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Old Apr 24, 2013, 9:59 am
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Censors:
Delta Points (Rens Points)
Frugal Travel Guy
Milesabound - censors himself on rants
milesforfamily
MileValue
Million Mile Secrets
Very Good Points
Point Me To The Plane
Flyertalk
Travel Blogger Buzz - (proof is TBBs own words here)
TravelSkills
The Points Guy
The Points of Life
GodSaveThePoints
One Mile at a Time


Does Not Censor:
First2Board
Fishing4Deals
Food, Wine, and Miles
Hack My Trip
Head for Points
Miles From Blighty
Miles To The Wild
Points Summary
The Points Jock - Bill of Rights +1
ThreadTripping
Traveling Well For Less
Wald Around The World
Will Run For Miles
Doctor of Credit
View From the Wing

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Old Sep 6, 2013 | 8:50 pm
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:-: best in class :-:
When I read 'Best in Class'.... I think Delta.

When I hear 'Rah Rah'.... I think Continental.

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Old Sep 8, 2013 | 11:51 am
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Originally Posted by redtailshark

I was censored from DL's own SM blog...not for being profane - at least, not to the rest of the world - not for abusing other posters, but for describing DL SM, in their own words , verbatim, as published many times...

...You know.

:-: best in class :-:

For some reason this phrase - even though it was their own propaganda to be begin with - sends their censors into an absolute frenzy. Jeff hates this, and critics of SM obtain a micro-victory every time they write it.
Same here. And the irony is that the deltapoints blog does the exact same thing to people who dare correct information they didn't hear first.
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Old Sep 11, 2013 | 6:15 pm
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Originally Posted by milesforfamily
@ Retailshark I actually haven't had to censor yet, but I will, if I have to. Like I said: profanity, attack on my personal appearance, misogyny comments and so forth will not be tolerated. But I don't plan to censor constructive criticism of my blog or writing style. I think it's a fine line and very much in the eye of the beholder. What may not seem offensive to you, might seem inappropriate to the blogger. But as someone, who got censored in the blog comments section (not for profanity,lol), I understand, why its upsetting to you.
Did you have another name/handle on FT before creating 'milesforfamily'?
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Old Sep 13, 2013 | 9:28 am
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@ Astrophsx I did, very shortly before I started my blog. I think I only made a few comments. Can't remember exactly what it was. Wasn't sure how to change it to my blog name, so just got another username. Hope it's not against the rules. I was a lurker for 10 years though.
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Old Sep 13, 2013 | 2:27 pm
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Originally Posted by milesforfamily
@ Astrophsx I did, very shortly before I started my blog. I think I only made a few comments. Can't remember exactly what it was. Wasn't sure how to change it to my blog name, so just got another username. Hope it's not against the rules. I was a lurker for 10 years though.
You aren't allowed to have more than one name.
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Old Sep 13, 2013 | 3:54 pm
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Originally Posted by Astrophsx
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I think we'll all survive.
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Old Sep 13, 2013 | 4:40 pm
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Originally Posted by milesmuncher
I think we'll all survive.
Not trying to be rude, someone having a travel blog doesn't entitle them to be above the FT rules.
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Old Sep 13, 2013 | 5:33 pm
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Originally Posted by Astrophsx
Not trying to be rude, someone having a travel blog doesn't entitle them to be above the FT rules.
I'd agree with MilesMuncher. You turned FT cop now as a new way of hunting down bloggers?
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Old Sep 13, 2013 | 7:11 pm
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@Astrophsx I had the other name for literally 3 days, I think. I can't even remember what it was, to be honest. But feel free to report me, it's all good. I'm not trying to be above any rules. In fact I'm a rule follower.
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Old Sep 13, 2013 | 7:16 pm
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I'd agree with MilesMuncher. You turned FT cop now as a new way of hunting down bloggers?
I was making jokes like this and was threatened with a lawsuit that I was promoting violence. #truestory
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Old Sep 13, 2013 | 8:47 pm
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Originally Posted by gpapadop
I was making jokes like this and was threatened with a lawsuit that I was promoting violence. #truestory
there are some great whackos around here lol
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Old Sep 14, 2013 | 12:16 am
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For any bloggers following along, FlyerTalk rules require that you have just one handle. We have a process for changing handles once during your years on FlyerTalk. Send your request to IBPark. She will make the change and put your former handle under your new one for a period of time that relates to your number of posts. That way you have these benefits:
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Old Sep 15, 2013 | 8:23 am
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Originally Posted by SanDiego1K
For any bloggers following along, FlyerTalk rules require that you have just one handle. We have a process for changing handles once during your years on FlyerTalk. Send your request to IBPark. She will make the change and put your former handle under your new one for a period of time that relates to your number of posts. That way you have these benefits:
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One of the bloggers changed twice.
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Old Sep 22, 2013 | 2:49 pm
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I posted a comment on this post: http://boardingarea.com/pointmetothe...meridien-nice/

I posted a comment asking why they used screen shots of professional photos when doing a trip report and also noted that the posted photos have data that suggests that they are not recent personal photos (1-2 years old). The comment was censored.

Update:
Comment was posted after a response could be given. Blogger stated that his camera got ruined during the trip and used old and professional photos for reference.

Last edited by Astrophsx; Sep 22, 2013 at 9:21 pm Reason: update
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Old Sep 22, 2013 | 9:05 pm
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Originally Posted by Astrophsx
Point Me to the Plane

I posted a comment on this post: http://boardingarea.com/pointmetothe...meridien-nice/

I posted a comment asking why they used screen shots of professional photos when doing a trip report and also noted that the posted photos have data that suggests that they are not recent personal photos (1-2 years old). The comment was censored.
@Astrophsx - I've never censored one comment in the history of my blog and continue to not censor ANY comments. If you've never before written on the blog, your comment is displayed as pending until I approve it. Going forward, you will no longer need to wait for approval. This is the case for all BoardingArea blogs. Perhaps you should wait at least 24 hours before labeling someone as censoring???

I have a full-time job and do take some personal time on weekends as well. You posted late on a Saturday night and I was traveling internationally again today. Responding to your post was not my first priority, I apologize. Additionally, the pictures are from my personal stay and i've responded to your comment on the blog. My regular readers already know the circumstances from my past posts including one on this property.

Again, I think giving a blog at least 24 hours to approve a post (these are done manually) would be appropriate going forward.
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