Satz, freeloader and farwest
 

Thanks for your latest comments and opinions. I'd reply but sense George may be signaling a truce and I want to respect that if that is indeed his wishes.

I love you too buddy. We go back a lot of years.

IT IS??? I was unaware. What kind soul would've gone to all that trouble for a perfect stranger:D

You have 3 large links to your books on the left side, which you sell, so you make money. Therefore your site is monetized (not saying that is a bad thing at all). And there are some kind souls out there who help out perfect strangers with their blogs... glad you got the image on the right sorted!

I hear what you're saying and agree that a blogger shouldn't lie. But the thing is, the blog is supposed to be and to be perceived more than just just a collection of deals. A follower who doesn't want anything else from the blog but the deals, is bound to be frustrated after reading the third or even the second top blog from their niche.

Another problem is that some readers expect every blog to be something for everyone, which is not humanly possible in the first place. It really cracks me up when some folks who have been hobbying for 10 years now demand new content to keep them entertained and educated. Trying to keep happy those who know it all is a losing proposition any which way you look at it.

Oh, those... Yeah, I guess. And of course, you're right. There are kind souls who help out and I'm thankful for it, too. Cheers:D

All very true! Of course some blogs are very light on content but heavy on deal pimping. I do follow blogs that offer deals or links, but the ones I read only include those things as a small part of much greater content.

I think the wiki is being updated more often in here guys :D

Seeing TBB under the "censoring blogs" is, well, entertaining!

In all seriousness, who gives a s**t what the wiki here says? Is this thread... is this entire FORUM.. of any relevance whatsoever?

I'm going to have to add you to the Censors list for changing the naughty word to something with asterixses in it.

that is just **** ** **** **!

This happens to be THE most popular and influential IBB forum dedicated to points and miles bloggers and other service providers on the WHOLE INTERNETS!

:p

Nope, that would be TBB

If FT hadn't shut down the blogger-basher threads your comment could have been true rather than tongue in cheek. In retrospect it would have been better to give that thread a 18 rating and just remove all moderation. It would have been the most fun thread on all of FT! Alas....

we can thank the moderators for that

To all: I just posted on TBB "Blog Buzz Section to Evolve"

As a friend on twitter said "It is an end of an era" :D

Deep down, I love everyone. Even those who will appear on my "Blogs I Ignore" list.

Mods: can we lock DeltaPoints into the censor section? Seems like the owner or someone backing them is on a campaign to keep changing this wiki back. argh.

I can assure from experience as well as others in the DL world that DeltaPoints blog does indeed censor comments challenging the factual accuracy of their posts.

And ever since, the blogosphere has reverted to unfettered pimping and business as usual. #FAIL

Actually, that never stopped imho.

May never have stopped, but at least some of the biggest pimp's feet were put to the fire - and they squawked like old hens! Now, they are contentedly resting in their coops, spitting out pimp job after pimp job like the good ol' days.

You had a great niche and got a lot of viewers/comments. But now it's tame/boring stuff. Chewing gum for the masses. But I guess that's what affiliate companies want? Pretty soon you'll start posting trip reports. Oh, forgot, that's already started:rolleyes:

Here is the history of the edits to the wiki:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wikip...readid=1459294

20:08, 17 December 2013 Edited by: itsaboutthejourney (121 chars removed)
17:17, 5 December 2013 Edited by: yerffej201 (74 chars removed)
17:47, 25 November 2013 Edited by: fti (492 chars added | 492 chars removed)
16:05, 22 November 2013 Edited by: Delta Points (8 chars added)
16:04, 22 November 2013 Edited by: Delta Points (113 chars added)
18:27, 21 November 2013 Edited by: gpapadop (102 chars added | 203 chars removed)
03:48, 21 November 2013 Edited by: ma91pmh (57 chars added | 11 chars removed)
21:33, 20 November 2013 Edited by: brooklynmatt (38 chars added)
18:22, 20 November 2013 Edited by: The Weekly Flyer (99 chars removed)
18:16, 20 November 2013 Edited by: The Weekly Flyer (202 chars added | 202 chars removed)
04:03, 19 November 2013 Edited by: Delta Points (122 chars added | 87 chars removed)
03:25, 19 November 2013 Edited by: Delta Points (90 chars added)
14:25, 18 November 2013 Edited by: gpapadop (77 chars added | 77 chars removed)
16:33, 16 November 2013 Edited by: Delta Points (77 chars added | 77 chars removed)
09:45, 16 November 2013 Edited by: HikerT (99 chars added)

Interesting that a third of the edits came from DP.

