Originally Posted by Mary2e
I also noticed that thread blowing up and had the same thought. Lots of newbies in there that haven't posted anywhere but SPAM on that thread and now the flat screen thread.
How about having the mod just delete your post to have it stop? As the topic starter you could do that. I know you had the best of intentions, but this one just blew up. JMHO.
I completely understand & I would do that - but that wouldn't be fair to all the people that were legitimately a part of this. If I had known that was going to happen, I honestly wouldn't have started it.
Originally Posted by JonNYC
I agree. But I would go on to say that In actuality, the entire thread doesn't really comport with what the SPAM forum was originally meant to be, IMHO. It has nothing whatsoever to do with miles & points or flying or staying, etc. And, therefore, I think the decision to start the thread itself is as much to blame as all the teenagers it brought in. Again, MHO.
I agree - the only thing is that when I posted it, I was under the impression that Conga lines were permitted & this is an alternative type of points (you have to get referral points to get the goods). If the SPAM Mods want to close it &/or if Randy wants to close, that's perfectly fine with me - I didn't mean for it to go the way it did - I meant for FT'ers to hook FT'ers up - also, I didn't think it was a bad thing to do because when it first was started, people, including a couple of people who are Mods & yourself included, JonNYC, posted & no one said that it was an improper post at the time - had a Moderator decided to move/delete it, that would have been fine with me at the time.
I do assure you all that Mary2e above is correct - I did have the best of intentions - I just didn't realize that it'd get out of hand - which is why I'm making a suggestion about the minimum time/post count (and I'm echoing boilermaker's suggestion of having those who don't have the minimum post count, but a long time membership with FT having to request permission to post).