Nothing new here.

But in the past, I've long enjoyed flyertalk, gotten something out of it, hopefully contributed a little something back. But for the past couple months, seeing good threads closed has been constantly infuriating. On a pleasant afternoon between two Cubs' playoff victories, I shouldn't get infuriated.

There is a thread closed in MilesBuzz about fare basis rules. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum1/HTML/009352.html
Someone asked for a web page that explained them, and there was a useful discussion about it beginning, and then one of the moderators closes it off with the statement,
"it is unrelated to miles or points".

Problems understanding fare rules has been my #1 problem with frequent flyer programs. I'm sure for others it is different. But understanding the fine print of bonus mile offers sometimes has meant understanding much more about the various codes than most airline employees are able to tell you. And there are new and changing rules about fares which affect the ability to upgrade, a frequent flyer program benefit. And there are fares in some airlines which do not allow the accrual of frequent flyer miles, an important aspect of the fare code which has been the a-posteriori cause of many threads. And I'm sure there are many other aspects of fare basis codes which are both related and unrelated to frequent flyer programs. And I'm sure that an interesting discussion could have covered both aspects. Instead, because of someone's sense of order, it has been effectively cut off. And what would have been the harm of leaving it?



Deep breath.