Impact of AA clearing upgrades later than in the past
Apr 25, 2010, 9:46 am
#196
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: OKC/DFW
Programs: AA EXP/2 MM
Posts: 9,999
All of your "examples" put together equal less than one month of flying for me. So since my personal data set is much larger I have to go with my own experiences. I save email compulsively in a very organized fashion so I went back and checked my archives. I have had on ONE flight clear at the 100 hour mark of the last 12.
So despite your "eye roll" those are the facts as far as MY experience goes. Just like I said in my previous post. And I'm guessing this thread wouldn't have been started if others weren't experiencing something similar. So eye roll all you want.
So despite your "eye roll" those are the facts as far as MY experience goes. Just like I said in my previous post. And I'm guessing this thread wouldn't have been started if others weren't experiencing something similar. So eye roll all you want.
You originally stated that, as far as you could tell, upgrades no longer clear at 100 hours. You made this claim even though there are 20 examples of upgrades clearing at 100 hours in this very thread. Upon being told of these posts, you dismiss them as irrelevant because you don't find 20 to be a large enough data set. (I'm curious. Do you believe only those 20 upgrades cleared at 100 hours in the last 2 months?)
You do find, however, that despite being one EXP among thousands, your current year flights do represent a large enough data set to draw accurate conclusions. As I read it, your conclusion is that AA should stop advertising the EXP upgrade window. You believe this even though 25% of the time in the past 6 months your upgrades have cleared at the 100 hour window.
I hope I have summarized correctly, though there is one point that is still not clear to me. Maybe it's because I'm not very good with numbers, but I don't understand how your last 12 flights are relevant/significant. Since 20 flights represent less than one month travel for you, then 12 barely represents 2 weeks of travel, right?
Do you really think AA should stop advertising the 100-hour EXP upgrade window because you only received one upgrade at the window in a two-week period? Even though (by your own numbers) you've received over 30 upgrades at the 100-hour window in the last 6 months? You were right, I should not have used the
. I should have used 
because that's the funniest thing I've read on FT in ages. Thanks for the day brightener!
Apr 25, 2010, 9:57 am
#197
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Denver • DEN-APA
Programs: AF Platinum, EK Gold, AA EXP, UA 1K, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 21,585
Do you really think AA should stop advertising the 100-hour EXP upgrade window because you only received one upgrade at the window in a two-week period? Even though (by your own numbers) you've received over 30 upgrades at the 100-hour window in the last 6 months? You were right, I should not have used the . I should have used because that's the funniest thing I've read on FT in ages. Thanks for the day brightener!
. I should have used because that's the funniest thing I've read on FT in ages. Thanks for the day brightener! for me.
Apr 25, 2010, 12:44 pm
#198
Join Date: May 2007
Programs: AAdvantage, Hilton
Posts: 3,191
Apr 25, 2010, 1:17 pm
#199
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: OKC/DFW
Programs: AA EXP/2 MM
Posts: 9,999
Actually the funniest thing I ever read on FT was your post about absolutely never, never, never, never, never having a less than 100% stellar encounter with each and every AAngel that you've ever encountered. And using that data point to dismiss the viewpoint of others. Sound familiar?
Apr 25, 2010, 1:35 pm
#200
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: AA EXP, HHonors
Posts: 642
I do. You do it constantly. I think YOU are confused about your posting history.
Apr 25, 2010, 1:41 pm
#201
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: AA EXP, HHonors
Posts: 642
[QUOTE=oklAAhoma;13839492] Maybe it's because I'm not very good with numbers, ...QUOTE]
I would agree. You're not very good with numbers.
But you sure are good wasting a hell of a lot of time to try to dismiss 13 pages of discussion about the topic of this thread "IMPACT of AA clearing upgrades later than in the past" -- or perhaps you're not very good at reading either.
I would agree. You're not very good with numbers.
But you sure are good wasting a hell of a lot of time to try to dismiss 13 pages of discussion about the topic of this thread "IMPACT of AA clearing upgrades later than in the past" -- or perhaps you're not very good at reading either.
