Originally Posted by
NewbieRunner
If you
search FT for "FCO connecting" "FCO connection" "FCO connections" "Fiumicino connecting" "Fiumicino connection" or "Fiumicino connections", the new merged thread appears as one of the top three hits (the other two are this thread and the thread in the Suggestion Box!). There should be no need to include Connecting / Connection / Connections in the title.
Also note it is called "merged thread" rather than "master thread" since the latter implies 'the' resource on topic and that 'you shouldn't need to look elsewhere to be confident you've found what there is to know on the topic'.
Please note also that many of the FCO/Fiumicino threads were originally posted in other forums and moved to this forum by their respective moderators.
Are there many threads dealing with FCO airport transfers or buying a SIM at FCO already? The more specific the thread title there is a chance that other topics may creep in, for example people asking about connecting in FCO and taking duty-free liquids through security or connecting in FCO and choice of lounges, or connecting in FCO and buying a SIM card, etc. I should know through my experience of managing a
connection thread at another airport.
First, thanks so much for all of your help! And of course I defer to the greater powers here. But my point in suggesting the title to reflect that the merged thread regards Connections/Arriving/Departing, is so that the thread won't be used for questions regarding other FCO related issues (i.e. Airport transfers, SIM cards). That way when FTers come here looking for info about making their connection they have the one merged thread to consult and they won't have to sift through a bunch of non-connecting-related issues.
And yes, there are many threads regarding FCO transportation. To my way of thinking, if those particular threads were to be merged, it would be a sizeable resource in itself. And again, then FTers coming to this forum could easily see the options available to get into the city and post their questions in that merged thread. (I'll link those threads in a separate post so you all can decide if you think they warrant being merged into one thread).
The way the newly merged FCO thread is titled now, I think would make people inclined to post any FCO question, and therefore would defeat the purpose of having one main resource to check regarding connecting, arriving and departing from FCO.
Just my 2 cents though.