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[Renés]Delta Points: The "funny" little things you should know [DP discussion merged]

[Renés]Delta Points: The "funny" little things you should know [DP discussion merged]

Old Feb 12, 2015, 5:12 am
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Originally Posted by Delta Points
Here is the post btw: http://elliott.org/advice-you-can-ta...b-delta-think/

Not the first time I have written for CE btw. He is a great consumer advocate! ^
I bet he made you use spell check
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Old Feb 12, 2015, 6:21 am
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Originally Posted by RFDMinnesota
I bet he made you use spell check
Being dyslexic is no joy, let me tell ya. Even when a spell check fixes things I unfix them (is unfix a word)!
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Old Feb 12, 2015, 7:38 am
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Originally Posted by Delta Points
Here is the post btw: http://elliott.org/advice-you-can-ta...b-delta-think/

Not the first time I have written for CE btw. He is a great consumer advocate! ^
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Old May 29, 2015, 11:22 am
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Delta Points: big news?

My phone has been buzzing from people at DL telling me that there are big changes coming to the Delta Points blog.

These are people who normally roll their eyes or call to bemoan the incoherent posts, but this time they seem giddy. Anyone know what's up?
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Old May 29, 2015, 12:43 pm
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Originally Posted by itsaboutthejourney
My phone has been buzzing from people at DL telling me that there are big changes coming to the Delta Points blog.

These are people who normally roll their eyes or call to bemoan the incoherent posts, but this time they seem giddy. Anyone know what's up?
Did they litigate (or threaten to litigate) against the site in order to bully it into following the DL party line or to make it less prominently apparent when people search for DL's customer-unfriendly antics against SkyMiles customers?
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Old May 29, 2015, 6:01 pm
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The only thing more worthless than sky miles is delta points.
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Old May 29, 2015, 6:18 pm
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Does Delta Points currently post old DL award charts?
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Old May 29, 2015, 9:34 pm
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The buzz is that its the first day of the Festival de la Paella today, where we sit around the fire, eat Paella and celebrate the worthlessness of the skypeso...That would be my guess.

On a more serious note, if there is excitement at DL, they are probably shutting down the skypeso program completely (finally).
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Old May 30, 2015, 7:48 am
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Originally Posted by nk15
The buzz is that its the first day of the Festival de la Paella today, where we sit around the fire, eat Paella and celebrate the worthlessness of the skypeso...
Paella rocks! Other than that, not much else when we are talking about all things Delta
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Old May 30, 2015, 10:30 am
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Originally Posted by GUWonder
Did they litigate (or threaten to litigate) against the site in order to bully it into following the DL party line or to make it less prominently apparent when people search for DL's customer-unfriendly antics against SkyMiles customers?
Wow. I didn't think about legal action. But LOL at your use of the term bully, knowing DP has a history of refusing to correct misinformation and has a documented history of blocking readers who continue to point out mistakes. Wouldn't that be bullying? Why would DAL exercising it's right to pursue legal action if requests for corrections were ignored be bullying?

Interesting times indeed.
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Old May 30, 2015, 10:47 am
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Originally Posted by MSPeconomist
Does Delta Points currently post old DL award charts?
Delta award charts, what are those? Those don't exist and never did, just like leprechauns and the tooth fairy. Please get this thought out of your mind before the DL Men In Black come for you!
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Old May 30, 2015, 6:04 pm
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Originally Posted by itsaboutthejourney
Wow. I didn't think about legal action. But LOL at your use of the term bully, knowing DP has a history of refusing to correct misinformation and has a documented history of blocking readers who continue to point out mistakes. Wouldn't that be bullying? Why would DAL exercising it's right to pursue legal action if requests for corrections were ignored be bullying?

Interesting times indeed.
Hasn't DP also threaten to sue other bloggers in the past as well?
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Old May 31, 2015, 12:47 pm
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Did he learn to spell?
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Originally Posted by CMK10
Did he learn to spell?

Big no on that one
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Old Jul 6, 2015, 5:16 am
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Awful Delta Points article:

Disturbing Delta FCM Trend With 1st Class Up Sells Medallion Upgrades Will Suffer More Than Ever

This has been going on for months, probably actually a year. And he's taking it so personally.
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