We have decided to implement a couple of changes to help manage the continued growth of FlyerTalk. Here are the changes:

- OMNI posts will no longer count toward a member's total post count. FlyerTalk's original mission and intent was to serve as a place where frequent travelers could exchange, in a positive manner, information and opinions about frequent flyer miles and points and the greater topic of travel. This is still our mission and we want to acknowledge those members who contribute to making FlyerTalk the leading online community of frequent travelers. OMNI, as many of you know, is more of a member requested sideline, and while it serves to build community bonds, it certainly veers from the core FlyerTalk topics.

- As we have in OMNI and The Coupon Connection, we are now requiring a minimum of 100 posts to gain posting admittance to the S.P.A.M. forum. Again, our hope is to channel positive participation into the mission of FlyerTalk, as well as continue to offer some of these other value-added forums to those who are actively involved in the topic of miles, points and travel.

I fully understand that these changes may be an inconvenience to a very small number of our members and would like to apologize up front to those who are displeased. However, I do hope that you also appreciate that FlyerTalk remains committed to its roots and I would ask that members understand we will never be all things to everyone - but when it comes to the topic of frequent flyer miles and points and to a lesser degree, travel, we do want to be your number one destination on the Internet.

Thanks for your time and continued support of FlyerTalk.