You have to decide that for yourself.
They will only give you the opportunity to match status once...(if you use it now, it's gone) - so is now the right time for you?
Gold in and of itself is a watered down version of what it used to be. If you fly popular routes to/from hub airports, it's useless and don't waste the time.
[This message has been edited by NJDavid (edited 01-23-2001).]