Originally Posted by sbm12

In my case because I was reasonably confident that it wouldn't be honored and because several others had already posted about it.

My personal favorite today is a post asking what the best value is to transfer out 7,000 AmEx MR points. Accompanied by multiple links to enroll in a card which offers those points. ETA: And also links to sign up for Chase cards.

Apparently being an expert in recommending that one get the points doesn't require knowing their value or how to usefully redeem them.