I think this thread is wandering around like a pissed off drunk looking for a fight!
As I commented earlier in the thread I think there are a lot of bloggers that add value to FT and the Points Community in general (Gary would be one also I think Flyertalk could use a reformat or reboot as information can be really hard to find even the minor stuff. That is one area the blogs excel), but there are many other bloggers out there that take and never give back. That was what my original post my intended to address. FT is about everyone pitching in to make the points experience better for the community. I don't care if a blogger kills a deal by over publicizing it as long as he gives back with other deals or information to balance out. However, if I were the creator of that deal I might be upset, but then again I wouldn't be indiscriminately sharing the deal. There is obviously a perception though that some bloggers are doing this and that is creating a schism between the ideals of FT and the reality due to the fact that some of the deal creators believe they are giving and not getting anything back.

If Flyertalk were to close up shop tomorrow I wouldn't be impacted too much(I do like it though) as I did ok before I even knew it existed. The other comments were just observations. I think this horse has been flogged enough.