"If I ran FlyerTalk..."
Jul 26, 2016, 8:36 am
#136
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Probably somewhere in Economy Class
Programs: Lufthansa, United, Hilton, Marriott, Hyatt
Posts: 1,805
Automatic Login Cursor and a new Flying & Fashion Forum
Two things which I've already mentioned in past Forum posts.
1) Have the cursor automatically appear in the Username field of the FlyerTalk login page. This would save members the additional step of clicking in the Username field when they want to log in. Pages like Facebook already had this extremely useful feature years ago.
2) I would create a "Fashion & Flying Forum" where users can post the latest fashion related news and articles (i.e. celebrity travel fashion, TSA clothing rules, airlines having issues with passenger outfits, etc)
1) Have the cursor automatically appear in the Username field of the FlyerTalk login page. This would save members the additional step of clicking in the Username field when they want to log in. Pages like Facebook already had this extremely useful feature years ago.
2) I would create a "Fashion & Flying Forum" where users can post the latest fashion related news and articles (i.e. celebrity travel fashion, TSA clothing rules, airlines having issues with passenger outfits, etc)
Jul 26, 2016, 8:45 am
#137
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: SMF
Programs: Hilton Diamond-Marriott Platinum-life
Posts: 1,015
would have an App for Apple products
Jul 26, 2016, 8:46 am
#138
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: SMF
Programs: Hilton Diamond-Marriott Platinum-life
Posts: 1,015
Jul 26, 2016, 8:47 am
#139
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: SMF
Programs: Hilton Diamond-Marriott Platinum-life
Posts: 1,015
Jul 26, 2016, 8:51 am
#140
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2001
Location: MSY; 2-time FT Fantasy Football Champ, now in recovery.
Programs: AA lifetime GLD; UA Silver; Marriott LTTE; IHG Plat,
Posts: 14,518
It probably doesn't affect too many users, but I've been waiting for six years for a fix to the My Threads shortcut. So if I ran FT, I'd fix that. 
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/techn...y-threads.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/techn...y-threads.html
Jul 26, 2016, 8:56 am
#141
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: JER
Programs: BA Gold/OWE, several MUCCI, and assorted Pensions!
Posts: 32,147
i'd get rid of the mobile site completely.
even on mobile devices, it's an awful experience. as much as one can choose to 'view full site', it'll eventually kick back to the mobile site.
perhaps there can be an account option where each user can completely disable the mobile site when logged in.
even on mobile devices, it's an awful experience. as much as one can choose to 'view full site', it'll eventually kick back to the mobile site.
perhaps there can be an account option where each user can completely disable the mobile site when logged in.
But then my life does not rotate around a smartphone, so YMMV.
ICBA to read the rest - you have said what I needed. ^
Jul 26, 2016, 9:19 am
#142
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 1
I would give a tough challenge to other Social forums and make it Best In Class & a First choice
Last edited by NewbieRunner; Jul 26, 2016 at 10:06 am Reason: Separate response from question for clarification
Jul 26, 2016, 10:02 am
#143
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: SFO
Programs: AS 75K (OW), SK Silver (*A), UR, MR
Posts: 3,347
If I ran FlyerTalk, I would
1) order the immediate removal of the annoying scrolling of images on the home page and ban moving objects anywhere on the site
2) create a forum, so Costco isn't discussed in ThankYou Rewards. Or even better, leave it as it is, but convince Citi to have Anywhere support both cash back and TY
3) drop the mobile interface and have a team build smartphone apps asap
1) order the immediate removal of the annoying scrolling of images on the home page and ban moving objects anywhere on the site
2) create a forum, so Costco isn't discussed in ThankYou Rewards. Or even better, leave it as it is, but convince Citi to have Anywhere support both cash back and TY
3) drop the mobile interface and have a team build smartphone apps asap
Jul 26, 2016, 10:14 am
#144
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Greener Pastures
Posts: 10,515
I'd make moderators take required sabbaticals from moderating every 2-3 years. Then they'd get to experience FT like the majority of the users & see that a lot of the actions they take (such as merging threads in the UA forum) makes the user experience worse than better.
Jul 26, 2016, 10:50 am
#145
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 8
Glossary of abbreviations
Some of us are lost on the acronyms and abbreviations glibly used. There should be a glossary section on page one.
Jul 26, 2016, 11:13 am
#147
Join Date: May 2012
Location: California
Programs: AA LT PLT, UA LT Gold, Hertz PC, 5 MM+ miles
Posts: 106
Mods Also as Cheerleaders
I also get the sense some of the moderators have become cheerleaders for a given airline, hotel, or whatever. Maybe they love the company, but they still can let the rest of us say what we want. I'd be even more concerned if the companies know who the moderators are and give them any sort of special treatment as a result.
Jul 26, 2016, 11:18 am
#148
Join Date: May 2012
Location: California
Programs: AA LT PLT, UA LT Gold, Hertz PC, 5 MM+ miles
Posts: 106
Stop the Snarky Use of the Acronyms and Put-Downs
I travel a lot, so I'm not especially impressed by some of the participants who have racked up an insane number of postings (do they have full-time jobs or worse are they doing this from work?) and go out of their way to use acronyms and then put down participants who use normal language or ask basic questions.
Jul 26, 2016, 11:20 am
#149
Join Date: May 2012
Location: California
Programs: AA LT PLT, UA LT Gold, Hertz PC, 5 MM+ miles
Posts: 106
Update the Graphics and Organization
The site is not intuitive using long outdated graphics. Come up with home pages and subsidiary pages that look cleaner and also make it more obvious where various topics are covered.
Jul 26, 2016, 11:31 am
#150
Join Date: Jun 2009
Programs: United Platinum,1M miler; Alaska OneWorld Sapphire
Posts: 39
I would like to see FAQs for each airline and airline program pulled together into a single place. It often takes a lot of searching to find answers to fairly simple questions.