Not necessarily, people always flock to watch a train wreck and in any sort of journalism, even blogging any kind of publicity whether good or bad is good.

I am curious as to why the FD thread is considered sacred, for those who support bloggers who mess up deals like Discover America, why shouldn't they also be allowed to blog about the Trick-it thread?

The other thing is that the biggest reason deals disappear is because those who exploit them don't consider what the sponsor is trying to achieve and at least pretend to give it to them so they will continue the deal. So we have one female blogger (notice how I never name names) going off half-cocked raving about "OMG this is the most fantabulous deal ever, you can buy Wyndham points at a fraction of the cost which can be converted to enough miles to go to Paris.................and then you can use your Choice points to stay in Paris for $40 a night.........fantastic deal for FAMILIES.......yada yada yada". She wasn't the ONLY blogger to mention it but she was the most cheerleader-ish about how to exploit it in a way NOT intended by the sponsor. Now correct me if I am wrong, but don't the marketing people read blogs and other social media that give them insights into the success of their promotion? So put yourself in the position of the marketing executives of US Travel/Discover America and this is what you are reading? Guess what is going to happen to this promo next year? Going to be a LOT more restrictive, don't expect to see points on offer, it's going to be vouchers like Marriott is doing but for ALL the hotel chains. Why should the US Travel company want to subsidize our J class tickets to Europe?

If some of us are angry at the bloggers, we have good reason to be when they use poor judgement and a desire to boost their personal income (credit card referrals) in such a way that ruins deals. Just once, I was hoping someone would get a clue and blog about what a great opportunity to stay at a wonderful Hawaiian resort or a family trip to Orlando or anything that would give the sponsors the effect they were after and motivate them to continue giving us promos like this every year and preferably increase the quantities. If you plan to use the points for other than travel in the USA - at least be discreet about it-don't rub the sponsor's nose in it!

When the Discover America program shows up next year, drastically changed, we will all know who to blame.