Apr 25, 2010, 2:05 pm
#202
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: OKC/DFW
Programs: AA EXP/2 MM
Posts: 9,999
Just so we're clear, are you saying I constantly claim that I absolutely never, never, never, never, never have had a less than 100% stellar encounter with each and every AAngel that I've ever encountered or that I constantly use that datapoint to dismiss the view of others? Please point me towards those posts, so that I can duly apologize.
Apr 25, 2010, 2:09 pm
#203
Join Date: May 2007
Programs: AAdvantage, Hilton
Posts: 3,191
Just so we're clear, are you saying I constantly claim that I absolutely never, never, never, never, never have had a less than 100% stellar encounter with each and every AAngel that I've ever encountered or that I constantly use that datapoint to dismiss the view of others? Please point me towards those posts, so that I can duly apologize.
Last edited by sukn; Apr 25, 2010 at 2:18 pm Reason: typo correction
Apr 25, 2010, 2:12 pm
#204
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: OKC/DFW
Programs: AA EXP/2 MM
Posts: 9,999
Those were your numbers. If there's a problem, please explain.Wait a minute. Now I'm really confused. I could have sworn that just a few posts back you dismissed 20 examples in this thread as insignificant in comparison to your own travel patterns, but now you're telling me that the experiences posted by others in this thread do matter? Give me a second and I'll get a score card...
Okay. I'm all set! Now where were we?
Apr 25, 2010, 2:14 pm
#205
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Denver • DEN-APA
Programs: AF Platinum, EK Gold, AA EXP, UA 1K, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 21,585
Apr 25, 2010, 2:19 pm
#207
Join Date: Oct 2006
Programs: AA GLD
Posts: 54
Maybe it's because I'm not very good with numbers, ...QUOTE]
I would agree. You're not very good with numbers.
But you sure are good wasting a hell of a lot of time to try to dismiss 13 pages of discussion about the topic of this thread "IMPACT of AA clearing upgrades later than in the past" -- or perhaps you're not very good at reading either.
I would agree. You're not very good with numbers.
But you sure are good wasting a hell of a lot of time to try to dismiss 13 pages of discussion about the topic of this thread "IMPACT of AA clearing upgrades later than in the past" -- or perhaps you're not very good at reading either.
Last edited by pj2; Apr 25, 2010 at 2:28 pm Reason: correct quotation symbols
Apr 25, 2010, 2:23 pm
#208
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: OKC/DFW
Programs: AA EXP/2 MM
Posts: 9,999
Hey, I'm happy to search when I'm trying to prove my own point, but why on earth would I want to search to prove yours?
Two of you have made some claims regarding my posting patterns. I think it's time for one or both of you to get busy and back it up. Or you could concede that I never actually said that.
Two of you have made some claims regarding my posting patterns. I think it's time for one or both of you to get busy and back it up. Or you could concede that I never actually said that.
Apr 25, 2010, 2:26 pm
#209
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: AA EXP, HHonors
Posts: 642
[QUOTE=pj2;13840840]
I'm actually saying s/he isn't very good at counting. Nor does s/he seem to realize that the thread was started by and continued by a good number of people who are discussing the "IMPACT of AA clearing upgrades leter than in the past."
It's also quite typical of the AApologists that frequent this forum. Dimissing people that don't have 100% stellar experience with AA appears to be their sole reason for posting here.
I'm actually saying s/he isn't very good at counting. Nor does s/he seem to realize that the thread was started by and continued by a good number of people who are discussing the "IMPACT of AA clearing upgrades leter than in the past."
It's also quite typical of the AApologists that frequent this forum. Dimissing people that don't have 100% stellar experience with AA appears to be their sole reason for posting here.
Apr 25, 2010, 2:42 pm
#210
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: AA EXP, HHonors
Posts: 642
Hey, I'm happy to search when I'm trying to prove my own point, but why on earth would I want to search to prove yours?
Two of you have made some claims regarding my posting patterns. I think it's time for one or both of you to get busy and back it up. Or you could concede that I never actually said that.
Two of you have made some claims regarding my posting patterns. I think it's time for one or both of you to get busy and back it up. Or you could concede that I never actually said that.
In any case, the premise of the whole thread would seem to disprove you since many people have noticed the "impact of AA clearing upgrades later than in the past."
