Originally Posted by MSPeconomist
(Post 24376468)
Excuse me for asking a perhaps naive question, but why not Enterprise? I've never used them but AFAIK they're a major rental car company.
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Originally Posted by aBroadAbroad
(Post 24376425)
Not subforums, please. Just the forum category with forums listed beneath, starting with the general-discussion forum:
Car Rental Companies and Programs Is a separate third-party booking/opaque rental forum really necessary? It seems like this is precisely the type of thing that goes in the general-discussion forum and/or the existing Online Travel Booking forum.Car Rental Companies and Programs Avis | Preferred Hertz | Gold Plus Reward National | Emerald Club
Originally Posted by CMK10
(Post 24376545)
It's not a naive question, but as you can tell, there are very few threads about them on FT. Certainly not more than the general forum can handle.
That said, I still maintain that you can make their system work to your advantage with just a small investment of time. They covet their J.D. Power awards so dearly that they will do literally anything to ensure you are (the key words:) "completely satisfied" with your rental, and branch management bonuses are heavily tied to the branch's "ESQI" (Enterprise Service Quality Index) score, which is based on random post-rental phone surveys of customers (and yes, by renting, you opt into these). Even entry-level "Management Trainees" (i.e. the fresh-out-of-college idiot who just rented you your car) can wipe away two days of rental charges without even having to explain anything to their supervisor, and bigger reductions are easily possible, too. So, all you need to do is saunter up to the agent when you return the car and mention these key words: "You know, I was not completely satisfied with my rental." You'll see a look of sheer panic cross the agent's face, and after a few seconds when he recovers, you'll see him stutter and finally manage to get out: "Well, what would make you completely satisfied?" Ask for your two free days, and boom--instant discount. :) |
Originally Posted by nsx
(Post 24376523)
Enterprise specializes in long-term rentals, especially insurance company replacement cars. They are not popular with business travelers.
The common discussion area should suffice to cover Enterprise. |
Originally Posted by MSPeconomist
(Post 24380398)
OK, that explains it. I know Enterprise as the company that my car dealer used to use for the loaners they provide when cars are in for service.
On another note, I've proposed a motion in the private forum and we're hammering out the details now. |
It would be better to FIRST "hammer out the details" and THEN make the motion. In fact, as a general principle, IMO it's better to hammer out the details in the public TBT forum devoted to the issue.
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Originally Posted by MSPeconomist
(Post 24383727)
It would be better to FIRST "hammer out the details" and THEN make the motion. In fact, as a general principle, IMO it's better to hammer out the details in the public TBT forum devoted to the issue.
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Originally Posted by CMK10
(Post 24384541)
Says you, I think my way works just fine. It seems once a motion gets proposed we get some discussion momentum going.
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Originally Posted by nsx
(Post 24385477)
I'm very much with MSP on this. TalkBoard has had nothing but trouble over the years from voting on incompletely considered drafts. In the last few years it's been better. Patience is crucial.
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Originally Posted by CMK10
(Post 24385501)
No one is voting on anything, I proposed a draft motion, based on your suggestion I might add, and until it gets a second and until everyone weighs in there will be no voting. There's plenty of patience, we've been discussing this issue for weeks.
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Originally Posted by nsx
(Post 24385619)
One should not ask for a second until the draft is the best it can be. Otherwise you are just one person's error away from starting a vote on the wrong proposal. It's a process that the person asking for a second does not control. It puts way too much power in the hands of, for example, someone who opposes the idea and would prefer to see a flawed proposal fail.
I also think TB Members are above the scenario in your last sentence. |
Originally Posted by CMK10
(Post 24385657)
...There is such a thing as plodding along too slowly....
Some observers of TalkBoard want to see a steady stream of motions, or they think that we're all on vacation somewhere. I don't intend to spin my wheels just to make those uninformed observers happy. Bruce |
Originally Posted by MSPeconomist
(Post 24383727)
It would be better to FIRST "hammer out the details" and THEN make the motion. In fact, as a general principle, IMO it's better to hammer out the details in the public TBT forum devoted to the issue.
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Actually, the discussion tends to occur in both places at once.
Bruce |
Originally Posted by CMK10
(Post 24385657)
There is such a thing as plodding along too slowly.
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Originally Posted by Pub24
(Post 24407154)
How serious is TB about member feedback when, less than 24 hours after an initial proposal is made, discussion is effectively cut off when a motion is made and seconded in its private forum?
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