Originally Posted by jeautk01

I agree completely with everything Hans Golden has said in this thread.

I write as I think so forgive tyops grammar in the following.

The main complaint is that the bloggers take and take but give nothing back to the FT community only enriching themselves and actually harming the overall FT community. You could fix this without changing the culture of FT by implementing a point system.

If you post a deal and other people think its worthy then you are awarded points by the community. This is kind of implemented by the CC, but the posting requirements doesn't not address the value of the comments made. Mod's only watch for abuses not general value of the comment. This system would also address the fact that someone may not have a Grand slam deal to post, but they might have a decent deal that even the board legends might not know about and could be helpful to newbies. This keeps the flow of free information going. The point awarding system cold also identify rising stars people that are adding a lot of value to the board and people you should be watching (you could create a rising star board showing who has gained most in a certain time frame). Then once you reach a certain point level you are allowed entry to the Juicy deal or Private forum. This would still allow for general tricks and tips that are in no jeopardy of being closed to exist (giving value to newbies) This would mean that people that help out others or post new or improved tricks would be able to earn entry to this area. To maintain entry to the Juicy Deal forum you would have to continue to post and earn points each year. This would encourage people to help out newbies and also to not rest on their laurels. You could also implement a lifetime Juicy deal poster for being in the top 10 one year or tipping an especially valuable trick which then could be voted on by the community at end of year. The top five deals give lifetime juicy deal status. This would limit the number of people who have access to these deals and bloggers would have to contribute in order to gain entry (not just take). Additionally, you could also stipulate that reposting of this information would result in revocation of Juicy deal access for a certain time frame.
Finally, to cut off the source that supplies most of the incentive for bloggers then just post the top credit card deals on the front page off FT with referral link. FT would be beneficiary and they could use the system where you get cashback for applying (as mentioned earlier in the thread).

FT could use this money to Fund More or Larger MegaDo's^

Just my rambling 2.

Originally Posted by 84fiero

What you describe is sort of how MilePoint works.