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May 30, 2001 | 8:40 am
#168
In Memoriam
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Easton, CT, USA
Programs: ua prem exec, Former hilton diamond
Posts: 31,801
Originally posted by Goldlust:
Hello!
II have had my email account flooded. All mails are still there but they are numerous!
All are being processed.
This is time consuming and therefore please mail me instead of posting notes here.
Hello!
II have had my email account flooded. All mails are still there but they are numerous!
All are being processed.
This is time consuming and therefore please mail me instead of posting notes here.
[This message has been edited by cordelli (edited 05-30-2001).]
May 30, 2001 | 2:40 pm
#169
Join Date: Feb 2001
Programs: IHG Diamond, HH Gold, Marriott Silver
Posts: 4,345
Originally posted by Goldlust:
Another advantage of the list is that notification is instant and does not rely on people checking FlyerTalk often so there are in fact several reasons for the list.
Another advantage of the list is that notification is instant and does not rely on people checking FlyerTalk often so there are in fact several reasons for the list.
Some people may like to be kept informed by email, others by reading online, others may just want occasional summaries. Nobody wants to be at the mercy of some home-concocted system. If you are serious about this, please do as cordelli suggested and just make it a yahoogroups or similar group, where everything's automated for you and you just approve things.
May 30, 2001 | 2:42 pm
#170
Join Date: Feb 2001
Programs: IHG Diamond, HH Gold, Marriott Silver
Posts: 4,345
Originally posted by Goldlust:
Another advantage of the list is that notification is instant and does not rely on people checking FlyerTalk often so there are in fact several reasons for the list.
Another advantage of the list is that notification is instant and does not rely on people checking FlyerTalk often so there are in fact several reasons for the list.
Some people may like to be kept informed by email, others by reading online, others may just want occasional summaries. Nobody wants to be at the mercy of some home-concocted system. If you are serious about this, please do as cordelli suggested and just make it a yahoogroups or similar group, where everything's automated for you and you just approve things.
May 30, 2001 | 3:44 pm
#171
Original Poster
Suspended
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Copenhagen
Programs: British Airways Gold (oneWorld Emerald), Starwood Preferred Guest Platinum
Posts: 1,713
The reasons for setting the group up by private means are stated in my original post at the Hilton board.
(I have some lists at Yahoo Groups though)
Furthermore a list of this nature that requires intro-mails from all applications would hardly be easier at Yahoo Groups:
I would get an intro-mail from them anyway, and then I would have to log on to Yahoo and find them on the apply list and approve there .
Thanks for the suggestion though.
(I have some lists at Yahoo Groups though)
Furthermore a list of this nature that requires intro-mails from all applications would hardly be easier at Yahoo Groups:
I would get an intro-mail from them anyway, and then I would have to log on to Yahoo and find them on the apply list and approve there .
Thanks for the suggestion though.
May 30, 2001 | 4:52 pm
#172
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Naples, Florida
Posts: 7,419
Goldlust wrote:
o make sure that FlyerTalkers can take advantage of "special" prices (e.g.
0$) that appear sometimes on various booking engines on the Net a list has
been made. Posting of such great deals on FT have and will always lead to the
quick termination of those offers since this board is monitored.
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Goldlust:
How would you the "special prices"?
You may have to ask the members of this board to e-mail you all and every "great deal"
You have mail.
o make sure that FlyerTalkers can take advantage of "special" prices (e.g.
0$) that appear sometimes on various booking engines on the Net a list has
been made. Posting of such great deals on FT have and will always lead to the
quick termination of those offers since this board is monitored.
============================================
Goldlust:
How would you the "special prices"?
You may have to ask the members of this board to e-mail you all and every "great deal"
You have mail.
May 30, 2001 | 4:53 pm
#173
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Naples, Florida
Posts: 7,419
Goldlust wrote:
o make sure that FlyerTalkers can take advantage of "special" prices (e.g.
0$) that appear sometimes on various booking engines on the Net a list has
been made. Posting of such great deals on FT have and will always lead to the
quick termination of those offers since this board is monitored.
============================================
Goldlust:
How would you know about "special prices"?
You may have to ask the members of this board to e-mail you all and every "great deals"
You have mail.
o make sure that FlyerTalkers can take advantage of "special" prices (e.g.
0$) that appear sometimes on various booking engines on the Net a list has
been made. Posting of such great deals on FT have and will always lead to the
quick termination of those offers since this board is monitored.
============================================
Goldlust:
How would you know about "special prices"?
You may have to ask the members of this board to e-mail you all and every "great deals"
You have mail.
May 30, 2001 | 4:56 pm
#174
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Naples, Florida
Posts: 7,419
Goldlust wrote:
o make sure that FlyerTalkers can take advantage of "special" prices (e.g.
0$) that appear sometimes on various booking engines on the Net a list has
been made. Posting of such great deals on FT have and will always lead to the
quick termination of those offers since this board is monitored.
============================================
Goldlust:
How would you know about "special prices"?
You may have to ask the members of this board to e-mail you all and every "great deals"
You have mail.
o make sure that FlyerTalkers can take advantage of "special" prices (e.g.
0$) that appear sometimes on various booking engines on the Net a list has
been made. Posting of such great deals on FT have and will always lead to the
quick termination of those offers since this board is monitored.
============================================
Goldlust:
How would you know about "special prices"?
You may have to ask the members of this board to e-mail you all and every "great deals"
You have mail.
May 30, 2001 | 4:56 pm
#175
Join Date: Feb 2001
Programs: IHG Diamond, HH Gold, Marriott Silver
Posts: 4,345
Originally posted by Goldlust:
The reasons for setting the group up by private means are stated in my original post at the Hilton board.
