Originally Posted by
jdbcc
If this was because of the diamond status matches, then it doesn't make sense to me why they would change the program next year. 95 percent of those matched will no longer be diamond in March, so isn't the problem resolving itself in a couple months?
This has nothing to do with the alleged status match floodgates fueled by the bloggers, because as you surmised this problem goes away automatically in a year. It's some sort of internal knee jerk reaction to capitulate to some noisy franchisees. If other commenters in this thread are to be believed, there is going to be a correction in the program - with some actual loyal spenders walking to their competitors.