posted byPunki
I once tried to give away (for free with no strings attached) some NWA certs that could only be used by AS elites on CC and, despite the fact that the terms of the certs were clearly stated in my offer, I receive dozens of e-mails from folks who didn't have a clue about AS status. I simply do not have the time or the inclination to explain to 48 different people, why they can't use NWA upgrade certs that are restricted to AS elites if they aren't AS elites.




This analysis actually rings quite true.

That said, the logical compromise that reconciles Punki's legitimate time constraint issue and Randy's CC policy.............

CC offers that are program exclusive should simply say in the first line:
INQUIRIES REPLIED TO ONLY IF YOU HAVE (fill in the blank FFP program fill in the blank specific status.


Sample:

Heading: AC SSWUs Certs

Thread: INQUIRIES REPLIED TO ONLY IF YOU HAVE AEROPLAN SUPERELITE STATUS. I have 2 SSWUs exp. 2/05.

Basically, the more SPECIFIC a CC description is, the less unqualified inquiries will be received, or that one would feel obliged to respond to.