Originally Posted by
NTP9766
Do we have any datapoints on people closing a WE card and still being able to get another W card with the bonus within 18 months?
Only about a zillion--but the vast majority are from before Feb. 2016. Since early(ish) February, there have been several reports of denied bonuses under circumstances that would have been fine previously.
As noted in the wiki, we're in a period of grave uncertainty. Targeted offers seem unaffected (that is, if your prior W card has converted to WE, you can get the bonus on a targeted offer notwithstanding the 18-month restriction), at least for the moment. But no clear overall pattern has emerged.