News Article Posting Policy
Aug 26, 2005 | 12:57 pm
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News Article Posting Policy
On 23 Aug 2005, the following policy regarding news article posting in the forums was passed by the TalkBoard by a vote of 7-0-2:
1. News articles referencing a specific airline/hotel/car rental/location/airport belong in the specific forum.
2. General news stories on the travel industry (including Randy Petersen references!) that are not associated with individual programs belong in Newstand, as do major news stories (accidents, bankruptcies, etc.)
3. Where a news article meets the qualifications cited in both paragraphs 1 and 2 it may be cross-posted in Newstand and the specific forum. If moderators see that cross-posted threads are continuing to duplicate each other (as opposed to taking their own paths) they will have the option of merging the threads into the forum they consider most appropriate.
Voting yes: attorney28, Dovster, gleff, ScottC, Spiff, Starwood Lurker, wharvey
Abstaining: missydarlin, kempis
1. News articles referencing a specific airline/hotel/car rental/location/airport belong in the specific forum.
2. General news stories on the travel industry (including Randy Petersen references!) that are not associated with individual programs belong in Newstand, as do major news stories (accidents, bankruptcies, etc.)
3. Where a news article meets the qualifications cited in both paragraphs 1 and 2 it may be cross-posted in Newstand and the specific forum. If moderators see that cross-posted threads are continuing to duplicate each other (as opposed to taking their own paths) they will have the option of merging the threads into the forum they consider most appropriate.
Voting yes: attorney28, Dovster, gleff, ScottC, Spiff, Starwood Lurker, wharvey
Abstaining: missydarlin, kempis
Aug 26, 2005 | 1:05 pm
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Originally Posted by Spiff
1. News articles referencing a specific airline/hotel/car rental/location/airport belong in the specific forum.
Aug 26, 2005 | 2:11 pm
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Thank you for this! ^
Aug 26, 2005 | 2:35 pm
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THANK YOU!!! lc
Aug 26, 2005 | 4:10 pm
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Wow! Never thought it would happen and had half given up. 
Glad a definate policy is now in place everyone can reference in future.
Glad a definate policy is now in place everyone can reference in future.
Aug 26, 2005 | 4:39 pm
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Originally Posted by tcook052
Wow! Never thought it would happen and had half given up. Glad a definate policy is now in place everyone can reference in future.
Glad a definate policy is now in place everyone can reference in future. Glad this new policy is welcomed.
Aug 26, 2005 | 5:19 pm
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Is TalkBoard resolution final?
I thought that Randy has the final say on this. Am I wrong? 
Aug 26, 2005 | 5:20 pm
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BTW I never realized that Dovster has some power in FT
Aug 26, 2005 | 9:18 pm
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Sorry for the house cleaning on this thread, but it was really starting to go south.
We're discussing the changes to the News Article Posting Policy.
If you want to discuss other aspects of the TalkBoard, please start a new thread or add on to an existing thread. And no personal attacks, please.
We're discussing the changes to the News Article Posting Policy.
If you want to discuss other aspects of the TalkBoard, please start a new thread or add on to an existing thread. And no personal attacks, please.
Last edited by Spiff; Aug 26, 2005 at 9:36 pm
Aug 26, 2005 | 9:27 pm
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Originally Posted by Spiff
On 23 Aug 2005, the following policy regarding news article posting in the forums was passed by the TalkBoard by a vote of 7-0-2:
1. News articles referencing a specific airline/hotel/car rental/location/airport belong in the specific forum.
2. General news stories on the travel industry (including Randy Petersen references!) that are not associated with individual programs belong in Newstand, as do major news stories (accidents, bankruptcies, etc.)
3. Where a news article meets the qualifications cited in both paragraphs 1 and 2 it may be cross-posted in Newstand and the specific forum. If moderators see that cross-posted threads are continuing to duplicate each other (as opposed to taking their own paths) they will have the option of merging the threads into the forum they consider most appropriate.
Voting yes: attorney28, Dovster, gleff, ScottC, Spiff, Starwood Lurker, wharvey
Abstaining: missydarlin, kempis
1. News articles referencing a specific airline/hotel/car rental/location/airport belong in the specific forum.
2. General news stories on the travel industry (including Randy Petersen references!) that are not associated with individual programs belong in Newstand, as do major news stories (accidents, bankruptcies, etc.)
3. Where a news article meets the qualifications cited in both paragraphs 1 and 2 it may be cross-posted in Newstand and the specific forum. If moderators see that cross-posted threads are continuing to duplicate each other (as opposed to taking their own paths) they will have the option of merging the threads into the forum they consider most appropriate.
Voting yes: attorney28, Dovster, gleff, ScottC, Spiff, Starwood Lurker, wharvey
Abstaining: missydarlin, kempis
Aug 26, 2005 | 9:41 pm
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Unless this means that each forum will now include it's own News sub-forum, this suggestion is a very bad one.
Aug 26, 2005 | 9:44 pm
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Originally Posted by CameraGuy
Unless this means that each forum will now include it's own News sub-forum, this suggestion is a very bad one.
News pertaining to that airline/hotel/whatever will go into that forum directly.
Aug 26, 2005 | 9:47 pm
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Originally Posted by Spiff
Each forum will not be getting a separate News sub-forum such as the existing Northwest experiment.
News pertaining to that airline/hotel/whatever will go into that forum directly.
News pertaining to that airline/hotel/whatever will go into that forum directly.
Aug 26, 2005 | 9:49 pm
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Sorry I'm not sure what the process is. Is this effective immediately or does Randy need to confirm it?
Maybe in this case it doesnt matter too much as what is outlined in the OP is pretty much what happens now in many/most forums.
Maybe in this case it doesnt matter too much as what is outlined in the OP is pretty much what happens now in many/most forums.
Aug 26, 2005 | 9:50 pm
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Originally Posted by CameraGuy
Well, that is not what the suggestion reads. If that is the case, I hope Randy ignores this suggestion.
The first post seems pretty clear: forum-specific news goes into that forum, non-forum-specific news goes into the newsstand.