1. In the first thread, I simply relayed what had been told to me by United personnel. The info. was further corroborated by the fact that only a couple of weeks earlier, I had no difficulty in booking the Star Asia awards via Europe.

I also note, however, that no one has refuted my claim with ANY evidence, not even the comments of a UA supervisor.

2. Numerous comments regarding the sorry state of UA's premium cabins (and in particular on the 747-400 aircraft) can be found with a search through FT Archives. AFAIK, UA has not refurbished its 747 fleet, so the condition of the cabins ostensibly could not have improved.

Therefore, I WHOLEHEARTEDLY reject ANY assertion that my activities over the past week could be characterized as trolling. They were NOT intended to degrade FlyerTalk or the United forum, and indeed DID not -- some posters who are hellbent on poisioning FlyerTalk through the harrassment of others decided to troll based on my postings.

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