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May 15, 2001 | 10:07 am
#33
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Dallas, Texas USA
Posts: 250
Alas one more milage fanatic to add to your mailing list!!
Thanks.......great idea!!!
Bob
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AOL Instant Messenger# bobcharlap
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Thanks.......great idea!!!
Bob
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AA..just plain old Platinum
AOL Instant Messenger# bobcharlap
[email protected]
May 15, 2001 | 10:36 am
#35
Join Date: Feb 1999
Location: Sacramento area, CA USA
Programs: UA Gold Million Miler, HH Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 2,858
More mail. Hopefully worthy by reason of having actually attended a few gatherings and therefore being a real person with only one name(!!)...Thanks for doing this!
May 15, 2001 | 11:08 am
#37
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Hudsonville, MI USA - AA, Delta, WorldPerks, Hilton, Marriott
Posts: 38
Once again, you've got mail. I can't wait to see how you determine worthiness. Maybe it's some sort of medieval scale with a duck on one side... 
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There's no substitution for a genuine lack of preparation
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There's no substitution for a genuine lack of preparation
May 15, 2001 | 1:10 pm
#41
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Brasil and Hong Kong
Posts: 894
Goldlust and Empress,
I really appreciate your efforts, but I'm not sure if this is a good idea.
First, we must avoid unwanted company, so the list will be very restricted. Since "paranoid" is the keyword, none of the 2001 registered members (hey, that's me
) should be allowed. Also the person must have some FT background, history, "roots". Perhaps Evangelist should be a minimum requirement, or referal from a very small group of FT unanimities, like Rudi (to pick up my prefered FTer).
In any way, you see it will be a select and small group. Who will feed this group with the special prices, loopholes, etc? I don't think this people can go alone much further. See, for example, that the rate which originated this idea was the first and so far only post from brand new FTer TempeFlyer (Thanks TempeFlyer
).
Perhaps FT will be the source?
Ok, you may say people should be aware to not posting on FT, but send you the info. But hey, if a non-member send you a profitable tip, isn't he allowed to get into the list? And if it is a trap by some airline/hotel, willing to lose some money now to make friends and catch all future loopholes? Paranoid to the extreme level...
You may also say that airlines/hotels will catch anyway, but the list will make things a bit more difficult. I agree, but in this case a lot of FTers unware of the list will not profit from loopholes. And, IMO, this is against the nature of FT itself. Wish to listen from Randy and other old timers about it.
Note that my opinion doen't take the great merit from this community minded initiative.
Toxa
I really appreciate your efforts, but I'm not sure if this is a good idea.
First, we must avoid unwanted company, so the list will be very restricted. Since "paranoid" is the keyword, none of the 2001 registered members (hey, that's me
) should be allowed. Also the person must have some FT background, history, "roots". Perhaps Evangelist should be a minimum requirement, or referal from a very small group of FT unanimities, like Rudi (to pick up my prefered FTer).In any way, you see it will be a select and small group. Who will feed this group with the special prices, loopholes, etc? I don't think this people can go alone much further. See, for example, that the rate which originated this idea was the first and so far only post from brand new FTer TempeFlyer (Thanks TempeFlyer
).Perhaps FT will be the source?
Ok, you may say people should be aware to not posting on FT, but send you the info. But hey, if a non-member send you a profitable tip, isn't he allowed to get into the list? And if it is a trap by some airline/hotel, willing to lose some money now to make friends and catch all future loopholes? Paranoid to the extreme level...
You may also say that airlines/hotels will catch anyway, but the list will make things a bit more difficult. I agree, but in this case a lot of FTers unware of the list will not profit from loopholes. And, IMO, this is against the nature of FT itself. Wish to listen from Randy and other old timers about it.
Note that my opinion doen't take the great merit from this community minded initiative.
Toxa
May 15, 2001 | 1:27 pm
#42
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Nashville -Past DL Plat, FO, WN-CP, various hotel programs
Programs: DL-MM, AA, SW w/companion,HiltonDiamond, Hyatt PLat, IHF Plat, Miles and Points Seeker
Posts: 11,405
I think you are all giving the airlines and hotels way too much credit. If they really cared so much, we would not have to complain so much on these boards, over and over. They would listen and act.
If you make this too restrictive, you will have a group that is not big enough to find and share ideas.
If you make this too restrictive, you will have a group that is not big enough to find and share ideas.
May 15, 2001 | 2:08 pm
#45
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: PARIS, France
Programs: Skymiles GOLD, Frq +, Klm GOLD, Miles & More, Priority Club, Marriott Rewards, MilleMerci (Avis FR)
Posts: 1,230
You've got some mail .. from Paris, France too.
We'll be interested to take advanatage of these opportunities when being in US....
Thanks for that, felis
We'll be interested to take advanatage of these opportunities when being in US....
Thanks for that, felis