The FF blogosphere has been particularly bad regarding these changes and the outrage surrounding them. One in particular kept referring to Skyclubs as "skylounges." At least pretend to be informed about the subject of your blog.....

As someone who has had DL status for 12 years (2 plat, 1 silver, 9 gold) and who has low level status on all the other majors, this B6 offer intrigues me. I am primarily BOS based now. They have plenty of service from there to my most common domestic destinations. International trips would require partner airline bookings, but their group of partners should suffice. A few TATL trips in Mint for leisure would help keep the status.

If the NEA were still in place, this would be a slam dunk. Without it, it falls into the "definitely worth considering" category.