Agree. I just finished chatting with a MR CSR and she said if I get over 2mm points before 12/31, I would become a LT Plat and thus would then roll over to LTPE on 12/31. Of course, as others have stated, its a CSR vs. CSR tally now so we will have to see how it all works out!
I forgot to ask her before I ended the chat it my SPG points would combine to MR points to help me reduce the deficit and push me over the LTP and get me to LTPE. I doubt it but as a salesman, you have to look at every angle!