I am in agreement with Beckles and even Izzik, although the appelation is a bit rough. It is one thing if by some error on the part of the airline, etc., you manage to get miles or whatever for something that you were not entitled to, but it is really quite another thing when you puroposely go oout of your way -- REPEATEDLY -- to cheat the system from what your are actually entitled to receive.

It is one thing for you to be the recipient of a "gift," however, it really is quite another for you to be proactive in trying to get something you know that you are not entitled to receive.

At bottom, I believe it comes down to a person's individual ethics, and that is where I part company with many on these boards who feel justified in trying to force a vendor to honor what is obviously a keystroke mistake on the part of a computer data entry clerk -- e.g. Starwood Bora Bora, Thai Airlines, etc. That list could go on and on.