A number of the threads that are mentioned above subjectively could be candidates for moving. Notice the emphasis on the word “subjectively”. I can’t give anyone a firm answer on why they are still there, outside of the content doesn’t strike me as offensive for MilesBuzz.

What belongs in MilesBuzz? Well that subject (and thread) has gone on since early July, when I started moderating. Unfortunately we come back to the base word “subjective”.

I suppose I could become extremely anal and move anything that doesn’t clearly tie in to a mileage offer. This is not a palatable solution for me, for a number of reasons. The first is the amount of time it takes to be an aggressive editor. I just don’t have that available. Since October I have been out of town on business about every other week. When in town, I’m usually in my office 10-11 hours a day. My employer pays me a good living, and they should get my attention. When I’m at home, my wife deserves some face-time.

It would be great to be able to moderate while at work due to an excellent high-speed connection. Limited by my inability to do this, I’m usually relegated to FT’ing at home, which brings me to the second restraint on aggressive moderation, a lousy 28.8Kb dial up connection. To move, copy, or close a thread is very time-consuming even with a good connection, at 28.8Kb you want to scream.

The third restraint on more aggressive moderation, is that I want users to not feel that FT is under marshal law. I refer people to the threads posted elsewhere on how “biddingfortravel” treats scofflaws. This is not my idea of a fun place to participate on.

Craig


P.S. to Mikey: you and I will never completely agree on the level of moderation needed, but philosophically we’re not that far apart.