Where have the "core" Paris Fodorites gone?
Mar 11th, 2010, 09:44 AM
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I like tripadvisor.com for the "Message" section that they have where a poster can contact another poster privately. I get a lot of messages from other posters through the "Message" section.
Fodor's has an equivalent. One can choose to post an e-mail address which used to be visible under the poster's name, and I do not understand why Fodor's decided to hide it when it upgraded the system; if an e-mail is included, the person is presumably willing to have anyone write to that address.
Fodor's has an equivalent. One can choose to post an e-mail address which used to be visible under the poster's name, and I do not understand why Fodor's decided to hide it when it upgraded the system; if an e-mail is included, the person is presumably willing to have anyone write to that address.
Mar 11th, 2010, 09:49 AM
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Sandals
The question is valid. As someone who accidentally stepped on the heel of a woman's thin-strap sandal while exiting the métro and thus destroying it, I would warn against any footwear that could easily suffer such a fate.
The question is valid. As someone who accidentally stepped on the heel of a woman's thin-strap sandal while exiting the métro and thus destroying it, I would warn against any footwear that could easily suffer such a fate.
Mar 11th, 2010, 10:32 AM
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"Oh wow, no the "core" is not the inner circle."
Members of the Inner Circle knew the question was a joke and did not require an answer. One would think a
would make that obvious.
"Just about everybody here hated me when I first started posting on Fodor's because I contradicted too many of the 'experts'."
Sounds like de rigueur behavior around here, where everybody on Fodor's pretends to be an expert and hates to be challenged. Give Jill another month and she'll be answering everyone's questions with tart replies: "No straps of any kind, ya newbie idiot!"
"I remember some of the debates that got entire threads locked."
I remember losing a few usernames by giving the bullies with big bullocks a taste of their own medicine. Now I just click the ignore button. I'm sure Fodor's appreciates that.
Members of the Inner Circle knew the question was a joke and did not require an answer. One would think a
would make that obvious."Just about everybody here hated me when I first started posting on Fodor's because I contradicted too many of the 'experts'."
Sounds like de rigueur behavior around here, where everybody on Fodor's pretends to be an expert and hates to be challenged. Give Jill another month and she'll be answering everyone's questions with tart replies: "No straps of any kind, ya newbie idiot!"
"I remember some of the debates that got entire threads locked."
I remember losing a few usernames by giving the bullies with big bullocks a taste of their own medicine. Now I just click the ignore button. I'm sure Fodor's appreciates that.
Mar 11th, 2010, 11:23 AM
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Kerouac, you bring some common sense to discussions. For example, you don't have to stay only in the 5/6/7th. And some neat picture projects on another site.
I would hope that we encourage people who live there to contribute, because it is the freshest information.
I still think there is a need for a Paris (and other locations) FAQ. I know that Robespierre used to have something like this. How do I get to XXX from the airport? What are my options for currency? Activities for children? Recommended appartment agencies...etc.
I would hope that we encourage people who live there to contribute, because it is the freshest information.
I still think there is a need for a Paris (and other locations) FAQ. I know that Robespierre used to have something like this. How do I get to XXX from the airport? What are my options for currency? Activities for children? Recommended appartment agencies...etc.
Mar 11th, 2010, 11:48 AM
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Good idea but newbies won't read any FAQs, just as they don't read the Destinations section or search for prior posts on the same subject. It also seems that people read guide books any more. There are so many threads asking questions that are in almost every guide book.
Good idea but newbies won't read any FAQs, just as they don't read the Destinations section or search for prior posts on the same subject. It also seems that people read guide books any more. There are so many threads asking questions that are in almost every guide book.
Mar 11th, 2010, 12:10 PM
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I think people view the Internet as being more up to date or detailed than a guidebook, but as someone on another thread said, it's like trying to drink water out of a fire hose. There's nothing like a good guide book and a pad of sticky notes for planning a vacation.
I also don't understand the "this may be the only time we can do this so we have to see everything" mindset. I've been to Paris quite often over the past 10 years, but my best memories don't involve places on those checklists. As Anselm says, "Slow down, see less, feel more."
I also don't understand the "this may be the only time we can do this so we have to see everything" mindset. I've been to Paris quite often over the past 10 years, but my best memories don't involve places on those checklists. As Anselm says, "Slow down, see less, feel more."
Mar 11th, 2010, 01:59 PM
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NYCFoodSnob,
While I agree that 'anal' is not an appropriate term for
"overly needy people who lack confidence and possess a fear of taking chances"
The word can be applied to those that are so obsessed with details and nit-picking that they are annoying to others, and that descripition validates its use.
A just to assure everyone that I'm taking all of this with a grain of salt. I,also, like "black holes of need." Perhaps it's even a better description.
