Coupon Connection
Apr 2, 2001, 9:05 pm
#1
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Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Va Beach, Va, USA
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Coupon Connection
What do you all think about not letting people post to the coupon connection until they reach "member" status?
I get sick of people going there saying "GIVE ME A FREE TRIP, I'LL PAY YOU!" and then noticing that they have only posted one or two times. Obviously they don't even care enough to read the ettiquette rules!
I don't mind a regular flyer-talker asking for stuff, in fact, thats what the board is for! But brand new people who come in with bogus sob stories are getting annoying!
Am I being too harsh??
I get sick of people going there saying "GIVE ME A FREE TRIP, I'LL PAY YOU!" and then noticing that they have only posted one or two times. Obviously they don't even care enough to read the ettiquette rules!
I don't mind a regular flyer-talker asking for stuff, in fact, thats what the board is for! But brand new people who come in with bogus sob stories are getting annoying!
Am I being too harsh??
Apr 3, 2001, 6:39 am
#2
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While it might be nice to have some type of entry requirement it would differentiate the Coupon Connection from the rest of FT which has no entry criteria. I doubt the success rate of the quick-shot-toss me a freebie request is very high. I would imagine most readers see it as distortion, snicker a bit and then move on...
Apr 3, 2001, 5:40 pm
#3
Flyertalk Evangelist and Moderator: Coupon Connection and Travel Products
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Mat,
I agree with GEO.... not sure how you would distinguish entry criteria. I certainly hope people do not have a high success rate.
I hate to say it... but I actually ignore those posts... I do not care how emotional or sentimental they are.
I would be very embarrassed personally if that was my first post. But it takes all kinds!!!
William
I agree with GEO.... not sure how you would distinguish entry criteria. I certainly hope people do not have a high success rate.
I hate to say it... but I actually ignore those posts... I do not care how emotional or sentimental they are.
I would be very embarrassed personally if that was my first post. But it takes all kinds!!!
William
Apr 5, 2001, 11:27 am
#4
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I had a handful of those "$100 off" UA coupons I offered last week. Got 3 emails from new users I have never heard of before.
One said; "hey ozstamps, send me some"
another said:
'Yes, why not, let me have 2 of them'.
the other said:
'Great offer - mail them today airmail or Fedex'.
In no case did these people said "thank you", and even please, (airmail from here for 4 of these is 2 bucks) and incredibly in no case did any of them even supply an address!
This is plain rudeness.
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~ Glen ~
One said; "hey ozstamps, send me some"
another said:
'Yes, why not, let me have 2 of them'.
the other said:
'Great offer - mail them today airmail or Fedex'.
In no case did these people said "thank you", and even please, (airmail from here for 4 of these is 2 bucks) and incredibly in no case did any of them even supply an address!
This is plain rudeness.
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~ Glen ~
