doc

OMNI narrows clickability...

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum75/HTML/000032.html

Only Randy Petersen....takes a break

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum75/HTML/000031.html

FWIW, this fantastic board once already went "offline" a few years ago due to intense sniping.

Another related travel board, PlaneBusiness, also imploded recently for essentially the same sad reason.

And as I noted in another thread, at the "PPRuNe Bulletin Board", they have also adopted more "restrictive" guidelines to keep their site focused!

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum73/HTML/000204.html

Perhaps this will actually help us to ALL better focus on "miles and points? and enjoy the boards main "thrust!"


[This message has been edited by doc (edited 02-25-2002).]

doc

FWIW, here's the last topic titles for the last two days:

Only Randy Petersen

WHERE ARE THE MODERATORS????!!!!!!! Dorian 34 02-25-2002 05:24 PM

Call for TOS suspensions Dorian 28 02-25-2002 04:44 PM

How many rules' violations does it take? Beckles 24 02-25-2002 04:07 PM

No More Elite Security Lines Pages: 1 2 1K Prof 46 02-25-2002 12:54 PM

GLBT Forum... make your vote Pages: 1 2 3 UAPremierExec 82 02-25-2002 11:18 AM

Randy, any chance to get UA on chat sometime soon? Gaucho100K 3 02-25-2002 10:56 AM

How about a "Status Page" for when FT is down? cblaisd 14 02-25-2002 10:44 AM

FAA regulations v3 0 02-25-2002 09:26 AM

TalkBoard (again) Pages: 1 2 blairvanhorn 67 02-24-2002 11:45 PM

F,C and top tier immigration Lines AAEXP 2 02-24-2002 12:09 PM


And for the last day:

OMNI


no -- 12: AM

Personal topic to save typing. Pages: 1 2 NJDavid 47 02-25-2002 06:13 PM

Any aircraft ever made a water landing at SFO? mymiles2go 1 02-25-2002 06:10 PM

Home Piracy Sends Music Business Into Funk doc 0 02-25-2002 05:54 PM

Debate Is Fueled on When Humans Became Human doc 0 02-25-2002 05:49 PM

Now see what you have done! ScottC 4 02-25-2002 05:40 PM

Strategy for leftover non-Euro currency rjh 10 02-25-2002 05:40 PM

Muehlegg Summoned to Meeting After Failed Test doc 1 02-25-2002 05:21 PM

Congratulations to Salt Lake City and the SLOC fastflyer 4 02-25-2002 05:13 PM

Avaya Launches New Products doc 1 02-25-2002 05:07 PM

Wine: French or American? Pages: 1 2 mspman 45 02-25-2002 05:07 PM

U.S. and Canada Will Clash for Gold doc 18 02-25-2002 04:34 PM

Request for Doc gamble0813 10 02-25-2002 04:31 PM

Great Train Escapes 0524 0 02-25-2002 04:14 PM

Who's flying out of SLC today? svpii 3 02-25-2002 04:10 PM

What's in your CD player now? Pages: 1 2 ScottC 58 02-25-2002 04:03 PM

"Do you need change?" (Tipping Etiquette) eastwest 16 02-25-2002 04:02 PM

Pantyhose Catch On With Guys wigstheone 20 02-25-2002 03:46 PM

Sleepy Alaskan Parcel Loader Wakes Up Over The Pacific doc 6 02-25-2002 03:40 PM

New Clues Suggest Bin Laden Is Alive on Afghan Border Pages: 1 2 doc 35 02-25-2002 03:24 PM

UK Curling ladies bring home the GOLD! ScottC 26 02-25-2002 03:15 PM

Closest Shave? raincityrd 3 02-25-2002 02:50 PM

Doctors Want to Raise Smoking Age doc 28 02-25-2002 02:45 PM

I'm moving to Madrid Redhead 9 02-25-2002 02:30 PM

Amazing approaches freefaller12k 0 02-25-2002 02:03 PM

Russian Officials Threaten to Pull Athletes From Olympics doc 17 02-25-2002 01:20 PM

OMNI is acting frequently freaky Frequent Freak 0 02-25-2002 01:00 PM

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY flyme2 16 02-25-2002 12:50 PM

