Y ou have suddenly been appointed the new manager of FlyerTalk; and everything which is associated with FlyerTalk is now under your purview. You have been tasked with the responsibility of improving the largest frequent flier Internet bulletin board community in the world, which currently boasts 649,563 members who have posted content 26,466,090 times in 1,544,636 discussions.
If you ran FlyerTalk, what would you do?
If You Ran FlyerTalk, What Would You Do?
Paul O’Brien — who is the community manager of FlyerTalk for Internet Brands and is also known as FlyerTalk member IBobi — has announced that Internet Brands is soliciting ways from members of FlyerTalk to improve the community and site experience.
This is your opportunity to voice your thoughts as to what needs to be done to improve the FlyerTalk experience — and it appears that nothing is off the table, so to speak.
Several FlyerTalk members have denounced the usability of the mobile version of FlyerTalk — calling for either its improvement or elimination. Others have requested functionality enhancements — such as adding a “like” button; improving the “emojis” to more sophisticated versions; add tools which can connect FlyerTalk members while they travel; update the fonts for improved legibility; and have the WikiPost function available on mobile portable electronic devices.
Still others have called upon improvements on how FlyerTalk is moderated — either less moderation or more moderation…
…and then there is this gem: “I’d bring Randy back.” FlyerTalk member hoyateach was referring to Randy Petersen, the founder of both BoardingArea and FlyerTalk — amongst other concerns associated with frequent fliers.
Summary
Your feedback on how to improve FlyerTalk is currently being solicited. This is your opportunity to state your thoughts and feelings — as well as offer suggestions and recommendations — on how you believe that FlyerTalk can be improved.
Source: Internet Brands.
