Originally Posted by
AeroWesty
In my view, to begin a discussion to lead readers to a topic you've begun on your blog, with the intent to drive readership off FT and generate clicks for your own benefit, no. There's never an appropriate time to do that. It's bad manners.
Emphasis mine.
That's your interpretation of my intent, and I can tell you it's wrong. My
actual intent was to start a conversation among people who didn't engage in it the first time around (i.e. on my blog). The reason I posted the link, as I mentioned before, was to provide a "full read" for those who wanted more than the key highlights I provided in the post.
I like clicks as much as the next guy, but I'm really not worried about the fraction of a penny (that's not an exaggeration) that I might get from people clicking through.
Originally Posted by
Ancien Maestro
Personally, I like travelling although its sometimes hard and seems to be a chore.. its a privilege to get on a plane and travel to a nice destination. I find it a privilege to take so much time off and head to a desirable place to spend valuable time with the family.
We do a travel day which is set up to enjoy the rigors of travel.
The whole point I'm making, is we try to keep a positive attitude and outlook.. and treat everyone with respect. If employees along the way is having a tough day, hopefully we can express appreciation for their services, grant thank you's as much as possible, and make the travel experience as pleasant as possible for everyone.
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Originally Posted by
fnothaft
With regards to please and thank you, isn't it just common courtesy to say please when asking for something, or thank you when someone helps you?
One would think, but apparently it's not universal