Au contraire

I for one respect your stance, it is most admiral. ^

My tuppence-worth: airlines (and online travel agencies) are much more savvy today than they were when online bookings were in their infancy. I cannot see how creating access restrictions to the Mileage Run Discussion forum (or any other forum) will return the forum to it's halcyon days. The futility of the gesture is eclipsed by the discomfort I feel about the proposed approach. To me, it goes against the guiding principles of FlyerTalk.