Unfortunately, the M&M shame awards couldn't keep up with the complete details of the unceasing and brutal enhancements, so it isn't mentioned here https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/luft...urce=editorial

But if I recall correctly, newly minted parents could defer status for a year. I think this benefit was massacred either during the M&M 2004 mass extinction event, or butchered during the 2012 extinction event.

As soon as they introduce dynamic awards, they can just as well put the programme out of its misery. The only things remaining will be status star silliness and the likes