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Just remembering when I was banned from the Yahoo! Group about 5 years ago for suggesting Fairfield might go bankrupt (again).

They haven't (yet) but points have dropped to zero or negative.

Stan
 
Y. A. H. O. O. = You Always Have Other Options.

I was banned from the Yahoo! Group about 5 years ago for suggesting Fairfield might go bankrupt (again).
Where does Yahoo get off banning people from various Internet "groups" ?

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​
 
Where does Yahoo get off banning people from various Internet "groups" ?

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​

I think the person who set up the Yahoo group banned the OP, not Yahoo.
 
Bankruptcy? This was from their 10-K filed last Friday -- I don't think they are a bankruptcy risk at this time, but it's worth following in the future.

If they can continue to generate the type of cash flow outlined below, they should be fine.


From their 10-K

Cash Flow Outlook for 2009

During 2009, we anticipate cash flow will be neutral to positive. Borrowings outstanding on our revolving credit facility are expected to remain consistent at December 31, 2009 as compared to December 31, 2008. Our current forecast is based upon the following primary assumptions (all amounts are approximated):


i. Net income of $271 million to $304 million including after-tax restructuring charges of $18 million to $27 million,

ii. Depreciation and amortization of $185 million to $195 million,

iii. Provision for loan losses of $325 million (24% of $1.2 billion gross VOI sales plus $150 million to $200 million of previously deferred percentage-of-completion revenue. The 24% is consistent with 2008.),

iv. Deferred tax increase of $65 million to $75 million based upon our cash tax rate being 25% as compared to our provision for income tax rate of 39%,

v. Stock-based compensation of $40 million,

vi. Net change of zero to $50 million decrease of vacation ownership inventory comprised of spending of $175 million to $225 million offset by $225 million in VOI cost of sales (16% of $1.2 billion gross VOI sales plus $150 million to $200 million of previously deferred percentage-of-completion revenue. The 16% assumption is comprised of cost of sales of 25%, partially offset by inventory recoveries.),

vii. Vacation ownership contract receivables portfolio growth representing originations, net of collections, of $150 million to $175 million,

viii. Net decrease in securitized debt of $325 million to $350 million resulting from a continued decline in vacation ownership securitized debt leverage,

ix. Working capital and other use of $225 million primarily related to the recognition of previously deferred vacation ownership percentage-of-completion revenue,


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x. Capital expenditures of $120 million to $130 million, and

xi. Dividend payments totaling $30 million.


For example, using the mid-points of the ranges noted above, the estimated change in cash for the full year of 2009 would be as follows:


Amount

Net income $ 288
Depreciation and amortization 190
Provision for loan losses 325
Deferred income taxes 70
Stock-based compensation 40
Vacation ownership inventory 25
Vacation ownership contract receivables (163 )
Securitized borrowings, net (338 )
Working capital and other (225 )
Capital expenditures (125 )
Dividend to shareholders (30 )

Estimated change in cash for 2009 $ 57
 
The moderator of the old yahoo group, did the banning. Keith banned a handful of folks. Myself included. I had the audacity to challenge why I should give my proxy vote to him. He responded to my post using my proper, given name which I never, ever used, and was only on a registration form. So basically he used information that he should not have - and I called him on it. Next thing I knew, I got an email that I was banned !

The current moderator(s) are great and the board is much improved over the old yahoo threads.

But back to the OP - hope it doesn't as I like my timeshare usage.....hoping they give back a reasonable level of benefits.

skelly
 
The moderator of the old yahoo group, did the banning. Keith banned a handful of folks. Myself included. I had the audacity to challenge why I should give my proxy vote to him. He responded to my post using my proper, given name which I never, ever used, and was only on a registration form. So basically he used information that he should not have - and I called him on it. Next thing I knew, I got an email that I was banned !

The current moderator(s) are great and the board is much improved over the old yahoo threads.

But back to the OP - hope it doesn't as I like my timeshare usage.....hoping they give back a reasonable level of benefits.

skelly

Add me to the list of people banned by the original Fairfield/Wyndham Yahoo Group owner Keith. He managed that group as a dictator (not even a benevolent one). My issue was that the did limited basis polls, and then took the "data" and represented that X% of owners (as evidenced by his less than scientific polling) wanted or thought "blah blah blah." When I called him on representing that he represented all owners via the poll, I was unceremoniously dumped out too.

When he abandoned the group and Glenn assumed administrative responsibility for the group, several of "us" were allowed back.
 
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