The reasons for setting the group up by private means are stated in my original post at the Hilton board.
However, I am on some private lists, and every time the person running it changes ISPs, there's a high risk of list disruption. Every time someone wants to change their email address, they have to send email to the correct address. (How many times have you seen "subscribe" or "unsubscribe" messages sent to actual lists, rather than the list maintainer?)
If someone's email stops working, they can still read their yahoo groups messages. If someone's email is running slowly, they can read their yahoo groups messages sooner than their email. Members in yahoogroups can reply to lists (assuming you are allowing any form of replies to the list, which you may not be??) from different email accounts, whereas most lists will only accept email from the recipient's registered email address.
Most importantly, if something happens to you, you can easily put other people into a moderating capacity on yahoo groups. That tends to be much harder on something you've set up yourself. (I speak as someone who "inherited" control of a yahoo group I'm in due to the original creator not having time to manage the group.)
Despite how yahoo have managed to mangle a few things since egroups ran it, there seem to be many advantages.
May 30, 2001 | 4:57 pm
#176
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Naples, Florida
Posts: 7,419
Goldlust wrote:
o make sure that FlyerTalkers can take advantage of "special" prices (e.g.
0$) that appear sometimes on various booking engines on the Net a list has
been made. Posting of such great deals on FT have and will always lead to the
quick termination of those offers since this board is monitored.
============================================
Goldlust:
How would you know about all "special prices"?
You may have to ask the members of this board to e-mail you all and every "great deals"
You have mail.
o make sure that FlyerTalkers can take advantage of "special" prices (e.g.
0$) that appear sometimes on various booking engines on the Net a list has
been made. Posting of such great deals on FT have and will always lead to the
quick termination of those offers since this board is monitored.
============================================
Goldlust:
How would you know about all "special prices"?
You may have to ask the members of this board to e-mail you all and every "great deals"
You have mail.
May 30, 2001 | 4:59 pm
#177
Join Date: Feb 2001
Programs: IHG Diamond, HH Gold, Marriott Silver
Posts: 4,345
Originally posted by Goldlust:
The reasons for setting the group up by private means are stated in my original post at the Hilton board.
The reasons for setting the group up by private means are stated in my original post at the Hilton board.
However, I am on some private lists, and every time the person running it changes ISPs, there's a high risk of list disruption. Every time someone wants to change their email address, they have to send email to the correct address. (How many times have you seen "subscribe" or "unsubscribe" messages sent to actual lists, rather than the list maintainer?)
If someone's email stops working, they can still read their yahoo groups messages. If someone's email is running slowly, they can read their yahoo groups messages sooner than their email. Members in yahoogroups can reply to lists (assuming you are allowing any form of replies to the list, which you may not be??) from different email accounts, whereas most lists will only accept email from the recipient's registered email address.
Most importantly, if something happens to you, you can easily put other people into a moderating capacity on yahoo groups. That tends to be much harder on something you've set up yourself. (I speak as someone who "inherited" control of a yahoo group I'm in due to the original creator not having time to manage the group.)
Despite how yahoo have managed to mangle a few things since egroups ran it, there seem to be many advantages.
May 30, 2001 | 5:00 pm
#178
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Naples, Florida
Posts: 7,419
Goldlust wrote:
o make sure that FlyerTalkers can take advantage of "special" prices (e.g.
0$) that appear sometimes on various booking engines on the Net a list has
been made. Posting of such great deals on FT have and will always lead to the
quick termination of those offers since this board is monitored.
============================================
Goldlust:
How would you know about all "special prices"?
You may have to ask the members of this board to e-mail you all and every "great deals"
You have mail.
o make sure that FlyerTalkers can take advantage of "special" prices (e.g.
0$) that appear sometimes on various booking engines on the Net a list has
been made. Posting of such great deals on FT have and will always lead to the
quick termination of those offers since this board is monitored.
============================================
Goldlust:
How would you know about all "special prices"?
You may have to ask the members of this board to e-mail you all and every "great deals"
You have mail.
May 30, 2001 | 6:37 pm
#179
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Hudsonville, MI USA - AA, Delta, WorldPerks, Hilton, Marriott
Posts: 38
This thread is getting nauseatingly long. 
For those who disagree with this concept, please agree to disagree, and those who wish to e-mail Goldlust to get on the list, please do so without a post, and those with suggestions for Goldlust, please e-mail them or maybe start a new thread...
Those who wish to berate me and subject this idea to scorn and ridicule publicly, please feel free to continue as is...
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There's no substitution for a genuine lack of preparation
For those who disagree with this concept, please agree to disagree, and those who wish to e-mail Goldlust to get on the list, please do so without a post, and those with suggestions for Goldlust, please e-mail them or maybe start a new thread...Those who wish to berate me and subject this idea to scorn and ridicule publicly, please feel free to continue as is...
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There's no substitution for a genuine lack of preparation
May 30, 2001 | 6:38 pm
#180
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Hudsonville, MI USA - AA, Delta, WorldPerks, Hilton, Marriott
Posts: 38
This thread is getting nauseatingly long. For those who disagree with this concept, please agree to disagree, and those who wish to e-mail Goldlust to get on the list, please do so without a post, and those with suggestions for Goldlust, please e-mail them or maybe start a new thread...
Those who wish to berate me and subject this idea to scorn and ridicule publicly, please feel free to continue as is...
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There's no substitution for a genuine lack of preparation
For those who disagree with this concept, please agree to disagree, and those who wish to e-mail Goldlust to get on the list, please do so without a post, and those with suggestions for Goldlust, please e-mail them or maybe start a new thread...Those who wish to berate me and subject this idea to scorn and ridicule publicly, please feel free to continue as is...
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There's no substitution for a genuine lack of preparation