Originally Posted by
dj_jay_smith
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Sorry to say but I find mega threads to be more difficult. Unless you take to time to read every page, then you can never find what you are looking for.
And while it does mean that all knowledge about a topic might be in a single thread, you tend to get people asking the same questions over and over because they can't find what they want (and a search does not help in many cases).
Plus, often there are times when the thread goes off topic which just adds to the noise and hinders you even more.
This is why I think that a more dedicated forum for specific airports would be better.
Want to know how bad immigration is on a Monday morning at LHR T2 when arriving with airline yyy, then you know which forum to look in or ask your question.
A thread which might have you information in it but which also includes customs, security, interlining, travelling with babies, wheelchairs, left luggage, picking up Amazon parcels (yes I saw such a question in the BA forum!) will make it difficult to find what you want.
One answer that works well (AA forum hub airport GUIDE threads, the aforementioned
FCO thread in the Italy forum) is the Wikipost. A summary of important information, links, etc. then appear at the top of every rendered page, providing reference.
FlyerTalk Forums Thread Wiki: FCO Rome Fiumicino Airport [Merged thread]
Please read: This is a community-maintained wiki post containing the most important information from this thread. You may edit the Wiki once you have been on FT for 90 days and have made 90 posts.
The Wikiposts also "spreads the labor" out, as any signed in member with 90 days of FT tenure and 90 posts can edit and update the Wikipost, which is "community property" (as are practically all Wiki products).