2011 Election Results
Dec 5, 2011, 11:15 pm
#121
Moderator: Hyatt Gold Passport & Star Alliance
Join Date: May 1998
Location: London, UK
Programs: UA-1K 3MM/HY- LT Globalist/BA-GGL/GfL
Posts: 12,094
As the 'token' non-US member for most of last year, I don't think my failure to get most of my proposal passed had anything to do with the country of my birth 
Dec 5, 2011, 11:35 pm
#122
Moderator: Southwest Airlines, Capital One
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: California
Programs: WN Companion Pass, A-list preferred, Hyatt Globalist; United Club Lietime (sic) Member
Posts: 21,625
It's glorious when everything works out and a bit discouraging when it does not. C'est la vie. Are you sure you weren't born in France?
Dec 5, 2011, 11:57 pm
#123
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: YUL
Posts: 970
I was only replying to this other post saying:"Fortunately, good people ran and were elected." If it gave you the occasion to express yourself in a way that makes you feel better, I'm ok with that.
Dec 6, 2011, 8:09 am
#124
Suspended
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: DCA
Programs: UA Gold
Posts: 1,653
That is good (although I believe that at least one is an American living abroad).
Let me be clear that it has nothing to do with being anti-anything. But as an example, a new poster comes to FT and asks about airport security from SIN to LHR.
He receives responses telling him about TSA rules, which are actually quite different from some of the rules in the UK (and elsewhere) regarding his particular question. Even when corrected, posters continue to quote TSA and American experiences. Finally the new poster expresses confusion and frustration and leaves.
That isn't a very positive welcome to a new international member. Another thread going on right now about security at LHR detours into a discussion about TSA and American rules (which again, are different in this case) by the second or third post. No matter that several non-US posters try and explain that some rules differ around the world, the conversation continues to come back to TSA and American rules, even though the incident occured in the UK.
Those are two examples about very specific instances where detouring into US conversation are not helpful, and can confuse readers. I can think of many other threads in which I participate where the conversation is dominated by North American viewpoints, even if the subject matter was actually quite global.
Let me be clear that it has nothing to do with being anti-anything. But as an example, a new poster comes to FT and asks about airport security from SIN to LHR.
He receives responses telling him about TSA rules, which are actually quite different from some of the rules in the UK (and elsewhere) regarding his particular question. Even when corrected, posters continue to quote TSA and American experiences. Finally the new poster expresses confusion and frustration and leaves.
That isn't a very positive welcome to a new international member. Another thread going on right now about security at LHR detours into a discussion about TSA and American rules (which again, are different in this case) by the second or third post. No matter that several non-US posters try and explain that some rules differ around the world, the conversation continues to come back to TSA and American rules, even though the incident occured in the UK.
Those are two examples about very specific instances where detouring into US conversation are not helpful, and can confuse readers. I can think of many other threads in which I participate where the conversation is dominated by North American viewpoints, even if the subject matter was actually quite global.
Dec 6, 2011, 9:41 am
#125
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 6,967
(They did however eventually remove their posts so perhaps they realised how this specific topic can confuse people if there is off-topic discussion not related to the issue at hand) I believe that I was seen as being argumentative, until the OP came back to the thread and expressed his confusion and frustration with the information about the US/TSA.I also realise that my examples are not specifically about TB, but they reflect how I feel in the last year or so about how FT has changed quite a bit, to me. There are numerous discussions about general topics which become US/UK dominated (natural based on the mix of posters on this board), but a lot of the time I feel that our voices just are not heard. I don't know how we can speak up louder, but I appreciate the chance to discuss that here, as obviously I am not the only one who has noticed this.
Perhaps our new TB team is now more aware of our concerns, and I have faith that they will do their best to represent all members of FT. I voted with that specific concern in mind, and chose those members I felt would best hear the various voices on FT, and not always just consider their own interests.
Again, congratulations to all.
Dec 8, 2011, 11:23 am
#126
Join Date: Jan 2006
Programs: Skyteam
Posts: 5,759
Only 1 made it from my list. Congratz!
Dec 8, 2011, 11:41 am
#127
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: PDX
Programs: TSA Refusenik charter member
Posts: 15,978
Well, in one instance a moderator was involved, but I don't believe that they reported themselves. (They did however eventually remove their posts so perhaps they realised how this specific topic can confuse people if there is off-topic discussion not related to the issue at hand) I believe that I was seen as being argumentative, until the OP came back to the thread and expressed his confusion and frustration with the information about the US/TSA.
I also realise that my examples are not specifically about TB, but they reflect how I feel in the last year or so about how FT has changed quite a bit, to me. There are numerous discussions about general topics which become US/UK dominated (natural based on the mix of posters on this board), but a lot of the time I feel that our voices just are not heard. I don't know how we can speak up louder, but I appreciate the chance to discuss that here, as obviously I am not the only one who has noticed this.
(They did however eventually remove their posts so perhaps they realised how this specific topic can confuse people if there is off-topic discussion not related to the issue at hand) I believe that I was seen as being argumentative, until the OP came back to the thread and expressed his confusion and frustration with the information about the US/TSA.I also realise that my examples are not specifically about TB, but they reflect how I feel in the last year or so about how FT has changed quite a bit, to me. There are numerous discussions about general topics which become US/UK dominated (natural based on the mix of posters on this board), but a lot of the time I feel that our voices just are not heard. I don't know how we can speak up louder, but I appreciate the chance to discuss that here, as obviously I am not the only one who has noticed this.
