Minor things that bother you

[Max Rockatansky]

Facebook group admins who switch their groups to requiring new posts be manually approved but don't keep up with pending submissions.  Doubly minor frustration when I have to ask for an explanation and don't receive one for over a week.  This scenario happened to me this week with a Fresno County history group but seemingly is becoming more common.

[Roadgeekteen]

Facebook group admins who switch their groups to requiring new posts be manually approved but don't keep up with pending submissions.  Doubly minor frustration when I have to ask for an explanation and don't receive one for over a week. 

forum/subreddit moderators in general that aren't transparent about modding decisions. This is why I like this forums mods- always transparent.

[Max Rockatansky]

Facebook group admins who switch their groups to requiring new posts be manually approved but don't keep up with pending submissions.  Doubly minor frustration when I have to ask for an explanation and don't receive one for over a week. 

forum/subreddit moderators in general that aren't transparent about modding decisions. This is why I like this forums mods- always transparent.

Eh, I'm fine with people running groups however they see fit.  I just get annoyed when I have to cull something from my active list where our page did well at traditionally.  FWIW, GN tends to do much better with history groups than road groups off forum.  Stands to reason given probably 2/3rds of our posts don't involve numbered highways.

[Roadgeekteen]

Facebook group admins who switch their groups to requiring new posts be manually approved but don't keep up with pending submissions.  Doubly minor frustration when I have to ask for an explanation and don't receive one for over a week. 

forum/subreddit moderators in general that aren't transparent about modding decisions. This is why I like this forums mods- always transparent.

Eh, I'm fine with people running groups however they see fit.  I just get annoyed when I have to cull something from my active list where our page did well at traditionally.  FWIW, GN tends to do much better with history groups than road groups off forum.  Stands to reason given probably 2/3rds of our posts don't involve numbered highways.

I mean that's why it's minor things that bother me. Obviously, they have the right to do whatever they want, but I think it fosters a better community if people know why the moderators do what they do.

[Molandfreak]

Advertisers who have been recently HEAVILY using popular music from the 1960s through 1980s in their pitches.  Yes, I do realize that their intended markets were not alive when those songs were first released . . .

Mike

And many of these songs are rarely played anymore on commercial radio stations, because their owners claim that they are not popular anymore or is "too old".

Go figure!

Watching some college football today...so Southwest Airlines is touting how awesome pre-assigned seats are, after having done open seating for the last 60 years.

But at the end of the commercial, Laura Branigan pops in for a few seconds, and I'm having trouble fathoming how that particular song has the slightest connection to assigned seating or Southwest Airlines.

I was amazed they actually advertised this, as I thought open seating was something people really liked about Southwest Airlines. Now they are just like any other airline.

The bizarre thing about it is that it's a self-aware ad where they're simultaneously roasting themselves for taking away a feature people liked, but they are showing people getting obnoxiously excited about it, too. Like it was tailor made to get people talking about it and nothing more.

[Roadgeekteen]

Advertisers who have been recently HEAVILY using popular music from the 1960s through 1980s in their pitches.  Yes, I do realize that their intended markets were not alive when those songs were first released . . .

Mike

And many of these songs are rarely played anymore on commercial radio stations, because their owners claim that they are not popular anymore or is "too old".

Go figure!

Watching some college football today...so Southwest Airlines is touting how awesome pre-assigned seats are, after having done open seating for the last 60 years.

But at the end of the commercial, Laura Branigan pops in for a few seconds, and I'm having trouble fathoming how that particular song has the slightest connection to assigned seating or Southwest Airlines.

I was amazed they actually advertised this, as I thought open seating was something people really liked about Southwest Airlines. Now they are just like any other airline.

The bizarre thing about it is that it's a self-aware ad where they're simultaneously roasting themselves for taking away a feature people liked, but they are showing people getting obnoxiously excited about it, too. Like it was tailor made to get people talking about it and nothing more.

Is anyone actually excited/happy about this change? I mean I think some people are but I think most of their frequent flyers dislike it, who give them the most revenue.

[Max Rockatansky]

Facebook group admins who switch their groups to requiring new posts be manually approved but don't keep up with pending submissions.  Doubly minor frustration when I have to ask for an explanation and don't receive one for over a week. 

forum/subreddit moderators in general that aren't transparent about modding decisions. This is why I like this forums mods- always transparent.

Eh, I'm fine with people running groups however they see fit.  I just get annoyed when I have to cull something from my active list where our page did well at traditionally.  FWIW, GN tends to do much better with history groups than road groups off forum.  Stands to reason given probably 2/3rds of our posts don't involve numbered highways.

