Originally Posted by gooselee

To clarify, these guys have mid-level status everywhere and of course collect miles and use them for personal trips.

But they're only doing so because it requires absolutely zero extra effort, and they're certainly not spending their time bouncing around on FT or MP looking for how to maximize earnings and redemptions. They earn miles/points as an afterthought, and spend them by running a search, finding a flight/room, and booking it.

What I was really trying to say is just that people like that tend to not have a presence on these types of forums.