I started one of those archived threads,and I assure you I'm not a shill for the company.
I first ran into them a couple of years ago. It was apparently a site run as a hobby/small business by some college coeds and they would arrange good fares by buying in bulk from the airlines. They also had stuff like "party busses" where they sold enough seats really cheaply to get a planeload of folks to Europe.
Then, they "sold out" to some suits, and the result is what you see today. Sorry - no more tie-dyed party busses.