Originally Posted by
sdsearch
Please explain what you found confusing in wiki regarding your situation. I don't think any of us understood that from your previous post.
All you said was
that the wiki was confusing, and then said you had a series of cards all converted from W->WE. I don't get it, sorry.
The wiki says;
Important exception: If you receive a Platinum World MC or a Gold World MC which is later converted to a World Elite MC, neither the opening of that card nor subsequently closing it will count for purposes of the 18-month rule.
If all your cards were converted to WE, then you have no card for which the open or close counts as being in the last 18 months, so you're good to go. Where's the confusion?
It has to be a process of elimination, because no everyone is in the same situation as you. If you had a single card which had not been converted to WE, the answer would be completely different, but the wiki already explains that (by saying that W->WE is an
exception to the 18 months since last open or closer rule).
My reading comprehension sucks, apparently.
Since I opened the Platinum Select W card in 2015, why doesn't that prevent me from getting the bonus even though the W was converted to WE? It's based on when the W card was originally opened, no? I'm so confused. I think I want to know why it works, not that it just works since I've got a card opened in 2015 that should prevent me from getting the bonus according to their 18 month language. I've seen others ask similar questions so there seems to be some confusion. Feel free to PM me if you don't want to clog up the thread. And thanks for your help.