How often does this happen...!!!
May 20, 2003 | 12:50 am
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How often does this happen...!!!
My wife, a NW Silver, managed to have her standard award tickets on CO upgraded on both segments of her EWR-LAX-EWR trip last week. Her return on the red eye was on a BF configured 752! The return was upgraded at the time of check-in six hours prior to flight when she checked in on CO.com. She's pretty kicked about it! 
May 20, 2003 | 4:18 am
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I suggest you remove this thread as soon as possible before CO reads it and covers this bug in the CO.com checkin process.
May 20, 2003 | 6:25 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by apirchik:
I suggest you remove this thread as soon as possible before CO reads it and covers this bug in the CO.com checkin process.</font>
I suggest you remove this thread as soon as possible before CO reads it and covers this bug in the CO.com checkin process.</font>
May 20, 2003 | 7:10 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by apirchik:
I suggest you remove this thread as soon as possible before CO reads it and covers this bug in the CO.com checkin process.</font>
I suggest you remove this thread as soon as possible before CO reads it and covers this bug in the CO.com checkin process.</font>
1) "How often does this happen...!!!" what? oh, how often do NW elites get upgraded on award tickets. i couldn't tell that from the Topic title.
2) i agree with this poster.
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May 20, 2003 | 8:08 am
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by fly co to see the yanks:
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1) "How often does this happen...!!!" what? oh, how often do NW elites get upgraded on award tickets. i couldn't tell that from the Topic title.
Isn't that getting VERY old yet? If I had a nickel for every time you post this...well I wouldn't be rich, but it'd be a LOT of nickels!
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1) "How often does this happen...!!!" what? oh, how often do NW elites get upgraded on award tickets. i couldn't tell that from the Topic title.
Isn't that getting VERY old yet? If I had a nickel for every time you post this...well I wouldn't be rich, but it'd be a LOT of nickels!
May 20, 2003 | 8:51 am
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Wow!
When MissBumpMe! and I flew on a BF award to HNL our "domestic" portion DCA-IAH was -downgraded- to Y.
Now I see how it works!
When MissBumpMe! and I flew on a BF award to HNL our "domestic" portion DCA-IAH was -downgraded- to Y.
Now I see how it works!
May 20, 2003 | 9:14 am
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[quote]<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by travlr:
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if i had a nickel for every thread i entered solely because the Topic title was completely and utterly non-descriptive and then, once i entered the thread, figured out that i really wasn't interested in the Topic to begin with....well, i would be wealthier.
isn't that THE POINT of the Topic title (i.e., to give a good description of the Topic so that parties can determine their own level of interest)?
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Originally posted by fly co to see the yanks:
1) "How often does this happen...!!!" what? oh, how often do NW elites get upgraded on award tickets. i couldn't tell that from the Topic title.
Isn't that getting VERY old yet? If I had a nickel for every time you post this...well I wouldn't be rich, but it'd be a LOT of nickels!
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1) "How often does this happen...!!!" what? oh, how often do NW elites get upgraded on award tickets. i couldn't tell that from the Topic title.
Isn't that getting VERY old yet? If I had a nickel for every time you post this...well I wouldn't be rich, but it'd be a LOT of nickels!
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isn't that THE POINT of the Topic title (i.e., to give a good description of the Topic so that parties can determine their own level of interest)?
May 20, 2003 | 11:07 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by fly co to see the yanks:
if i had a nickel for every thread i entered solely because the Topic title was completely and utterly non-descriptive and then, once i entered the thread, figured out that i really wasn't interested in the Topic to begin with....well, i would be wealthier.
</font>
if i had a nickel for every thread i entered solely because the Topic title was completely and utterly non-descriptive and then, once i entered the thread, figured out that i really wasn't interested in the Topic to begin with....well, i would be wealthier.
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What's up with this title policing thing anyway...? I don't get it. How hard is it to click a link to the thread and then just click back to the list of topics if you're not interested? Or is it a matter of principle or something...?
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May 20, 2003 | 12:00 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">What's up with this title policing thing anyway...? I don't get it. How hard is it to click a link to the thread and then just click back to the list of topics if you're not interested? Or is it a matter of principle or something...?</font>
Topic titles should give you a hint of what the topic is about. One shouldn't have to open a topic in order to determine whether or not it is of interest. It's rather hard to keep up with everything and informative titles help people to go to what interests them.
With that in mind I'd say that this topic is extremely poorly named. Please keep the discussion to what is in the first message or I'll just close this topic and put it out of its misery.
May 20, 2003 | 12:07 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by xyzzy:
Why bother to have topic titles, or even different topics at all? Why not just post every message to a single list. If you don't like a message you can just skip to the next one, right?
Topic titles should give you a hint of what the topic is about. One shouldn't have to open a topic in order to determine whether or not it is of interest. It's rather hard to keep up with everything and informative titles help people to go to what interests them.
With that in mind I'd say that this topic is extremely poorly named. Please keep the discussion to what is in the first message or I'll just close this topic and put it out of its misery.</font>
Why bother to have topic titles, or even different topics at all? Why not just post every message to a single list. If you don't like a message you can just skip to the next one, right?
Topic titles should give you a hint of what the topic is about. One shouldn't have to open a topic in order to determine whether or not it is of interest. It's rather hard to keep up with everything and informative titles help people to go to what interests them.
With that in mind I'd say that this topic is extremely poorly named. Please keep the discussion to what is in the first message or I'll just close this topic and put it out of its misery.</font>
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May 20, 2003 | 1:31 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by fly co to see the yanks:
AMEN.</font>
AMEN.</font>
May 20, 2003 | 2:16 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Joey:
I intentionally employ vague topic titles</font>
I intentionally employ vague topic titles</font>
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May 20, 2003 | 2:54 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by fly co to see the yanks:
i'm sure your fellow readers appreciate it. and, very mature, i might add.</font>
i'm sure your fellow readers appreciate it. and, very mature, i might add.
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But not nearly as much as your fellow readers appreciate your incessant "title policing", as this very thread, now in your honor, evidences. And not nearly as "mature", either.
May 20, 2003 | 3:14 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by xyzzy:
Why bother to have topic titles, or even different topics at all? Why not just post every message to a single list. If you don't like a message you can just skip to the next one, right?
Topic titles should give you a hint of what the topic is about. One shouldn't have to open a topic in order to determine whether or not it is of interest. It's rather hard to keep up with everything and informative titles help people to go to what interests them.
With that in mind I'd say that this topic is extremely poorly named. Please keep the discussion to what is in the first message or I'll just close this topic and put it out of its misery.</font>
Why bother to have topic titles, or even different topics at all? Why not just post every message to a single list. If you don't like a message you can just skip to the next one, right?
Topic titles should give you a hint of what the topic is about. One shouldn't have to open a topic in order to determine whether or not it is of interest. It's rather hard to keep up with everything and informative titles help people to go to what interests them.
With that in mind I'd say that this topic is extremely poorly named. Please keep the discussion to what is in the first message or I'll just close this topic and put it out of its misery.</font>
May 20, 2003 | 3:42 pm
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Since I started this, I'll just say that I'm tired of seeing this judgemental comment in the threads (and yes, it's happened to me too). We've seen it hundreds (thousands?) of times...it makes me wonder if you're just trying to increase your post count.
I don't mind clicking into threads like this since Flyertalk is full of so much information I have benefited from. Who cares if the title happens to be vague - if I don't want to open it, I won't.
I don't mind clicking into threads like this since Flyertalk is full of so much information I have benefited from. Who cares if the title happens to be vague - if I don't want to open it, I won't.