Originally Posted by
Kiwi Flyer
A number of FTers have already given their reasons why OMNI posts shouldn't count.
Stealing from Punki
"Real, specific reasons do not include "It is better for FT" or "OMNI is an off-topic cesspool" or "Randy has done the right thing"." are the reasons I have seen as to why to not count OMNI posts.
If we are going to single out OMNI v. anything Non-Miles/Points related then I want to understand why the focus is on OMNI.
Originally Posted by
Kiwi Flyer
Rightly or wrongly some (most?) newer FTers do equate post count with travel knowledge. If post counts more accurately reflected posting about travel then that is a good thing. Sure it will not be perfect - no system is. But not counting OMNI (and CC) is a very simple way to improve on the old post count.
I dont argue that some people look at post counts but solely focusing on OMNI doesnt really solve the problem any more than putting a band-aid on a cut that needs stitches help fix it. It might slow the problem down for a little bit but at the end of the day a more thorough fix is still needed.
Originally Posted by
Kiwi Flyer
I don't think OMNI posts should count. I'm not anti-OMNI as some would characterise me. Heck I post enough there and should post count be adjusted retroactively (as it was once before on the WWBTNFTMTP thread) I'll be impacted more than most.
I dont think people are anti-OMNI specifically but I have a hard time figuring out why the focus in solely on OMNI posting when there is post padding in many other forums on FT. Travel/Safety and Security is a good example of sanctioned post-padding that in many ways serves less value to FT than a majority of the OMNI posts do.
My biggest issue is that I cannot figure out why the focus is solely on OMNI post counting when OMNI is just part of the problem (and would be even less of a problem if the blatant post-padding threads were moderated out of existence like they should be per the TOS of FT.)