PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE SENDING ME QUESTIONS
I receive an overwhelming number of questions from well intentioned
people who are trying to find the right place to get started, and
unfortunately I cannot answer that sort of question. My Space A Web Site
provides several suggestions for where to ask such questions on the
Internet, but you shouldn't overlook the utility of the telephone for
this sort of thing as well. You can find phone numbers for passenger
terminals all over the world by following links from my web page to
phone number lists that are maintained by other people.
Here is a brief summary of the reasons why I can't answer questions
that are sent to me:
- I don't know the answer!
- I am a reservist who flys Space A from time to time. I know
nothing about the rules governing Space A travel by active duty
people, dependents, retirees, non-retired veterans or pets except what
I read in the regulations. Those regulations are already available on
my web site, so I really don't have anything to add. I also know
nothing about specific flights to or from anyplace in particular. I
do know how to find out, but again, I already put that information on
my web site.
- My time is better spent keeping the web site up to date.
- I have no professional association with any organization that is
responsible for providing service to travelers of any type.
Maintaining this web site is strictly a hobby, and the nice thing
about a hobby is that you get to choose how you spend your time. I
have chonsen to spend the limited time I can make available for this
on keeping my web site as current as possible, on the theory that more
people will benefit from time that I spend that way than would benefit
from time spent answering individual questions. Fortunately, plenty
of other people have chosen to do the opposite, and you can discover
where to find them on my web site.
I do want to hear from you if you know of something that I should link
to which would improve the web site, or if you discover an error.
Examples of things that I would like to hear about are:
- New Space A resources on the Internet
- Corrections or additions to information that is on my web site
- An answer to a Frequently Asked Question that does not presently
appear in the FAQ list on my web site
- Serious typos that could lead to misinterpretation
- Trip reports that you would like me to post
- Broken links that remain broken for several days
Please include the full address for the page containing the error and
specific information on how to correct it. Messages that simply state
something like "you spelled Travis wrong" aren't very helpful because
there is no way to search all my pages for wrong spellings :-).
Please be sure that the error is on one of my pages before reporting
it to me, though. I have no control over other people's pages that I
simply link to.
I would also welcome comments that might fall under the heading of
"good ideas," although these go through a fairly rigorous "how much
time will it take" scrub before being implemented. One of the
wonderful things about the Internet is that it encourages individual
initiative. Your good ideas are more likely to be implemented if you
are willing to do the work! I'l be happy to discuss ideas, though,
and to help you find space on a web server somewhere for Space A
information that you want to post.
Mail a comment to oard@glue.umd.edu