I mean that's why it's minor things that bother me. Obviously, they have the right to do whatever they want, but I think it fosters a better community if people know why the moderators do what they do.

Wouldn't put too much thought into it.  These kinds of Facebook groups are a dime a dozen.  I'm honestly more surprised when a group isn't a run by a monetization farming bot (this one wasn't).

[kkt]

Advertisers who have been recently HEAVILY using popular music from the 1960s through 1980s in their pitches.  Yes, I do realize that their intended markets were not alive when those songs were first released . . .

Mike

And many of these songs are rarely played anymore on commercial radio stations, because their owners claim that they are not popular anymore or is "too old".

Go figure!

Watching some college football today...so Southwest Airlines is touting how awesome pre-assigned seats are, after having done open seating for the last 60 years.

But at the end of the commercial, Laura Branigan pops in for a few seconds, and I'm having trouble fathoming how that particular song has the slightest connection to assigned seating or Southwest Airlines.

I was amazed they actually advertised this, as I thought open seating was something people really liked about Southwest Airlines. Now they are just like any other airline.

The bizarre thing about it is that it's a self-aware ad where they're simultaneously roasting themselves for taking away a feature people liked, but they are showing people getting obnoxiously excited about it, too. Like it was tailor made to get people talking about it and nothing more.

I don't care where I am seated much.  Windows are nice, but only about 10% of the seats are windows, so I don't get my hopes up.  We're all in the same plane going to the same place, and none of the seats are especially comfortable.

Though I didn't really appreciate Southwest's stampede approach to seating.

[1995hoo]

My wife's brother is visiting from Florida. He's a very nice guy who can be very frustrating due to constantly interrupting everyone and because he will tell you you're doing something wrong if it's not the way he does it. I try very hard just to ignore that because he and his wife have been very nice hosts when we've visited them.

BUT he insists on closing the bathroom doors when they're not in use. He has some story that doesn't quite make sense about something to do with one of his cats hiding behind a toilet once. The problem is that our car's litterbox is in the basement bathroom. We very emphatically told him on Friday not to close that bathroom's door because the litterbox is there (this happened when we were all downstairs and he closed that door behind him; I reopened it and he seemed to understand when we pointed out that the litterbox is there). So last night, my brother-in-law was the last person to turn in, and when I got up this morning, I found that bathroom door closed. So the cat had no access to her box all night. She went in there immediately when I opened the door. I am going to have to put a big note on the door down there saying not to close it unless you are using the toilet yourself. (I don't see any indications that she went on the carpet anywhere, but who knows.)

[Rothman]

My wife's brother is visiting from Florida. He's a very nice guy who can be very frustrating due to constantly interrupting everyone and because he will tell you you're doing something wrong if it's not the way he does it. I try very hard just to ignore that because he and his wife have been very nice hosts when we've visited them.

BUT he insists on closing the bathroom doors when they're not in use. He has some story that doesn't quite make sense about something to do with one of his cats hiding behind a toilet once. The problem is that our car's litterbox is in the basement bathroom. We very emphatically told him on Friday not to close that bathroom's door because the litterbox is there (this happened when we were all downstairs and he closed that door behind him; I reopened it and he seemed to understand when we pointed out that the litterbox is there). So last night, my brother-in-law was the last person to turn in, and when I got up this morning, I found that bathroom door closed. So the cat had no access to her box all night. She went in there immediately when I opened the door. I am going to have to put a big note on the door down there saying not to close it unless you are using the toilet yourself. (I don't see any indications that she went on the carpet anywhere, but who knows.)

Saw some TV 20/20 special years ago where they found people wbo just don't feel guilt.  They are just rude and don't care about using or abusing others.  Your guest brought this back to mind.

[formulanone]

I don't care where I am seated much.  Windows are nice, but only about 10% of the seats are windows, so I don't get my hopes up.  We're all in the same plane going to the same place, and none of the seats are especially comfortable.

Though I didn't really appreciate Southwest's stampede approach to seating.

On a Boeing 737, typically with a 3-3 seating plan, roughly 30% of the seats have windows. Maybe a handful have no window, so a little less than one-third. If you can sleep well on a plane like to be left alone, and aren't claustrophobic, those are go-to seats.

[1995hoo]

Saw some TV 20/20 special years ago where they found people wbo just don't feel guilt.  They are just rude and don't care about using or abusing others.  Your guest brought this back to mind.

Your description makes me think of someone else I've never met personally but who is well-known to most members of this forum. My brother-in-law is nothing like that. He meant well and thought he was being helpful when, for example, he thought the HVAC guy was lying to sell me a more expensive repair this summer (until he did a Google search and found that, as I said, the sale of new equipment that used the refrigerant we had is no longer permitted),  or when he told me I should have gotten a bigger "heat strip" in the HVAC (no "heat strips" around here—we have a gas furnace).

