I must say that this group is so knowledgeable that I find it VERY difficult indeed to be the bearer of any program "scoops" on FT. I would very much like to contribute to the vast knowledge base I have so successfully tapped here, but I more often feel like a taker than a giver.

So late last year I looked into my online account of program X (I'm still afraid to talk about it) and found that I was tens of thousands of miles richer ! It seemed that a partner of program X had a program whereby I was racking in bonus miles - applied to the period during when I was traveling non-stop! In all - I had received over 50k miles at that point and ended up w/ over 60k bonus miles in one month.

My quandry: If I exposed this, I could be busted and lose the miles - for if I enrolled for this bonus, I made no record of that fact. On the other hand, here's my big chance to contribute to my FT friends. In the end, I cautiously asked if anyone else had their partner X bonus miles posted? A few FTers found a similar christmas present in their account - but surprisingly none of us could remember enrolling for it and a few didn't even have a known relationship with partner X.

Loopholes? I think I would share those - for certainly they'll find out about them quickly enough. Better my FT friends could take advantage of them as quickly as possible.

I took several ethics classes in college, and I frequently like to view my actions and others from this perspective. I'd be interested in whether someone believes I behaved unethically by keeping quiet. Should I have called program X and said "I'm not sure I'm entitled to these bonus miles"? I think I know the pure answer and I guess the take-home is that I'm flawed.

Just my 2 cents worth...

[This message has been edited by svpii (edited 02-27-2001).]