Thank you tom911 for your post. I should have been more clear. What I meant was that I had never seen wr_schwab post before this issue arose. Yes, I have indeed read every word that she/he and Randy have written on this subject. Whether I always like it or not, that's sort of my job as a TalkBoard member. I just hope it doesn't keep me so busy that I miss out on the great $74.00 UA first-class, around-the-world mistake fare that Jailer was blabbing about for this spring.

I actually interpret this particular "reconsideration" motion, as an opportunity to step back, and open a TalkBoard dialogue with Randy to help us better understand his position and, as you suggest, go back to the drawing board and start over in an attempt to find a solid solution that addresses everyone's concerns and needs. IMHO, that is what usually happens when people talk first and act later.

FWIW, during our internal TalkBoard discussions, even before Randy made his decision to eliminate OMNI post counts, I had suggested creating a new OMNI Games Forum and even creating a new "OMNI Gamester" title for folks who hit 40,000 posts primarily by playing OMNI games.

There are lots of good ideas out there among the very smart people in FlyerTalk Land and I am confident that those good ideas will, when blended together, lead to truly great solutions. We all just need to be willing to hold our horses (and decisions) long enough to really listen to one another, and set aside our pride and prejudices long enough to be able to truly understand and embrace the goodness in one another's ideas, rather than allowing ourselves to slip into an "I am right, so if you disagree with me, you must be wrong" mentality.