first of all, I have had you on my ignore list. I only posted above because someone quoted you and so when that happens, I can see what you had said.

I just took you off to see what you said.

I have no intention of ruining any deals or offerings, but I will tell you that I think most of the ones you mention are or were on their way out for many of us anyway. My info posted in these threads is there to hopefully help others out of jams I got into. For example, I know one bloke that had Suare cancel on him for far lesser activity than I had who has $5k tied up in Square! Had he felt the need to get out or curb some activity, he would have his money instead of them.

Next is the fact that things about coins and Square and AMEX GCs do not even apply to THIS thread. This is about Cartera and its silly ways, and how we should all find ways to solve things or fight them. It is about the comedy act (sarcastic) that they put forth and how we react to it.


The MM who tries to help others, to post with discretion and to not even post about many things still very much exists. And the MM who lets people treat him like crap or not even directly answer anything with helpful information is not going to tolerate such things. You had begun to exhibit the latter in my eyes. I hope I am wrong about that so I have taken you off my ignore list for now. But this is not supposed to be just about me. I mean, it's supposed to be about dealing with Cartera, not MM.

How can you help me--and anyone here who has any ideas on how to combat Cartera?

Maybe try to come up with stuff, list stuff, suggest things and debate things that are real and get names and numbers, write letters, post ideas, say why existing ideas might be improved, etc. Don't just do what some do, which is to become one of those posters who tell us we are fools for believing we would get miles for buying glitter gate things or something.

How can it hurt you to not do this? How can it hurt you or create a loss for you if you choose to just sit there and tell MMs off?

Well, for one, if we need everybody's input to get something done, the lacking of your positive input will hurt us all. Second, if we need to work hard together to get something done, we need help on every level. Someone who has nothing to offer except criticism of other members is not productive. And third, if by some strange chance some exec at Cartera were to magically contact me and say, Ok sorry, here are 1 million miles, Please split them up amongst all your FT posters. I would do that and give everyone an equal share... except those on my ignore list, that is.

Now, I am BY NO MEANS the best or the only person to come up with any strategies for trying to deal with these idiots. But I would really like to hear other ideas posted right here on this board or else I have no choice but to believe what I am babbling about must be 100% correct. I don't think it is, but that's what this forum is for: To post and hear ideas and hopefully in the end, people either gain miles or stop losing them. In this case--in the case of all things Cartera, I am trying to stop losing them. We need your help to do this.

Will you help us or not?

I have, for example, heard NO feedback--positive or negative, edits or otherwise, on my letter I intend to spend my own time on sending to every single Cartera partner retailer HQ. I would like help getting all the names and addys of those I need to send this to. I need to know if the letter needs work. Otherwise it's going out from me--and hopefully from others--as is and promptly. Why? To get THEM to wake up too and try and make a change at Cartera. maybe this strategy is good. Maybe not.

I ask again:
Will you help us or not?
MM