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***uchan posted 09-30-98 01:39 PM
Does anyone know why, after posting a message in the coupon trade forum...offering "for free!" some United coupons I ran across. My message and account was deleted from the Frequent Flyer Bulletin Board?
Did I do something wrong?
Who ever deleted these should have at least advised me if I had done something wrong...I was just trying to help out my fellow traveler.
Appreciate any info or advise anyone can offer.....

MilesChick posted 10-01-98 10:17 AM ([email protected])
In response to the numerous comments posted in this area, yes in deed, WebFlyer did remove the post due to the possible unprofessional, misunderstanding of the name used. The person who belongs to the name in question, was emailed and told that his post would be removed.He was also asked to chose another name. Obviously, he did receive our email since he has returned with a more appropriate name. We are a site for serious frequent travelers who want to share our thoughts, opinions, and knowledge with others so we can all earn more miles and points. We do not typically remove posts from our site, as a matter of fact this is only the second time. We will not hesitate in the future to remove names or posts which might be perceived unprofessional in nature.

***uchan posted 10-01-98 11:25 AM
Thank you everyone for your input on my situation!!
Do I still need to change my name or since I added the chan is my name ok? I don't want to offend anyone else...
Also I never received any email from web flyer, advising my posting would be removed or I needed to change my name, if I did I certainly won't have posted this message asking what happened...
As Baobab pointed out it is an Asian name.
***u or ***uchan is the name of my dog, This is a common name for a dog in Japan as is my cat's name Kuro or Kurochan.....
Regarding my original offer of Ua Coupons....
[remainder of post about coupons]

MileMonitor posted 10-01-98 02:26 PM
This is Randy Petersen of WebFlyer. Indeed we did take hte post by ***U off from the original post because of the possible confusion with profanity. I have checked our records and indeed, he was emailed prior to the action with an explanation and he did choose another name. As you are aware, other sites have been held accountable for actions, words and language instituted by their visitors and we really want FlyerTalk to continue in the manner it was intended. I think everything is fine now and let's get back to chat. For your reference, FlyerTalk was originally launched in 1994 and was pulled three months later because of the inmaturity of selected visitors and frankly, we didn't have the staff to clean up the language every day. Hopefully this time it's better.



[This message has been edited by roberto (edited 04-02-99).]