Hell's Angels and Pagan Motorcycle Club Brawl thelostshark 1 02-25-2002 12:01 PM

Turning a Deaf Ear. ParadoxII 1 02-25-2002 10:20 AM

"Nash Bridges" props to be auctioned raffy 5 02-25-2002 10:20 AM

Knicks' Sorry Season Is Not a Laughing Matter doc 31 02-25-2002 09:37 AM

Religion Pages: 1 2 BoSoxFan45 50 02-25-2002 09:18 AM

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship... knit-in 26 02-25-2002 09:14 AM

Sonic cruiser still on track pierre mclopez 1 02-25-2002 09:12 AM

Journalists Battle Thai Government Over No Free Expression & Expulsion doc 0 02-25-2002 09:00 AM

High Court Won't Hear Voyeur Dorm Case doc 0 02-25-2002 08:58 AM

The nascent world war between Essxjay, Doc and NJDavid. kanebear 17 02-25-2002 08:38 AM

A Word Regarding Privacy and Internet Companies doc 19 02-25-2002 08:38 AM

Israel's Tourism Minister Killed Will There Ever be a Lasting Peace? Pages: 1 2 3 4 doc 111 02-25-2002 08:35 AM

Russians Challenge Skating Results in Women's Figure Skating Finale with Sarah doc 12 02-25-2002 08:30 AM

anyone got this time share mailing offer: mule on front, "90 min. of time" on back? teammjs 7 02-25-2002 08:11 AM

Suspect Says Reporter Kidnapped Since He's 'Anti-Islam' & A Jew doc 13 02-25-2002 05:42 AM

Flyertalk's "Doc": Public Service or Public Nuisance? Pages: 1 2 3 BooBooKitty 98 02-25-2002 03:39 AM

Consider visiting Saudi Arabia! Pages: 1 2 benoit 67 02-25-2002 03:29 AM

Middle_Seat

I'm disappointed that there was no advance warning that OMNI would be taken away. OMNI let us read the news and see how FT'ers responded to it.

Under the new rules, the non-travel messages like the ones we enjoyed (and sometimes were angered or baffled by) will have no place to go on FlyerTalk. I think it's a loss to the community.



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Texas Independence Day FT Get-Together March 2, 2002 -- See FT Community

Eugene

But it wasn't taken away!

You can still connect to the same OMNI Forum through the Flyertalk Travel Board.

JonNYC

Good one.

wigstheone

Sounds like if we were to add MilesBuzz to the list, we would start to get somewhere.

sendoisan

I can still access the Randy Petersen board HERE.

The last message seems to been around 5.30pm from Lisa at Webflyer posting a simple "test" on the "WHERE ARE THE MODERATORS????!!!!!!!" thread. Not sure if one is able/permitted to post anymore - did not try.

I never understood why "OMNI" existed to be honest. Just seems to be a hot bed of fights and controversy all the time, and was very seldom related to travel. No loss IMO.

Dorian

I figure all that will happen is the forums will be pulled for a while to allow some type of cooling off period...which will likely not solve anything. Maybe specific threads will even be trashed...wiping out the TOS violations that likely won't be acted upon.

If I am wrong then I will be happy.


Dorian

wingtips

here's another nice mess you've gotten me into."

cblaisd

I agree. It was fun to be able to see threads about what book folks are reading, what CD they're listening to, which airports they'd been to, etc.,etc. If the topic wasn't something I was interested in, I didn't read it. What I did find fascinating about Omni was the fact that for the most part, there are some pretty interesting people on FT who have lives and interests and expertise outside of travel. It was fun and educational, sometimes, to be able to pick each other's brains, have a kind of roundtable of quick expertise on non-travel topics from thoughtful folks, etc.

Of late, you're absolutely right. I don't blame Randy for pulling the two fora. It was especially disheartening to see some folks who I have respected in the past (and a couple who I haven't) make such a mess in the last few days as guests in someone else's home. I wouldn't blame Randy if he pulled the plug on FT entirely; it can't add to his bottom line very much and probably has compounded the aggravation level for him and his staff in the last few days exponentially.

Moderator2

Based upon the actions of the FT management, it does not appear that MilesBuzz is intended to be a substitute for the "Randy" forum or "Omni".



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