Well, sort of. As a practical matter the posting rules are different for OMNI. OMNI wouldn't be as fun or addictive if every post needed to meet every letter of the TOS. This leniency adds value to FT, IMHO. It also means that posts in OMNI aren't equivalent in (average) value to posts in other forums. So the current policy makes sense.
IMHO anyone who is post padding for the purpose of bragging about post count is subtracting value from FT. Yes, even if the post padding occurs in OMNI. If the current policy discourages such activity, that's a benefit to all of us. There may, however, be more surgical methods to discourage post padding.
I'm going to have to partially disagree with you. The posting content rules are more lenient, but I definitely remember a few people being suspended for post padding in 1 single thread one Saturday evening. The reason was post padding, not another TOS violation. I believe Randy has also said that the FT TOS apply in Omni too.
I will also differ with you about the general value of a post in all of FT. I value the information I obtained in Omni equal to the infomation I receive in Hyatt, or any of the other miles & points forums I frequent. It's simply information that I prefer to get on FT versus another board. because I feel the participants are a pretty knowlegable and well rounded group not found anywhere else. Plus, I owe the FT Legal Clinic a small fortune for their help
