JonNYC wrote:
However, from a new member's point-of-view, it might be a bit misleading in some cases to see "Flyertalk Evangelist" under a member's name, not knowing that that is automatic at 10,000 posts, and think that that designation actually meant that the member in question must be one of the more knowledgeable members here, rather than just a persistent Omni poster.
I agree with this completely. The FT Evangelist moniker is very misleading because it's based on the number of posts. We all know there are FTers who can easily run up their count by posting meaningless tidbits in the points and miles forums. Even if one becomes an "evangelist" through posts that "count," it doesn't necessarily mean much. OTOH, there are people on the board I would give that label to, and I don't believe they have anywhere near 10K posts.