Oh dear god! I know I'll probably get flamed for this. I know this was said earlier, “If you don’t want to use it don’t, however, some might find it useful.” I don’t think techgirl will exclude Do’s, if two or three or four fall on the same date, GREAT, more opportunities for FT’s to get together. All someone would have to do, is send an email to the keeper of the Do calendar, and ask that a Do be added. Much like mjm has created a SIN Do info page.

Just my thoughts.


[This message has been edited by DFWTripGuy (edited 08-21-2002).]

The keeper of the calendar huh? - So now instead of a publicly available calender or board someone gets to be the "keeper". I have real issues with this

I don't think it is a "keeper" issue.

The problem as it is now... folks who host DOs don't always post them on the FT Calendar which is a separate thing completely from FT Community which is where the DOs are posted. In fact, the Calendar isn't even easy to get to.

I for one, would not post a "hey do you want to get together for dinner" on the FT Calendar. But I would post it in Community.

It seems like the same folks who complained the last time are complaining again this time. And while I agree that there is a lot of extraneous stuff in the Community Forum, I don't see where getting rid of the extraneous threads is gonna solve the problem that you can't easily search for DOs by date or location and that threads roll off the master view after five days of inactivity and off the first page a lot quicker than that.

You know what? I'm just gonna go ahead and start the thread that I'm envisioning. If you don't like it - flame away. I'm pretty flame retardant. Or better yet, just don't click on it. :P

Wow - kinda reminds me of a client meeting I was in yesterday or Shakespeare's Much Ado about Nothing.

For those of use that can't check FT daily, it would be great to be able to see a calendar of events, rather than having to read through pages and pages of items.

[This message has been edited by back seat (edited 08-21-2002).]

Looks like we are well on our way to those who are against this calender and those who are for it, this will be interesting to say the least.

I am curious as to how someone other than Randy or his staff can input a calender in this community thread and give everyone access to post to the new calender? I am referring to everyone having input access just like Randy has already done in the calender made for this exact type of topic? If the originator is the only one who can post into the calender it sure DOES become a keeper issue as Jan_Az states.

... and it is a keeper issue on the US Airways thread with the bonus code thread too, and yet for some reason, that thread seems to be a peaceful place. No one has come out and accused the person who started that thread of abusing anything.

Look... anyone can start a thread in FT as they see fit as long as it is within the terms of service. This is really easy. I will list what is already posted on FT with a link to the thread. If it is posted with a date, I will list it. If I miss something, then post to the thread and I'll get it updated. Easy peasy.

Obviously it won't be real time... but my main concern is capturing the threads that roll off the front page. I'm in the process of trying to get all these listed with links right now... and already I've found several that are still pending that have rolled off the first page or worse yet, rolled off the "last five days" activity.

So correct me if I'm wrong, you will be posting links to threads that are in the same forum and in some instances on the same page????????????????????????

* * * THIS IS A DUMB IDEA AND IT WILL NEVER WORK * * *

That is what was once said about the aeroplane, credit card, flying a man to the Moon, fax machines, splitting the atom, cell phones and indeed the computer.

Unless those folks tried out their ideas we'd all be walking everywhere and still using quill pens. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif

I imagine a few months trial as techgirl suggests for a SUMMARY thread is the only way it can ever be assessed.

ScottC who knows lots about BB boards advises us that UBB does not support a 'sticky' thread that allows it to stay at top of a Forum. Unless only one or a small number of persons is given access to it, new DO's and changes/details/side issues etc will enter into the thread, so it will soon be 700 posts long like the useful US Airways one, but which is now debating whether claiming one is gay or not to get 1,000 points is ethical - an an example of how long threads can stray somewhat off topic.

I feel sure that in the same way Moderators have restricted access to one Forum if FT staff code the user account thus, that techgirl or anyone else - maybe a few others can be given access to that specific thread?? It can then be kept current, kept short, and kept entirely clear of extraneous, even if humourous and well-meaning posts. Just my 2 ozzie cents worth, which on today's exchange rate are valued at ............ http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

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[This message has been edited by ozstamps (edited 08-21-2002).]

So Oz

You are now proposing an unelected "keeper of the DO's", or did I misunderstand your post?

i had suggested this idea in the suggestions thread and was bashed to no end of wanting too much from a free web site.



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Sorry jan_az. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

The post above was all due to me being (literally!) asleep here and not noticing techgirl had already started the thread in the usual style at:


http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum95/HTML/002420.html


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[This message has been edited by ozstamps (edited 08-21-2002).]

By all of the 3 people that posted comments on that thread?