Trending?
Mar 9, 2024 | 11:49 am
#121
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: SLC & LHR
Programs: DL & VS
Posts: 14
As someone with a general interest in commercial aviation, I used the trending page to get a sense of what's going on in the aviation community.
Used to spend >30min a day on FT, all driven from the trending page. I haven't spent a minute on this website since the trending page went away.
Used to spend >30min a day on FT, all driven from the trending page. I haven't spent a minute on this website since the trending page went away.
Mar 9, 2024 | 4:14 pm
#122
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Tokyo
Programs: Bonvoy LTT AMB ANA Diamond
Posts: 946
Indeed, so can FT please reinstate the function ?
Mar 9, 2024 | 5:28 pm
#123
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: New York/Belfast/Montreal/Wichita/Berlin
Programs: EI Concierge, UA 1K, Delta Diamond, Marriott Ambassador, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 340
That is a pretty poor decision. I used to always land on the Trending page and spend my time browsing the site from there.
I cannot imagine why you would want to remove it, rather than move it?
Like others, I have barely been on here since it was disabled. I, too, assumed it was a technical issue.
I cannot imagine why you would want to remove it, rather than move it?
Like others, I have barely been on here since it was disabled. I, too, assumed it was a technical issue.
Mar 9, 2024 | 7:25 pm
#124
Join Date: Jan 2024
Posts: 3
As a newer member on these forums Trending is the page I would always check as I have 0 alligence with any other Flying Program so I enjoyed looking at what was popping up. My time on this forum has significantly decreased. If that was the plan by the site administrators than they did a great job.
Mar 9, 2024 | 11:01 pm
#125
Join Date: May 2014
Location: NYC
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 35
I’ve been using flyertalk for years but never really posted, until now, just to say please bring back trending. I loved reading the trending page for a few minutes everyday, without it I wouldn’t visit flyertalk unless to look something up
Mar 10, 2024 | 10:30 am
#126
Moderator: Information Desk, Women Travelers, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Chicago, IL, USA
Programs: AA Gold
Posts: 16,210
But some of their "Trending Topics" were really funny, I have no interest in BA but I got a kick out of many of them.
And that's the point, they were not "informative", for that you would go to the Forum you wanted and search/ask for an answer to a question you had. They were entertaining. And what's wrong with that? Why can't Flyertalk continue to be both?
And that's the point, they were not "informative", for that you would go to the Forum you wanted and search/ask for an answer to a question you had. They were entertaining. And what's wrong with that? Why can't Flyertalk continue to be both?
chgoeditor
co-mod, Info Desk
Mar 10, 2024 | 4:44 pm
#127
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Tokyo
Programs: Bonvoy LTT AMB ANA Diamond
Posts: 946
If you look at the comments, you will see that for many people this was simply, useful. If others did not like it, they don't need to use it.
Surely instead of look at "drivers" and wanting to be "competitive" you could simply provide what some users would like to continue using.
Surely some route back to the system that provided the trending threads MUST be simple and possible ?
Mar 10, 2024 | 5:05 pm
#128
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Shanghai
Posts: 46,283
I asked about the algorithm in this forum two years ago because I was curious about it, and learned that nobody knew much because the guy who built it left IB several years prior to then. So, maybe there's some reticence to continue using a black box that might no longer be cutting edge? If so, making a new algorithm wouldn't have to be super challenging. I've mentioned that showing new posts only would be an improvement over the current solution (i.e. nothing). And, this could presumably be optimized in short order... perhaps even based on input from those of us that use the website.
Mar 10, 2024 | 6:16 pm
#129
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: NYC/DC
Programs: AA, Bonvoy, Delta, Amtrak, JB
Posts: 1,850
The Trending Page has to be returned. The current format isn't working for me.
Mar 10, 2024 | 6:26 pm
#130
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Shanghai
Posts: 46,283
Mar 10, 2024 | 10:08 pm
#131
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: LHR / BHX / MAN / ATL
Programs: DL DM 2MM - IHG Diamond
Posts: 4,075
There are two forums that are of primary interest to me. With the trending forums, I was enticed to visit other forums as well because of an interesting thread or question that I felt I could contribute to answering. Now I'll just go to my two forums = less engagement and less time on FT.
Mar 10, 2024 | 10:24 pm
#132
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 3,732
Has anyone noticed a drop in posts? I have noticed a drop in posts but I don't remember exactly when it started...it is definitely noticeable now though. Didn't think much of it then, but definitely seeing it now. There are days where only one or two subscribed threads are updated. I do remember thinking it was odd but could have been because people were getting busy at the time.
Mar 11, 2024 | 6:18 am
#133
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Cape Cod
Programs: Free agent
Posts: 1,535
Has anyone noticed a drop in posts? I have noticed a drop in posts but I don't remember exactly when it started...it is definitely noticeable now though. Didn't think much of it then, but definitely seeing it now. There are days where only one or two subscribed threads are updated. I do remember thinking it was odd but could have been because people were getting busy at the time.
I wouldn't know, I've only visited pre-existing subscription threads as I found most of my content on the Trending page
Mar 11, 2024 | 9:50 am
#134
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: NYC, Wash DC. SRQ
Programs: BA Silver, UA 1K (1mm),Marriott LT Plat, Avis PC, National Elite, Hertz PC
Posts: 402
i dont have unlimited time to scroll through a dozen forums. FT is pretty much useless unless I have a specific issue to look up.
Mar 11, 2024 | 10:13 am
#135
Administrator
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: Internet Brands
Posts: 4,435
If you look at the comments, you will see that for many people this was simply, useful. If others did not like it, they don't need to use it.
Surely instead of look at "drivers" and wanting to be "competitive" you could simply provide what some users would like to continue using.
Surely some route back to the system that provided the trending threads MUST be simple and possible ?
Surely instead of look at "drivers" and wanting to be "competitive" you could simply provide what some users would like to continue using.
Surely some route back to the system that provided the trending threads MUST be simple and possible ?