I guess it makes sense though, given the blog

The owner even states upthread that they "proudly censor"

You can see the edits (just click on the date to see the edited post). To be fair, DP did not remove his blog from the censor list, he added it to the "does not censor" list (using some mental gymnastics to justify).

Proudly censoring is like happily raping...:td:

I absolutely abhor censorship... indeed I think FT itself does itself a huge, huge dis-service with it's over the top moderation. But this kind of statement is just way over the top, and I'd suggest you retract. Let's put what we are discussing here into perspective please. I don't like DP's blog, I can't stand his lying about censorship being done to protect readers when in fact it's being done to protect his income, but it's not rape.

Er, never said it was "rape" or even equating the two. Just saying that it's just another outrageous behavior. And if it's too non-PC for some, tough. If FT doesn't like it, then censor me:rolleyes:

Like I say, speak your mind. I just don't care too much for your distasteful metaphors, and subsequent defending your position. And yes, you did exactly equate the two: "Proudly censoring is like happily raping..." Maybe you don't understand your own words or something

LOL mental gymnastics is a great term!

Heh, I owe that part of my vocabulary to a commenter on MileValue (speaking of another "worst practice" blog, not that anyone comes close to DP. :D)

Ladies & Gentlemen, Dear Kids,
thank you for putting me in a dilemma... how to moderate a thread about censoring. The mod post zapping laser did come out the moment 'non-PC' language was used. But I have refrained from deleting anything (so far) because I think your post content speak more about your character than anything else.

As far as the back and forth editing of the wiki goes, its rather amusing. I could lock the wiki and accept edit requests, but certainly there are better uses of everyone's energy?

Happy Holidays and regards

Oliver 2002
Mod EM&PR forum

Happy Holiday Oliver2002 and good call on the moderating. I think you are right this is just an entertainment thread at this point, exclusively read by the "inside baseball" crowd

Thank you for moderating best (by moderating least! :D). The ability to view who what makes what changes renders the wiki games both interesting and amusing. :D ^

Posse in Effect!

Really??!? :D

http://static.ow.ly/photos/original/492Sf.jpg

ROFL. Nice one. DP should move to North Korea, he'd fit right in

What about the buffet line?

Out of curiosity what did you say to get sent to the DP gulags?

He probably pointed out that Skypesos are not worth 2 cpm despite whatever DP thinks.

The comment was never approved. A similar comment from gleff was approved.

And, according to a follow-up email, apparently he's been blocking me for a while now. I rarely care as I don't often follow-up on the comments once I point out that the post is, essentially, based on bad info. And clearly I hadn't noticed until now.

For awhile last night, that DP post was in the large top-left "frame" of the BA main page. Are the posts for that spot rotated randomly or based on something (amt of clicks?). BA should be embarrassed, that post was one of the more far-out, patently incorrect I've seen on there lately.

well kudos at least trying to correct the mis-information.

clearly the blog doesn't really care though if the readers get the correct information or not, just as long as there's a CC link at the end of the post

That spot is "held" by the most recent post written by one of the "featured bloggers" group. The three below it are the next three from that group, also chronologically. The two columns below that are filled in chronological order by all bloggers, not just the "featured" group.

The current pool of featured bloggers is:

• Maltapoints
• Fly and Dine
• Point Me to the Plane
• Hack My Trip
• Extra Pack of Peanuts
• The Skeptical Traveler
• Frequent Miler
• Delta Points
• Points, Miles & Martinis
• Mommy Points
• Marshall Jackson on Travel
• The Wandering Aramean
• Road Warriorette
• Frequently Flying
• Deals We Like
• Flying With Fish
• Loyalty Traveler
• One Mile At A Time
• View from the Wing

The list does change from time to time but is mostly static.