I'm at the same conclusion. I'm not sure what actual impact it will have, but it's a step in the right direction. 180/180 should be a minimum for a Mistake Fares forum. I'd love to see a Mistake Fares forum as a sub of MR Deals. MF would be 180/180 and MR Deals would be logged in. There's no reason that domestic $180 a/i transcons should have much restriction. However, the problem with leaving MR Deals at logged in only is that people make posting mistakes all the time to the wrong forum, whether it's posting a request for help in MR Deals or posting a Trick. But at least the damage would not be cached by Google in the hour before a mod can move it.

My vision (and I know I'm not alone in this and conversely I know that many that support login don't support my vision) would be for FT to further vertically integrate up the secrecy/privacy ladder. It doesn't mean closing off existing forums, but rather providing new, more restricted venues to air things that are currently being discussed outside of FT. I don't have a major horse in the race because if FT doesn't vertically integrate, they will simply lose that chunk of the market entirely. It would be handy to do a lot of stuff at one place, but I can do it elsewhere too. Maybe my hopes are vain and FT will never be the appropriate place for some of that more restricted stuff. Dunno.