Originally Posted by Mary2e
I think it may be time to close & lock the thread and delete any new congas that might pop up
One poster offered money to jump the conga line and another offered gmail accounts.
Today, I noticed someone posting the same freeipods type conga on tivocommunity.com. Except that person was run off for promoting a "pyramid" scheme, or a "matrix" scheme. This person also listed several other legitimate sites with ipod congas.. Guess what, the FT thread was listed as one of the sites.
Just a thought. If you look through the ipod thread you can see it's gotten way out of hand.
Mary
Mary, forgive my opposition to closing and locking this thread. As bhatnasx stated in this thread, he had only noble intent in sharing an opportunity with the community.
Many loyal FTers are on the list, have followed the rules of both the community and the thread, and have been patiently awaiting their turn at the top. To close it now would be unfair to them. Yes, the newcomers have been a persistent problem. However, the thread administrators (myself included) have worked tirelessly to keep the thread in order and to keep it going.
I have gotten so much benefit from FlyerTalk, I appreciated the opportunity to give something back through "wardening" the line for a while. The tough line we are taking is actually benefitting the community as a whole. Some who were chastised and corrected, and had wanted to swoop in only to use the line, have actually commented about the community, how they appreciate it, and how they will stick around to contribute to it.
I agree that a combination of minimum membership time/number of posts is a good suggestion; to penalize those currently queued is a wrong reaction.
Thank you!