Originally Posted by
Barbara48
I do not post very often but it is not considered good manners to make sure that every one knows that "they" were not invited to the birthday party. I am sure there are forums that are by invitation only but since you are not inviting me, why mention it? One of the best parts of FT is the help that I have received from many members. I felt that answer was offensive as well.
Hi, Barbara48. Sorry I offended you. In my first post, I mentioned where I had gotten the information, as I thought people might want to know the source. Many FT members are aware of the existence of this other board and the expertise that has left Flyertalk and now resides there, so they could use that to judge the credibility of the information. In the post that offended you, I was responding to this direct request:
Originally Posted by
cingmot
You mean there's friendly people out there somewhere? Send me a link!
Having received the request, I was put in the position of possibly offending
cingmot by ignoring his request, or responding to it and possibly offending you.
Having said that, within this thread are, I believe, all the reasons that most of the members of that other board no longer participate on Flyertalk.
Addendum: due to thread cleanup, this thread now exhibits only some of the reasons.