Igor! I wondered what had happened to you. I remember when you first began posting about your early successes. I liked your enthusiastic posts, but you're right, you did get shot down a lot.
When I first joined Flyertalk I would just get so discouraged. It seemed like if it wasn't moderators shutting down my threads or moving them around, other members would either ignore my posts or have some smart-*** reply.
I agree with you that things aren't like they were a couple of years ago. But stick around awhile and dig deep and you will discover opportunities.