Me, too!

I'm honored that the Alaska Airlines forum is generally a flame-free, friendly place, but I hope that this thread serves as a great resource for people new to the Alaska program, the Alaska forum, FlyerTalk in general, or who just need to ask a question in a dedicated, friendly environment staffed with people charged to be especially helpful.

The ambassadors will be monitoring this thread regularly, answering your questions and/or pointing you in the right direction as to where to find more information or get further assistance. Any question is fair game, from earning and using miles on Alaska to qualifying for elite status or even for help understanding the ubiquitous acronyms used across the forums here. No question is too small or too dumb to be asked, and you're guaranteed to get a helpful, friendly response!

Those of you Alaska old-timers, feel free to contribute answers here just as you normally do in the rest of the Alaska forum. And while it's rarely an issue around these parts, make sure to leave the snark or the at the door before entering. Also, I'll make two requests of you guys:

1) Limit the use of acronyms. Many newbies find acronyms to be exclusionary, and we don't want to make anyone feel excluded. If you're going to use an acronym, take the opportunity to help the newer people learn our shorthand around here by defining the acronym before using it.
2) This is a "lounge" thread, and discussion on virtually any topic is therefore allowed here. However, this thread is geared towards newbies, so let's not steal their thunder and go off on wild tangents here. Use the Alaska Airlines Lounge Thread for that. When posting in here, always respond with the idea that your post should be constructive to a newbie.

Cheers and welcome!

jackal
Co-Moderator (with Cholula)
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Forum