Originally Posted by
FlyFasterFlyFarther
Let's take the question one step further: if blogs have a forum, and bloggers can participate in promotion of their sites, what about bloggers who are direct competitors of Flyertalk? Does this forum legitimize coming here to discuss their blog's work with events (Frequent Traveler University) and even forums (Milepoint)?
It's hard to imagine how that wouldn't be appropriate in such a forum. And yet there's been a decent bit of hand wringing over the idea that some people could promote competitor sites/products here on Flyertalk.
Those things ARE discussed on FlyerTalk. Gary's blog is much-discussed in the various threads about blogs. And the FTEF (the company behind the FTUs which is owned by the Milepoint Boys) is the subject of a rather long thread in OMNI (although as a newish member of FlyerTalk you may not have OMNI access yet...assuming, of course, FlyFasterFlyFarther is your first FT handle).
FlyerTalk should, imho, be about ALL things points and miles. And organized in a manner meant to allow efficient discussion.