I have been thinking about the sticky thread thing for a while. We have been lucky that out of the goodness of a couple of FTer's hearts, a lot of oneworld info is stored on web pages they personally manage. Getting to these pages is easy IF you find a message that references the relevant link. Clearly it would be good to have one sticky to contain these links at the very least. Looking beyond that, a sticky specifically for the various ow ticket rules and answers to the common questions that come up would benefit a large number of visitors. It could also be useful to have a sticky that summarizes benefits and eligibility criteria for all of the FF programs (way back when ow started a bunch of us put this info together and Fewmiles put it up on his web site).

I have a couple of concerns though. First, I would hate to see too many sticky threads as ultimately this would distract from the day to day flow of the forum. Second, would going in this direction imply the need to appoint a moderator? (For sticky thread management and arbitration on contributions). I will be completely upfront and state that in principle I am firmly against the moderator concept. However, I will conceed that they are sometimes a necessary evil on very active boards and those where controversy can easily erupt. As far as the oneworld forum goes, I think it is a lot more easy going, friendly and in many ways more helpful than some of the other FT fora. Over the past 5 years (has it really been that long?!?!? ) it has flourished quite well without moderation. So, I'd prefer it if this forum remained moderator free.

Edited to add: I replied to ajinlondon's original post thinking more about the broader implications by what he proposed and neglected to to offer my support and help to him if this get's pushed forward - 'cause basically it's worth doing.