I'll take what seems to be the minority viewpoint here and agree with Gaucho100K.

Let me preface this by saying that I absolutely respect that Randy owns this board and sets the rules. Fair enough. But he also chooses to make this board a public place for discussion of topics (primarily travel and loyalty programs). Since this board is open to all (expect banned members) to register and post, at some point it begins to fall into a more public domain. Instead of Randy hosting us inside his "house" to discuss the issues, now it's more of a get together in a park. Still his park, sure, but I fee like some people posting in this thread are trying to stifle discussion with arguments like "whatever the lord of the board says, period." Well, no - not exactly. The ORP forum was set up for discussion of these very issues. If you want miles and points, I will refer you to MilesBuzz! and the various airline fora.

Lastly, and again while I thank Randy for hosting this site and providing us with the great service that FT is, I am getting sick of the deification that I see in many posts. It's almost a reverence, which strikes me as ridiculous. Be grateful to the host, but I don't see a need to speak as if he is the holy one.