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Old Jan 10, 2013, 10:44 am
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Originally Posted by SkiAdcock
Mods can do so/no problem, but as standard practice a FT site-wide announcement goes up for the voting period.
That's my understanding as well. Our Community Director always makes a site-wise "global" announcement within hours, if not minutes, once a TB motion is in place. Not sure why this motion should be any different? Does it mean a new protocol to make announcement for TB motions from now on?

Originally Posted by oliver2002
Announcement posted in the Other Asian... FFP forum!
Originally Posted by oliver2002
Originally Posted by MSPeconomist
Should someone (senior moderator?) also post an announcement in the China destination forum?
Done!

ETA:
BTW, I don't know if there's enough support for this proposed forum among TBers but I like TB uses a clear forum name for this motion to include only PRC airlines.

I may be nitpicking but I doubt PRC refers to themselves as "Mainland" China. As far as I know, none of the "westerners" use "Mainland" to describe PRC airlines. Only people in Taiwan refer to PRC as "Mainland" because of the history between China and Taiwan. I haven't encountered enough PRC folks but I learn they use "inland" (內地) when it comes down to geographical reference. Since this motion is about airlines per se, instead of destination and/or geography, why not just call a horse a horse, "China-based Airlines Forum" or "Airlines of People's Republic of China Forum?"

Last edited by lin821; Jan 10, 2013 at 12:46 pm Reason: ETA: clarification & wording
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