While I agree that 'anal' is not an appropriate term for
"overly needy people who lack confidence and possess a fear of taking chances"
The word can be applied to those that are so obsessed with details and nit-picking that they are annoying to others, and that descripition validates its use.
A
just to assure everyone that I'm taking all of this with a grain of salt. I,also, like "black holes of need." Perhaps it's even a better description.
Mar 11th, 2010, 03:20 PM
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kybourbon~ The Private Mail offered thru Trip Advisor is a HUGE benefit. It does not take away from the forums, in my experience anyway. Rather give people a way to contact each other with details that aren't of use to the general forum, or are... well... private.
A few personal examples~~ I was able to get an address to mail a $100 contribution to a group of TA regulars who collect and donate food bags to the poorer colonies outside Cabo San Lucas.
Another time I met up with & gave a brand new pup tent that I didn't need to a couple visiting Seattle from the UK, so they didn't have to purchase one like they'd planned.
Also if I had a mildly negative experience with a business or condo owner but not bad enough that I want to "trash" them publicly on the internet, I can give my opinion privately to the person asking a question.
A few personal examples~~ I was able to get an address to mail a $100 contribution to a group of TA regulars who collect and donate food bags to the poorer colonies outside Cabo San Lucas.
Another time I met up with & gave a brand new pup tent that I didn't need to a couple visiting Seattle from the UK, so they didn't have to purchase one like they'd planned.
Also if I had a mildly negative experience with a business or condo owner but not bad enough that I want to "trash" them publicly on the internet, I can give my opinion privately to the person asking a question.
Mar 11th, 2010, 07:51 PM
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Y'all are about the nasiest bunch of people I have ever encountered, nasty, rude, condesending, holier than thou, and all arond nasty. How Fodor's allows you to post is beyond comprehension.
janisj and kybourbon, especially the two of you!
Do you wait to see an opportunity and pounce? You are so both predictable and pathethic at the same time.
Off topic, but related: I bought a travel guide today, "Fodor's was a choice, but, I thought, no, those people are nasty, look again.
email me at [email protected] if you'd like to really hear from me.
janisj and kybourbon, especially the two of you!
Do you wait to see an opportunity and pounce? You are so both predictable and pathethic at the same time.
Off topic, but related: I bought a travel guide today, "Fodor's was a choice, but, I thought, no, those people are nasty, look again.
email me at [email protected] if you'd like to really hear from me.
Mar 11th, 2010, 08:02 PM
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I'm one of the anal ones. I've (unfortunately) planned three trips to Paris/France in the last three years, each of which were cancelled due a series of unfortunate health events in our lives. I'm now preparing for one next year. Given my recent history, I'm beginning to truly fear the thought I had leaving Paris 4 years ago that I doubted that I would ever get back.
I hope to eventually make it back again, and again, and again, so that I can eventually not have to plan. But realizing that there is an extremely large amount of Paris that I wasn't aware was literally around the corner from where I stayed makes me actually crave more information. For some reason, I have always found that having more information (whether or not I ever need to use it) is always better than plodding around ignorant.
I hope to eventually make it back again, and again, and again, so that I can eventually not have to plan. But realizing that there is an extremely large amount of Paris that I wasn't aware was literally around the corner from where I stayed makes me actually crave more information. For some reason, I have always found that having more information (whether or not I ever need to use it) is always better than plodding around ignorant.
Mar 11th, 2010, 09:46 PM
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Kybourbon: Everyone isn't going to only post messages in the "Message" section. However, it's an option if one feels more comfortable to ask a question there. I answer questions quite regularly on the forum. But, there are also many who post to me in the "Message" section and some of those have also posted in the forum.
I'm just there to answer the questions. Period. And I figure if someone wants to stay in a certain area or hotel and do X,Y,Z, then it's their vacation and prerogative to do so. Happy Travels!
I'm just there to answer the questions. Period. And I figure if someone wants to stay in a certain area or hotel and do X,Y,Z, then it's their vacation and prerogative to do so. Happy Travels!
Mar 11th, 2010, 10:09 PM
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Suze: I agree that the "Message" section can be a huge benefit. A poster posted a private message to me when I was answering someone's question about handbag buying in Paris. I was asked if I was coming to the monthly luncheon of the handbag club in my city. I didn't even know that there was one.
I was then given the e-mail address of the organizer and was invited to join them and have thus been to 4 months of lunch get togethers and have met some really great women of all ages and backgrounds and have had a blast. There are over 350 members and E-vites go out to us all before the monthly lunch meet. So, something really fun grew out of answering a question about handbag buying in Paris. Happy Travels!
I was then given the e-mail address of the organizer and was invited to join them and have thus been to 4 months of lunch get togethers and have met some really great women of all ages and backgrounds and have had a blast. There are over 350 members and E-vites go out to us all before the monthly lunch meet. So, something really fun grew out of answering a question about handbag buying in Paris. Happy Travels!
