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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 10:04 am
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Originally Posted by controller1
You will see that Continental now requires a "challenge" instead of a straight-up status match. Good luck.
No offense to the OP, but this is how it's supposed to be, IMO. Straight up matches invite folks to play games. Challenges reward those who put skin in the game, and those who actually support the airline's main business objective (purchasing seats on planes and flying).
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