Originally Posted by
kokonutz
...all of the threads either get moved elsewhere more appropriate or should be
A little hyperbole, no?
About half of the threads are open because they indeed fit the criteria of a "published general travel news story."
The others get moved to the appropriate destination or airline forums, or closed because the subject is already being discussed in those forums.
Travel News is very precisely defined and is a niche for those stories of interest that don't fit anywhere else.
Not sure closing a very active forum where half of the threads are open is justified.
But, as always, there is more to this proposal than it appears.
If the CD wants to concur with a TB recommendation to close, that's fine by me. Some other forums might want to be ready for a deluge and those forum moderators will also find they are closing threads that are already being discussed elsewhere or moving to appropriate forums. Which is what happens rather often in the extremely-well moderated Travel Buzz forum. Would you wish to close that too?
Originally Posted by
kokonutz
Last time I tried to close this forum it was spared to 'see if things have changed.
The last time the discussion helpfully led to changes in the structure of Travel News that you and others were demanding. That's the sort of help that is appreciated indeed. ^