Motion Passed: Close Toronto Subforum
Feb 10, 2012, 4:25 am
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For this American, anything North of the Border is awesome, and I enjoy ALL of it. I won't plug any favorites.
I've perused the Toronto threads, and enjoy that city, having traveled there extensively in the last 30 years. If the category remains, great. If not, I'll live. Whatever the mods want to do is fine with me. I'm just glad the board is here.
Feb 10, 2012, 5:31 am
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Dumbest idea ever
If YYZ gets it's own forum, why not YUL, YVR, YYC, YEG, YWG, YHZ
?Let's start with the (obvious) answer to this question. YYZ is a major transit airport, esp. for Americans travelling to Europe. They are not all familiar with YYZ, and turn to FT for assistance.
The most recent post on the YYZ sub-forum was 2 hours ago. The most recent post about YVR on the Canada forum was almost a week ago:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/canad...-beer-yvr.html
FT has a # of other sub-forums in major O&D and transit points e.g. LAX, SFO, ORD, JFK.
The latest census data for YYZ shows a population of 5.6 million, an increase of 9.2 %. Why a sub-forum? The answer is obvious!
Feb 10, 2012, 7:46 am
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Feb 10, 2012, 7:56 am
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Feb 10, 2012, 8:21 am
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Feb 10, 2012, 8:31 am
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Feb 10, 2012, 9:15 am
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Feb 10, 2012, 1:06 pm
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Is a vote even needed to close a forum?
According to this post:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/11201697-post2.html
I see no mention of a vote, and it specifically says, "Members should not expect public notice in advance of proposals to close forums." Have the rules changed? What are the metrics for the Toronto forum?
According to this post:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/11201697-post2.html
9. At the end of each year, the TalkBoard President will ask the FlyerTalk Host for end-of-year forum activity metrics. Each February, the TalkBoard shall review the least-used forums for possible closure, based on the end-of-year metrics. Members should not expect public notice in advance of proposals to close forums due to the potential for manipulation of the metrics.
Feb 10, 2012, 1:16 pm
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Is a vote even needed to close a forum?
According to this post:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/11201697-post2.html
I see no mention of a vote, and it specifically says, "Members should not expect public notice in advance of proposals to close forums." Have the rules changed? What are the metrics for the Toronto forum?
According to this post:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/11201697-post2.html
I see no mention of a vote, and it specifically says, "Members should not expect public notice in advance of proposals to close forums." Have the rules changed? What are the metrics for the Toronto forum?
Feb 10, 2012, 6:23 pm
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Feb 11, 2012, 3:47 pm
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Maybe it should be retitled: "Forced to Go To Toronto: A Survival Guide"
Feb 12, 2012, 5:19 am
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Motion passed
On February 11, 2012, Talkboard passed 8-1:
"The TalkBoard recommends that the Toronto subforum be eliminated and the threads therein be placed in the Canada forum."
Voting yes: bhatnasx, cholula, goalie, jackal, kokonutz, nsx, RichMSN, SkiAdcock
Voting no: Spiff
"The TalkBoard recommends that the Toronto subforum be eliminated and the threads therein be placed in the Canada forum."
Voting yes: bhatnasx, cholula, goalie, jackal, kokonutz, nsx, RichMSN, SkiAdcock
Voting no: Spiff
Feb 12, 2012, 10:02 am
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Tech at IB will handle this early in the week.
Feb 12, 2012, 8:38 pm
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