It's not the shortage of workarounds that's the problem. I've seen two others not explicitly mentioned, but with hints in this thread. Anyone following along should be able to figure out one or both, but it cuts down on the instruction-laden 1-2-3 posts which attract the attention of deal providers and journalists.

The resentment I've seen and felt myself stems from this supposedly proprietary claim to community information, and the dual standard of keeping something so tight that some regulars miss out, up until the point it's blown wide open while still alive.

That's killing a community deal for personal gain and goes against the spirit of the whole thing. If it needs to be kept close for the benefit of the community, then it shouldn't be blown wide open on a planned schedule in some sort of videotaped, instructional presentation.

Pictures of $70k+ didn't help our cause.

I can already picture the journalist vultures circling this condemned deal, just waiting to make a story out of the second round of churn, as told by the guy who exemplified the most gratuitous overuse the first time around.

A late October presentation will coincide well with the November elections. A certain demographic is eager to hear flagrant tales of wanton government waste, and here somebody who claims to be "for the community" is going to give them a video/presentation tutorial.

That WSJ reporter must be licking his chops for a follow-up, and yet some people would harass a blogger for trying to help others earn a few extra miles?

It's a total double standard. If you're for the community, then you keep it shrouded until it dies. Otherwise, you're just paying lip service to discretion.

When it comes down to one person's moment of glory, or perhaps months more of churn for the community, it's clear what is the greater good.