Originally Posted by
Yinzer
Bear, of course the point is to subvert the intended purposes of these programs, offers, databases, etc. YQ tricks, taking advantage of obvious price errors, using promo codes that are targetted and obviously aren't intended for them, doing BPGs and then cancelling, using cash back codes/promos in ways that violate the terms of service because a glitch lets it go through, applying for 2 CC's simultaneously on different browers etc. I'm all for it, but come on. Even if you're not enaged in any of it you've got to realize folks doing these things comprise a significant portion of this community.
As I've been here more than 12 years and you've been here a few months, I think I understand your point. I would say a
certain portion of this community is actively engaged in maximum / extreme exploitation of loyalty programs, but very few are regularly violating the rules.
Since FT has grown well-known we get a steady stream of newbies here who start by wanting to know how to fly in F all the time without status, miles or payment... how to achieve Platinum or Plutonium Tier or whatever without any effort... etc. They are invariably disappointed, even angry, to know the community is about making the best of these programs... not short-circuiting the system completely.