Originally Posted by
mwsea
...As has been pointed out, we don't know why deals die, but having flyertalk on the front page of Google spelling out in a wiki how to take advantage of a product's benefits isn't going to make that opportunity last any longer....
You or me or
Rommie2k6 taking advantage of a product's benefits isn't going to make that opportunity last any longer, either. Strangely, not one of those advocating restrictions is suggesting that they should be cut out of the deal.
At base, the idea is selfish and exclusionary, no matter how you phrase it or how you scale the "in the know" zone.