Are we biting the hand that feeds us? FWIW, I achieved 1MM lifetime AA miles in 18 months without breaking a sweat at virtually zero cost thanks to tips and encouragement from the OP.
Not so.
This thing is a lot more sensitive than the previous stuff and involves a high degree of risk. You may want to read
Ingy's latest take on this, particularly the last paragraph he wrote:
http://frugaltravelguy.blogspot.com/
Scroll down you will find the blog dated January 8, titled:
Saturday, January 8, 2011
MrPickles Strikes Again and Win's Take on the New SW Program
And the interesting last paragraphs:
The point of my posting this much of the deal is this: "GREED and Publicity do kill deals."
Collecting miles can be addicting and sometimes we cross that line into doing crazy, stupid, GREEDY things.
And as far as publicity is concerned, this one is well enough left alone for the followers of MrPickles on Twitter. He is a very creative guy -- sometimes too creative for our own collective good.
I am sure Ingy is a well-respected member in the miles seeking community and has helped countless people in the past. His and
pgary's comments are worth noting. Except that Ingy is kind enough not to point out that is far from an original idea of the OP but has been in existence long before he discovered and exploited it to the extreme, thus potentially killing this for everyone. Hence the last statement Ingy wrote that I bolded in Red.
pgary's post no.27 on this thread can be read here if the Mod does not delete it!
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/15599031-post27.html