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Moderators Guilty of Premature Evacuation
Dec 7, 2011 | 11:43 am
#1306
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Ok, so since I'm one of the ones advocating for a thread in each forum like this, I'm going to make use of this one. 
Was the comment here really necessary?
Yes, the FT'er posted the question in the wrong forum (I'm guessing they should've posted it in a hotel forum) or it was a joke, but really? The OP joined in May of this year, and has all of 60-70 posts. What message does that sort of comment send to him?
The comment seemed rather snarky, and I'd question how willing the OP will be to post again.
Was the comment here really necessary?
Yes, the FT'er posted the question in the wrong forum (I'm guessing they should've posted it in a hotel forum) or it was a joke, but really? The OP joined in May of this year, and has all of 60-70 posts. What message does that sort of comment send to him?
The comment seemed rather snarky, and I'd question how willing the OP will be to post again.
The last time I checked it was not April 1st, so I stand by my remarks as this thread offered nothing of value to our community.
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Dec 7, 2011 | 11:48 am
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Dec 7, 2011 | 11:53 am
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Actually with the exception of 4 posts on the AF board all of this member's 67 posts have been made on the DL board. Therefore IMHO this thread was intentionally posted here.
The last time I checked it was not April 1st, so I stand by my remarks as this thread offered nothing of value to our community.
RSSrsvp - Moderator
The last time I checked it was not April 1st, so I stand by my remarks as this thread offered nothing of value to our community.
RSSrsvp - Moderator
Dec 7, 2011 | 11:55 am
#1309
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Ok, so since I'm one of the ones advocating for a thread in each forum like this, I'm going to make use of this one.
Was the comment here really necessary?
Yes, the FT'er posted the question in the wrong forum (I'm guessing they should've posted it in a hotel forum) or it was a joke, but really? The OP joined in May of this year, and has all of 60-70 posts. What message does that sort of comment send to him?
The comment seemed rather snarky, and I'd question how willing the OP will be to post again.
Was the comment here really necessary?
Yes, the FT'er posted the question in the wrong forum (I'm guessing they should've posted it in a hotel forum) or it was a joke, but really? The OP joined in May of this year, and has all of 60-70 posts. What message does that sort of comment send to him?
The comment seemed rather snarky, and I'd question how willing the OP will be to post again.
Dec 7, 2011 | 12:00 pm
#1310
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I took the OP of that thread to be a joke laughing at all the silly requests we see for compensation on FT. I got a good smile out of it.
Dec 7, 2011 | 12:09 pm
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+1 No different than this http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...mond-help.html thread. No harm in having some fun!
There is a time and place for everything and when a moderator takes action it may not just be based on the one post in question. Let's just leave it at that.
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Dec 7, 2011 | 12:29 pm
#1312
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If it reminds the poster that this is a general interest Delta + SkyMiles forum, and that FlyerTalk TOS call for users to browse and search before starting new threads, it has served a useful purpose. The Mod showed some flair, IMHO.
Dec 7, 2011 | 12:32 pm
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Dec 7, 2011 | 12:33 pm
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Dec 7, 2011 | 12:50 pm
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Now if you did a search for "MQM Purchase" you might find the second thread. Except the moderator combined it into the first thread, with the headline that is harder to find in a search for threat titles.
I never really understood moderation except to weed out the clearly obvious junk threads, spam, profanity etc. Threads will always take on their own identity.
Dec 7, 2011 | 8:05 pm
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An observation
I understand the sentiment that led to closing this thread to honor its originator:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...l-version.html
However, in doing so, this will ensure that it inevitably scrolls down and out of site, into obscurity.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...l-version.html
However, in doing so, this will ensure that it inevitably scrolls down and out of site, into obscurity.
Dec 7, 2011 | 8:18 pm
#1317
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I understand the sentiment that led to closing this thread to honor its originator:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...l-version.html
However, in doing so, this will ensure that it inevitably scrolls down and out of site, into obscurity.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...l-version.html
However, in doing so, this will ensure that it inevitably scrolls down and out of site, into obscurity.
Dec 7, 2011 | 8:32 pm
#1318
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Dec 7, 2011 | 8:58 pm
#1319
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Why close any threads? Is FT charged by the post?
I understand blocking offensive, insulting, discriminatory posts... but who can decide when a subject has been discussed enough??
I understand blocking offensive, insulting, discriminatory posts... but who can decide when a subject has been discussed enough??