Boycott the Vote!
Nov 14, 2006, 10:07 am
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Originally Posted by empedocles
Using those as references is about as "appropriate" (or relevant) as me posting that you were a very active member of www.tireflock.com when it had a VERY different role - as a very anti-FT Bulletin board.
You know what happened to that nasty place, and you know why. And you know who initiated its immediate demise and removal from the web. So please stick to FACTS before posting falsehoods.
They may backfire on you. @:-)
Glen
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Nov 14, 2006, 10:13 am
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Originally Posted by ozstamps
Neither board references are "appropriate" as I had absolutely zippo to do with founding either and both were well established before I knew of either.
Using those are references is about as "appropriate" as me posting you were a very active member of www.tireflock.com
You know what happened to that nasty place, and you know why. And you know who initiated its immediate demise and removal from the web. So please stick to FACTS before posting falsehoods.
They may backfire on you. @:-)
Using those are references is about as "appropriate" as me posting you were a very active member of www.tireflock.com
You know what happened to that nasty place, and you know why. And you know who initiated its immediate demise and removal from the web. So please stick to FACTS before posting falsehoods.
They may backfire on you. @:-)
It's amusing when candidates are moving the spotlight to non-candidates in this election, especially when some of those very same candidates didn't answer my question about which FTers they'd vote for if such FTers were to be running this time and why they'd vote for them. There's still time to answer my question, even if there's no time to get my vote this time.
Now that there's a lot of hoopla here ... time for me to move back to miles and points.
Nov 14, 2006, 10:25 am
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Moving back into election mode from do mode (and trying to catch this thread before it wanders off too far into the surreal - although I think I could be too late 
), I like the avatars. To go into a forum, and be met by an absolute sea of them is fantastic - I certainly haven't noticed any lack of interest in the TB election, perhaps those who have haven't been frequenting the right forums 
And also, it's confirmation to me that in post-do exhaustion-haze, I have actually remembered to vote 
I've got to say I'm afraid I don't understand the concerns of those who don't want to advertise they have voted. Since there is an option to get around it though - which has been fully explored in this thread - I would hope it would help resolved some of those concerns.
), I like the avatars. To go into a forum, and be met by an absolute sea of them is fantastic - I certainly haven't noticed any lack of interest in the TB election, perhaps those who have haven't been frequenting the right forums And also, it's confirmation to me that in post-do exhaustion-haze, I have actually remembered to vote I've got to say I'm afraid I don't understand the concerns of those who don't want to advertise they have voted. Since there is an option to get around it though - which has been fully explored in this thread - I would hope it would help resolved some of those concerns.
Nov 14, 2006, 10:26 am
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All I can say is wow
I saw people with the new avatar, and being the meddling fool that I am, saw that the avatars were available in the options. So I decided to vote, and I even changed the avatar.
But people having the same avatars (2, and none) is boring, so I turned them off.
I think there is only one way to fix this, and that is to force the avatar to show off when people vote, bring back reputation, and then we can ding all of them, and enable thread ratings, and give them a poor rating everytime they start a new one
Honestly, this is an issue?
I saw people with the new avatar, and being the meddling fool that I am, saw that the avatars were available in the options. So I decided to vote, and I even changed the avatar.
But people having the same avatars (2, and none) is boring, so I turned them off.
I think there is only one way to fix this, and that is to force the avatar to show off when people vote, bring back reputation, and then we can ding all of them, and enable thread ratings, and give them a poor rating everytime they start a new one
Honestly, this is an issue?
Nov 14, 2006, 10:29 am
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Originally Posted by ozstamps
Neither board references in your post are "appropriate" as I had absolutely zippo to do with founding either, and both were established before I even knew of either. I'd appreciate you editing your post accordingly.
I agree that you were neither a founder of MoreMiles nor FlyerChat, which I hope satisfies you?
Per mod request, I'll shut up about it now.
Nov 14, 2006, 10:32 am
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Originally Posted by jfe
All I can say is wow
I saw people with the new avatar, and being the meddling fool that I am, saw that the avatars were available in the options. So I decided to vote, and I even changed the avatar.
But people having the same avatars (2, and none) is boring, so I turned them off.
I think there is only one way to fix this, and that is to force the avatar to show off when people vote, bring back reputation, and then we can ding all of them, and enable thread ratings, and give them a poor rating everytime they start a new one
Honestly, this is an issue?
I saw people with the new avatar, and being the meddling fool that I am, saw that the avatars were available in the options. So I decided to vote, and I even changed the avatar.
But people having the same avatars (2, and none) is boring, so I turned them off.
I think there is only one way to fix this, and that is to force the avatar to show off when people vote, bring back reputation, and then we can ding all of them, and enable thread ratings, and give them a poor rating everytime they start a new one
Honestly, this is an issue?
Nov 14, 2006, 10:34 am
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Originally Posted by ozstamps
Neither board references are "appropriate" as I had absolutely zippo to do with founding either, and both were established before I even knew of either.
Using those are references is about as "appropriate" (or relevant) as me posting that you were a very active member of www.tireflock.com
You know what happened to that nasty place, and you know why. And you know who initiated its immediate demise and removal from the web. So please stick to FACTS before posting falsehoods.
They may backfire on you. @:-)
Using those are references is about as "appropriate" (or relevant) as me posting that you were a very active member of www.tireflock.com
You know what happened to that nasty place, and you know why. And you know who initiated its immediate demise and removal from the web. So please stick to FACTS before posting falsehoods.
They may backfire on you. @:-)
As for the original topic at hand; I'm still bemused. I suppose posting a protest thread was easier than turning off the avatar?
Nov 14, 2006, 10:35 am
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Originally Posted by Randy Petersen
As a factoid – FlyerTalk is the only major travel community bulletin board in the world which has an elected leadership."
Great to see you initiated and have persevered with this, and despite the odd glitch, do think the wide mix of Candidates on TB seems to get things done.
(The rumour is tho, you had a lot more hair in the days before.
)Glen
Nov 14, 2006, 11:03 am
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Originally Posted by Randy Petersen
This just in:
.... As a factoid – FlyerTalk is the only major travel community bulletin board in the world which has an elected leadership."
.... As a factoid – FlyerTalk is the only major travel community bulletin board in the world which has an elected leadership."
Nov 15, 2006, 2:05 pm
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After discussion among the CommunityBuzz mods who are not TB candidates, we are pleased to reopen this thread. To keep it open and with as little intervention as possible, please keep it on the topic of the enabling of avatars to signify voting in the TB election. Ocn Vw 1K, Co-Mod, CommunityBuzz
Nov 15, 2006, 2:31 pm
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I am glad that nobody decided to boycott the boycott of the boycott by boycotting the boycott that is being boycotted by the boycotters — otherwise, that could cause a boycott of the boycott of the boycott of the boycott by the boycotters of the boycott of the boycott.