Punqi, I don't know. There are just so many categories and topics nowadays that I don't think everyone will be happy all the time. Flyertalk.com is evolving, and I think we must all evolve with it.

FT isn't just about Miles and Points now. Plain and simple. Even though that was the cause for its' creation, it has moved beyond that.

What are the causes for "misposts"? I don't know... Careless error? Laziness? Lack of knowledge? Other reasons?

In terms of your thought about that "the current format just isn't working as well as the old one did," I will disagree. I think the changes that were made some 14 months ago have been a very proactive and positive way to grow. Personally I feel that the Travel Section has benefitted the most. Now people can ask questions about a trip to Shanghai in the Asia forum, about how to deal w/ two parents traveling w/ three children in Traveling with Children and GLBT topics… all now within the confines of FT Travel. These all would have just been lumped in what I believe was the “General Travel” forum prior to the overhaul in July 2001. Surely this is forward progress, no?

Now I’m not pointing fingers, so please don’t misinterpret the tone of this reply. But I think people are just too set in their ways and don’t realize that change is occurring. I do not see how this new system lacks intuition. My first supposition is that most people access FT through bookmarks to the Miles or Travel pages. If one was to start from the root of flyertalk.com they could very easily see the Miles, Tavel, Dining and Airport Forums with their appropriate descriptions.

I realize there will be some topics that could cross multiple forums, but I don’t think any system could eliminate that.

Penultimately, it is in my estimation that Randy is trying to create a very all-encompassing Travel Bulletin Board. As you say, almost all of the posters here are smarter than the average bear. Randy is trying to make sure that our combined knowledge is harnassed and accessed with topics that go beyond simple frequent flyer points and miles to paint the entire picture of traveling in this world today!

So I guess in conclusion, I just ask to know how the format is “cumbersome and difficult”… from personal experience. When did it become confusing to you and what were you trying to do? Maybe we can work though this all together!

As doc says, “Have a great weekend all”… I’m off to the Rodeo!

With this reply, I do not intend to speak for Randy, the staff at WebFlyer or the TalkBoard. The above are just the thoughts, ideas and ramblings of a 25 year old who, like most others here, cares about FlyerTalk.com

mike.