One Mile at a Time [OMaaT] discussions [merged]
Oct 10, 2020, 7:21 pm
#4111
Join Date: Feb 2018
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Facing each other or not, cab drivers and their passengers are sitting in a confined space in taxis and that close confinement increases the odds of getting hit by this virus and getting hit worse by this virus. It's no coincidence that there are various places in the world where taxi cab drivers are heavily over-represented in the ranks of those who have been hospitalized with Covid-19 (or worse). Taxi drivers and their passengers would both be safer from this virus when all occupants of a vehicle are masked and the windows of the vehicle remain open for the duration of being in the vehicle. The OMAAT blogger making an issue about the masks may just happen to protect the health and well-being of not only the passengers of a taxi but also the taxi drivers; and a taxi driver wearing a mask may even help the taxi driver to get or retain business that the taxi driver may not have otherwise get.
My beef with Ben is how he reports on gutter-press stories and is, at many times, totally tone deaf to sensitivities, ethics and public feeling. He writes articles without properly researching...rambles on about topics which are out of his depth and he can't bear to hear any criticism. He strikes me as someone who wouldn't tell you what he thinks about you in person, but would gladly share everything in writing...and he is not even a good writer to be honest...
Oct 11, 2020, 7:43 am
#4113
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Oct 11, 2020, 11:52 am
#4114
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: North America
Posts: 2,265
lol ... NWplatinum labdoctor
Over the years, I have had some very heated back-and-forth with Adam1222 in this thread for his strong critique of Ben/OMAAT. He's anything but a blind fan-boy.
Over the years, I have had some very heated back-and-forth with Adam1222 in this thread for his strong critique of Ben/OMAAT. He's anything but a blind fan-boy.
Oct 11, 2020, 5:35 pm
#4115
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Oct 30, 2020, 2:08 am
#4116
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
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Posts: 48,187
OMAAT nicely sidesteps the comment moderation by creating a new system to funnel the comments into. Reminds me (a bit) of the story how Randy created Flyertalk for people to talk about the topics mentioned in his Insideflyer magazine 
Oct 30, 2020, 4:52 am
#4117
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What is the new commenting system? Has it changed in or since April 2019?
Oct 30, 2020, 6:26 am
#4119
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Oct 30, 2020, 3:28 pm
#4120
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Location: London
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Ben is simply switching to a ‘you must register to comment’ system. If you are not registered, your comment will require manual approval.
This is a WordPress default option and any blog can turn it on in 10 seconds although very few do.
This is a WordPress default option and any blog can turn it on in 10 seconds although very few do.
Oct 30, 2020, 4:04 pm
#4121
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VFTW turned it on too, and this month at that?
Nov 2, 2020, 3:19 pm
#4122
Original Member, Ambassador: External Miles and Points Resources
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Nov 8, 2020, 5:41 pm
#4125
Join Date: Jul 2009
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I dunno, I thought confusing something for the Four Seasons hotel, requiring said hotel to put out a tweet, does indeed have to do with travel. Seems pretty obvious to me.