Originally Posted by vanillabean

Maybe now is a good time to start up a thread dedicated to when status points are posted. Just kidding of course, sort of anyway. Why is it that Alaska can update our points and status points on touchdown and Bank of America needs half a month? And why is that the Alaska forum here on FT can’t make it easier for people to access the answer to the questions that they ask? In the least promoting and self-serving way of course I think it would be in everyone’s best interest to be informed of the FAQ’s list of all-important threads and furthermore build up encouragement to skim the most recent pages of a given thread.

Along these lines a key issue is what prompts people to sprinkle new threads around to the point that the existing threads are left out of sight on page two. I have noticed a high number of these recently. Is it because, like in the holiday traffic, the streets are flooded with Sunday drivers? Nothing wrong with that of course, we are happy to be represented by any weekday, but the situation requires easy access, and having a suitable title is a considerable step in that direction, which at times is sorely lacking, in part because seemingly people have little say in adjusting it as the thread progresses.

Yet another stumbling block is the sticky threads that are placed at the top of the webpage. But this static area although given a high profile position is not where people are looking, they look at the top of the regular threads because that’s where the recent contributions are to be found. I would say there is work to be done.