But as of 9:10 this morning, I'm the only person awake in the house, so there is now an 8.5-by-11 large-print sign on the downstairs bathroom saying not to close the door unless you are using the toilet and pointing out that the litterbox is in there.

[vdeane]

The lack of "quote selected text" in PMs

[kkt]

I don't care where I am seated much.  Windows are nice, but only about 10% of the seats are windows, so I don't get my hopes up.  We're all in the same plane going to the same place, and none of the seats are especially comfortable.

Though I didn't really appreciate Southwest's stampede approach to seating.

On a Boeing 737, typically with a 3-3 seating plan, roughly 30% of the seats have windows. Maybe a handful have no window, so a little less than one-third. If you can sleep well on a plane like to be left alone, and aren't claustrophobic, those are go-to seats.

I was thinking of the longer-haul flights, typically 3-5-3 seating.

[TheCatalyst31]

I don't care where I am seated much.  Windows are nice, but only about 10% of the seats are windows, so I don't get my hopes up.  We're all in the same plane going to the same place, and none of the seats are especially comfortable.

Though I didn't really appreciate Southwest's stampede approach to seating.

On a Boeing 737, typically with a 3-3 seating plan, roughly 30% of the seats have windows. Maybe a handful have no window, so a little less than one-third. If you can sleep well on a plane like to be left alone, and aren't claustrophobic, those are go-to seats.

I was thinking of the longer-haul flights, typically 3-5-3 seating.

There are plenty of planes with 3-4-3 seating out there, but I don't think any have done 3-5-3 seating. Apparently Airbus thought about putting it in the A380 at one point though.

[1995hoo]

I've seen 2-5-2, but never 3-5-3.

[Rothman]

Hm.  Makes me try to remember ye olde 747 flights I was on.

[jeffandnicole]

People liked the open seating, but others took advantage of the option and it became a headache for Southwest.

I was one of the last people to use open seating on a Southwest flight this June, and I think I took advantage pretty well:

I've sat in these infinity leg room seats as well. 

[kphoger]

I was thinking of the longer-haul flights, typically 3-5-3 seating.

There are plenty of planes with 3-4-3 seating out there, but I don't think any have done 3-5-3 seating. Apparently Airbus thought about putting it in the A380 at one point though.

I've seen 2-5-2, but never 3-5-3.

Hm.  Makes me try to remember ye olde 747 flights I was on.

I'm almost certain I've been on a transatlantic flight with 3-5-3 seating, but that would have been back in the mid- to late-1990s.

[JayhawkCO]

I was one of the last people to use open seating on a Southwest flight this June, and I think I took advantage pretty well:

There is still open seating... Just flew WN yesterday.

[Roadgeekteen]

I was one of the last people to use open seating on a Southwest flight this June, and I think I took advantage pretty well:

There is still open seating... Just flew WN yesterday.

Assigned seating doesn't start until January 27th.

[CoreySamson]

I was one of the last people to use open seating on a Southwest flight this June, and I think I took advantage pretty well:

There is still open seating... Just flew WN yesterday.

Ah... I was under the impression that they were starting it on July 1st.

[JayhawkCO]

I was one of the last people to use open seating on a Southwest flight this June, and I think I took advantage pretty well:

There is still open seating... Just flew WN yesterday.

Ah... I was under the impression that they were starting it on July 1st.

I believe that was the date (without looking it up) where they stopped free checked bags.

[formulanone]

I was thinking of the longer-haul flights, typically 3-5-3 seating.

There are plenty of planes with 3-4-3 seating out there, but I don't think any have done 3-5-3 seating. Apparently Airbus thought about putting it in the A380 at one point though.

I've seen 2-5-2, but never 3-5-3.

Hm.  Makes me try to remember ye olde 747 flights I was on.

I'm almost certain I've been on a transatlantic flight with 3-5-3 seating, but that would have been back in the mid- to late-1990s.

I've seen some 3-4-3 and 3-3-3 seating, but not yet five in the middle. Seems miserable.

3-4-3 on United's 777 was a tight fit, and usually the most I deal with is 2-3-2 which isn't too bad. Sometimes I get double-cart service in that middle seat.

[1995hoo]

I've seen some 3-4-3 and 3-3-3 seating, but not yet five in the middle. Seems miserable.

In my case, it was on a United 747 from Dulles to Stapleton in 1988 when I was in high school. A group of us played Hearts for most of the flight, so the seating arrangement was reasonably tolerable in that regard. I would never want to fly that way now.