JDiver

As a Moderator, I'll say we'll ALL be transitioning to the American Airlines | AAdvantage (Combined Airline and Program) forum, because the AApm and USpm fora will ultimately see pertinent threads moved to that forum and the pm fora closed. More and more is happening / under discussion in the Combined forum (precipitated by the March FFP etc. merger).

The stuff that pertains to each airline, "pre-merger" (really used because it's easier to use that phrase, though it's inaccurate) policies, etc. will remain, as they are now, in the pm fora; there's plenty of that, but not when we wake up October 17. The separation of fora remains precisely because upgrades and a number of other issues (IROPS, standing by, etc.) are still handled differently. And as we've seen, though legacy AA policy will be the default, there are changes being made to those (e.g. AA July 12 Same Day Flight Change and SDFC coming to international, so it's a somewhat different SDFC that will apply to all of us). When those issues become applicable to us all, they'll be in the "combo" forum.

Part of that user density is some of the reasoning behind the more extensive use of thread wikis, consolidated and master threads in particular. Otherwise, imo, it could get overwhelming and challenging to find anything due to information fragmentation. IMO, the incrementalism of the merger has made it easier for all of us to make the transition to "One system. One code." and "One Forum"; we get to prepare for change, and hopefully not get hit by falling debris a la US-CO.

And it's the reason all of us AA-US Mods will be sticking around, unforeseen circumstances notwithstanding. We'll do everything we can to make our new forum welcoming for everyone (and continue to intervene if anyone expresses hostility to one group of members or another). Most members will most likely continue being helpful and involved in providing useful info, tips and tricks.

Together, we'll row this bigger boat and bail water as necessary.