ncgrrl

This week I've seen messages from Doug Stallings, William Travis and 'mesange'. Glad to know they will share their knowledge, but would love to know how many editors there are (and how many could dance on the head of a Fodor's pin).

Spygirl

ncgrrl: there's another one "EMMANUELLE" who's shown up on the Asia board (Stallings has also thrown his two cents in there as well).

jlm_mi

I'm going to guess that there are lots and lots of fodors editors. These are book editors, and they publish a whole lotta books!

Also, guessing that some of them have been around for a while, but that the fodors web people only recently decided to put the little red title by their names. Before that, we just didn't know they were editors when they posted.

Just guesses, though. I'm not a fodors insider.

GoTravel

127?

gail

Is this a quiz? A game? Does the person who guesses right without going over win a free trip to Detroit?

Keith

The answer is "42."

Keith

jbee

LMAO- Keith!
That's my answer to everything!!

michelleNYC

More than 1 and less than 500, perhaps? ;-)

mesange

Oh trust us, we've been watching...

annesherrod

And what do you think?

Clifton

Ah, but many does it take to change a light bulb? (in a charming, yet well-valued hotel room that is "large by European standards").

travis6565

Have to second mesange. We are, indeed, watching. we help when we can, give advice when we can, but we always watch the forum.

Tandoori_Girl

Does anybody else feel like Sally Fields at the Academy Awards?

Keith

Tandoori_Girl, they didn't say that they like us...

Tandoori_Girl

OK, maybe more like the Scarecrow in Oz. Finally validated, or something.

You know, just because they say they're here doesn't mean we have to let them in

CAPH52

"We are, indeed, watching. we help when we can, give advice when we can, but we always watch the forum."

It's a little bit spooky!

wemr

Why did these Fodors editors come out of the wookwork and tell us they watch our every move? "Oh trust us, we've been watching..."???

We pay your salery with our click rate! We will be watching You too.

wemr

BTW, where do you get off pretending you are some sort of speach police for well traveled adults? Maybe you could just sit back and learn something.

tpatricco

Be nice Fodorites!
They're watching...and they're enticed. William's coming to our May GTG in NJ and he's bringing some other "editors" too. That can't be bad!

soccr

Don't get me wrong, I think the presence of Fodors editors here is a Good Thing, for a number of reasons. But I smell a Directive From the Top here -- some sort of new initiative either to mesh the two sides of the business better or to keep a lid on the forums. Or both -- and if so, probably a Good Thing, too.

I'm one of those who gets annoyed when I think a post comes from some freelance (or even fully employed) travel writer using our experience, opinions, etc. to substitute for his/her own research legwork. But it's entirely appropriate to have Fodors writers in the "neighborhood" -- and if it improves a product, so be it.