I think travel buzz, as FT is now, is necessary to obtain a "critical mass" to answer a lot of the questions people have, especially if they're time-sensitive. The region forums can lie dormant for days, and it must be frustrating for those who post a question and don't get a response, when a post on Travelbuzz could (in many instances) get 5+ responses in <24 hours.

On the other hand- especially with the limitations of the search function, it'd be great if buzz topics could make their way into the subgroups for archival purposes.

Of course, it's unfair to ask volunteer moderators to be reference librarians, so this will never happen.

The main thing that drives me nuts about the "buzz" forums is that (IMHO) there's a big gap between travelbuzz and milesbuzz- air travel threads that aren't miles-related thread get closed at miles buzz and sent over here. However, most if not all, of the air travel discussion on FT occurs on the FT Miles side of FT. Hence my proposal for "Air Buzz" as a new buzz forum....