Magical Express Question

[crashbb]

TinkerBelle_325....I'm assuming you are talking about the above posts as 'flames and judgemental'? I think they are really relatively polite. I know that one poster has already apologized for upsetting you.
Because there were some that gave you more info than you actually asked for, you have taken offense. I don't think anyone meant you to be offended. No one was flaming you or being judgemental...they were just trying to give you honest 'opinions'. Again, I'm sorry if you are offended by those posts. They were not meant to be offensive. And when something is posted that is incorrect, you have to expect it to be corrected...as in the luggage delivery to the wrong room...that was an incorrect assumption on your part. I have tried to put the correct info out there as politely as I can.

I see you quoted me.

I feel that I have to point out that my post was not "flames and judgmental" nor was it even an "opinion".

It was a fact of life. Rightly or wrongly, posting on a message board leaves you open to unsolicited opinions and judgments - you don't get to tell people how to respond. If you are going to be bothered by this fact, you need to avoid message boards and ask your questions at the source.

NB - I'm using "you" in the global sense AND this applies to all message boards, not just the Transportation board (or even just to DIS).

As to just "answering the question". There is a current thread where someone was disappointed because the cost of their flight went down and, had they just waited, they'd have paid less. Someone mentioned a few airlines that would have given the OP credit for the difference. It turns out that the OP was flying on one of these airlines (and presumably now has a credit). If everyone had just stuck to "yes, it stinks. I'm sorry for you", the OP would never have known that she could call for a credit.

 

[crashbb]

Well I can safely say that I will no longer be posting on the Transportation boards. I'll slip back into "lurker" mode. If any of you stop by Restaurants or Resorts I'll be sure to offer you the same "welcome".

You mean like these happy, non-judgemental threads??

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2122720

Sit back and put your seat belt on. This question comes up about every two weeks. You will find this to become a very heated debate about tipping or not tipping. You'll find name calling, insults, and etc.

Or the MANY CSR threads that had to get closes and deleted. Just like the GF thread that recently went "poof".

Or this one:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2119632

Also locked up tight.

There are no boards on DIS where opinions and judgments do not play a role.

 

[goofy4tink]

I see you quoted me.

I feel that I have to point out that my post was not "flames and judgmental" nor was it even an "opinion".

It was a fact of life. Rightly or wrongly, posting on a message board leaves you open to unsolicited opinions and judgments - you don't get to tell people how to respond. If you are going to be bothered by this fact, you need to avoid message boards and ask your questions at the source.

NB - I'm using "you" in the global sense AND this applies to all message boards, not just the Transportation board (or even just to DIS).

As to just "answering the question". There is a current thread where someone was disappointed because the cost of their flight went down and, had they just waited, they'd have paid less. Someone mentioned a few airlines that would have given the OP credit for the difference. It turns out that the OP was flying on one of these airlines (and presumably now has a credit). If everyone had just stuck to "yes, it stinks. I'm sorry for you", the OP would never have known that she could call for a credit.

Yay.....what he said. Thanks..you got it exactly right.

 

[TinkerBelle_325]

You mean like these happy, non-judgemental threads??

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2122720


Or the MANY CSR threads that had to get closes and deleted. Just like the GF thread that recently went "poof".

Or this one:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2119632

Also locked up tight.

There are no boards on DIS where opinions and judgments do not play a role.

The CSR thread was the work of one poster posing as "sock puppets" (they had registered 30 accounts to "promote" CSR) so that has nothing to do with anyone being judgemental.

 

[goofy4tink]

You know what??? Nothing we say is going to make a bit of difference here. There are always going to be those who feel that giving opinions and unasked for advice is mean, nasty and judgemental. So...because this thread no longer serves any purpose, I'm shutting it down. We have tried to explain how things work here.....our 'style' may not work for everyone. For that, I'm sorry. But it works for us, and most posters find they are getting great info here.