This devaluation of points by Hilton has prompted me to sign up to FlyerTalk and this is my first post. I am someone who has HHonors Diamond status strictly from hotel stays not any credit card affiliation/activity and this latest move feels like a real kick in the gut. I have long recommended various Hilton properties to friends/associates and now I really don't feel like doing such. Also, this latest move reinforced my growing sentiment that the difference between Diamond and Gold was really not enough to warrant those extra stays when you could also be building status at one of their competitors. To me that shows there is something wrong.