
the more I am questioning what made
Starwood Lurker so prominent and respected on the whole of these boards.
It was a great move, as Starwood Preferred Guest Services (SPG) introduced
Starwood Lurker back in 2000.
William R. Sanders works as Customer Service Coordinator (CSC) for SPG. Part of his job is monitoring FT and interacting with Starwood’s customers via FT. Looking at
Starwood Lurker’s 5700+ post count, besides his input in Starwood Forum, I remember his
Trip Report to Freddie’s (first flight after seven years) and a view posts in Technical Issues, Suggestions, Marriott and American Airlines. In short: His quotes are about Starwood, the company he works for.
If
William R. Sanders quits this job,
Starwood Lurker remains, but the person behind him will change. Do you really think
William R. Sanders will be part of our community, if he is off work?
Thinking about this scenario, Industry Impact Award should have been addressed to SPG and
William R. Sanders should have taken this Freddie on behalf of the company he works for. And what I read about
William R. Sanders, I have the impression that most of us think he made an excellent job, some of us find his comments stereotype & annoying and a few feel their requests are not heard by him. That’s life!
But why is a CSC like
Starwood Lurker prominent?