Well, the Who Will Be The Next FlyerTalk Member To Post? An OMNI Game thread was bound to come up once again as an example sooner or later, especially when a topic such as this is brought up.

Yes, there is a fair share of nonsense posted in that thread, tazi — but have you ever actually read any of it? Have you read the discussions in that thread pertaining to miles, points, travel, advice, recipes, stories, jokes, rants, personal tragedies and personal triumphs, among other things? Do the many friendships and FlyerTalk gatherings which have been generated as a direct result of that thread matter at all?

For the record, FlyerTalk members who have never posted to that thread either have attended or plan to attend gatherings created as a result of that thread, such as in El Paso.

If you take a look at the list of who posted in that thread, it is a virtual Who’s Who of FlyerTalk. Frankly, I am proud of that. I am also proud of the fact that with greater than 70,000 mileposts and the number of unique FlyerTalk members that have posted to it, that thread (or any of its earlier variations) has never required any official moderator action, as it has always been peaceful and friendly.

It has also been proven that when post counts from the OMNI forum — including that thread — did not count towards one’s post count, the amount of posting traffic in that thread remained unaffected.

Regardless, I maintain my opinion on this issue.

Finally, the Who Will Be The Next FlyerTalk Member To Post? An OMNI Game is open to anyone who has access to the OMNI forum, and is welcome to all. Any FlyerTalk member who wants to post in that thread is cordially invited to do so. Anyone who does not want to post in that thread may simply ignore it. It is as simple as that.