Originally Posted by
F105ThudDriver
My very 1ST post in any forum since 1999, other than the obligatory and ubiquitous facebook page and this is the ideal thread to take that step as I believe I can provide a different perspective to this debate.
Until 2 weeks ago, I had never heard of FlyerTalk or any blog dedicated to travel. Point in fact, if I stumbled onto any Blog by following a link from some story and I was greeted with animated versions of credit cards, saying " Me.., Pick Me...", I would simply close the tab and never return.
Wow, My intro to this post was written just a few days ago but due to other commitments I was unable to complete my thoughts and post. Since then, the tone of this thread has morphed to the point the title has nothing to do with the trend of the conversation. THIS IS WHAT’S WRONG WITH FLYERTALK
It has nothing to do with bloggers.. it has all to do with FTers. The sad part is that this attitude is only ubiquitous in "FD" (and yes, I know what FD is and how to work it) and “How can I abuse the system to get my CC spends up” threads. How petty as, FT is so much more. Has everyone forgotten what Randy’s original vision was? Does anybody know who Randy is?
What a shame and this thread held such promise at the beginning. So, yes, add my voice to those to say "close it". Never came close to 5 pages, did it?
Flyertalk is a difficult forum for a newbie. Some people would call it labyrinthine, and that wouldn't be far from truth. So I'm really glad that in mere 2 weeks you've figured out all there is to know about flyertalkers from reading a few threads. Although, since you know how to work FDs and (even more importantly) who Randy is, I guess this forum has been an easy nut for you to crack. Congratulations! Now you could move on and share your expertise with other newbies who, unfortunately, lack your colossal learning abilities.