There do seem to have been a lot of what I’d consider General Travel topics posted in The Buzz lately. Something in the water? Cabin fever? What I’ve noticed is how many of those topics begin with the “maybe this should have gone elsewhere but it’ll get attention here” disclaimer.

wharvey: an interesting point – something as simple as layout sometimes has a tremendous effect on function.

Roadrunner: you also have a good point. Calling it “The Buzz” implies it’s the forum for whatever’s immediately “happening”. Furthermore, the subheading reinforces that idea: Discussion of the latest frequent flyer buzz. Clear as mud.

The FAQ page does not address how to choose a forum to post in. NJDavid’s guidelines passed on by Rudi are amusing and useful, but they’re not exactly easily accessible. And opus is right: some topics are simply ambiguous. (Is that an oxymoron?)

Compared to other issues of the moment, all this doesn’t strike me as terrifically important, but it may be worth mentioning in light of the touted redesign of Flyertalk. I expect Randy & Co. have tried to take things like this into account. More importantly, I hope they’ll be ready to take feedback once the new site is up and running, and to make further modifications as needed. Maybe I’ll cross-post in several other forums to make sure – no, sorry, not a good joke right now.

dhammer53, re “and who the heck is that idiot several posts above mine?”: I really don’t want to know!