Oh well, there go the surcharge-less BA tickets using US miles.
May 2, 2014, 1:47 pm
#31
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May 2, 2014, 1:48 pm
#32
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FYI - it's against the rules to take a second handle. All you need to do is contact the admins and they will change your name without any issue.
May 3, 2014, 8:29 pm
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May 9, 2014, 1:45 am
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...aaaand it's gone.
Apparently usair was aware of the bug but didn't prioritize it until the blogs publicized it. Now they have fixed it.
But the blogs got their clicks, and their reputations as experts were enhanced. So totally worth it!
Apparently usair was aware of the bug but didn't prioritize it until the blogs publicized it. Now they have fixed it.
But the blogs got their clicks, and their reputations as experts were enhanced. So totally worth it!
May 9, 2014, 9:36 am
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How is it fair to blame blogs? As soon as the #1 most visited (by leaps and bounds) points blog posted it, it was instantly on life support. Plenty of us knew about this for weeks but kept it out of the spotlight just as we do for literally hundreds of other glitches that would never last in the wild.
May 10, 2014, 2:24 pm
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How is it fair to blame blogs? As soon as the #1 most visited (by leaps and bounds) points blog posted it, it was instantly on life support. Plenty of us knew about this for weeks but kept it out of the spotlight just as we do for literally hundreds of other glitches that would never last in the wild.
May 14, 2014, 8:26 am
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Whether following that rationale helps or hurts the bloggers (or the airlines for that matter) is irrelevant to me. I'd like to maximize the benefits to the public, no matter who else may also benefit.
May 30, 2014, 8:11 pm
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Kind of a tragedy of the commons, but in reverse. Once one blogger publishes, all the others might as well do it too, since they can blame the death of the deal on the ones who published first. Even though they all contributed to the demise.