most people on this board are welcome, and indeed add to it. But there is a certain amount of frustration felt by the "bums in seats" brigade when those who don't fly terribly frequently (and I'm currently in that bracket) start complaining because they aren't getting enough miles by not flying BA.... Shuttle-Bored was correct to highlight a change in emphasis on the board from probably 90% earning miles from flying (with occasional N/A promotions) to the case today, where a lot of the mileage earning options being discussed don't involve bums in seats.. now, they aren't all a bad thing, but sometimes it does seem to be forgotten that BA are an airline primarily