To answer the thread title, I think the obvious answer is no. Sure some deals might be overexposed and die early deaths but that's no real skin off my back and I don't think flyertalk depends on exploitation of deals to survive.
I don't really enjoy some of the spoonfeeding that has gone on in blogs but I'll take the good and the bad from the blogs as just another part of the game. I guess that's what this is to me, just an enjoyable game to be played and I'm not worried that bloggers will ruin my enjoyment of this game.
Originally Posted by
sbm12
That anyone thinks they "own" a deal is preposterous. Simply silly.
Agreed.
Originally Posted by
AlohaDaveKennedy
The bloggers are motivated to promote themselves for profit. That is neither good, nor bad - just reality. So just keep your tradecraft off the boards and away from the bloggers. Doesn't mean you cannot share info, just share it underground instead of in public where the bloggers will highly publicize it.
This pretty much sums up my feelings on things.