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Mar 7, 2000 | 4:01 pm

#16

RichG

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Now that Randy has agreed to do this, at the considerable risk of being accused of being a front-runner, I'll agree strongly, as well.

Some days MyPoints and the like take up 80% or more of the active Buzz threads.

Mar 7, 2000 | 8:35 pm

#17

shadow

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I won't leave you out there alone Rich, but you're probably a 'chalk bettor' too.

I'm in agreement also.

Mar 12, 2000 | 10:56 am

#18

Efrem

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A great idea, even if truth in advertising forces me to point out that I first suggested it last October in http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum73/HTML/000105.html but it didn't get much interest then. By all means let's clean out The Buzz!

Mar 13, 2000 | 5:47 am

#19

onefreeman

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Not to be catty efrem, but the original post in this thread is from August of '99...

Mar 13, 2000 | 1:04 pm

#20

Efrem

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You are absolutely right. My apologies to you, Aaron and everyone else. I saw the March 2000 dates and assumed the post was recent rather than checking.

This apology is instead of editing my post just above yours into nothingness (the most I could do, since I can't delete it), as that would leave your post looking meaningless.

Now, on to the new forum!

[This message has been edited by Efrem (edited 03-13-2000).]

Mar 13, 2000 | 6:04 pm

#21

Aaron

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I'm glad to see that there is support for this! With the proliferation of different internet points programs and "pyramid" programs like AllAdvantage, etc., this is more relevant now than it was in August 1999.

Mar 14, 2000 | 5:45 am

#22

doc

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Join Date: May 1999

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Yes, indeed, a whole lot MORE!!!!

The ability to simply sign in and get referrals has seemingly been the greatest boon/incentive for "lurkers" to jump to "newbies" that I've ever witnessed in the history of FT!

And clearly not entirely good, in the minds of many FT's! I can see their point as I too have some mixed feelings about this as well.

A new section should help considerably and things have already calmed down quite a bit.

Thanks again for the suggestion, Aaron, and for Randy for announcing implementation so promptly.

Mar 22, 2000 | 1:21 am

#23

ThirdDegree

Join Date: Mar 2000

Location: Silicon Valley, CA

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Any progress on the new forum front? I'd love to see this area consolidated, too, as it will make it so much easier to find those things that are of interest to me. Kind of the reverse of the people who want it out of their way, but I suppose the result is the same.