Flyer-talker Raffles and his website www.headforpoints.com does monitor this and despite the wording referred to above, that has been in place for well over a year now, VS to IHG transfers are in practice counting as qualifying but I agree, anyone transferring is taking a chance that any day IHG could stop it and there's nothing that could be done as this wording exists and has done for a long time now, somewhat like the Marriott TA code being non-qualifying for years according to Marriott T&Cs but in practice qualifying, till without notice, Marriott suddenly stopped it. IHG could certainly stop it overnight, and it's a chance you take.