not to mention this kind of thinking exactly points out the destructive force of unlimited greed combined with the instant communication of the internet to yeild degradation of frequent-point programs for people who play at least somewhere near to within the rules and intent of the programs. Will there be anything left when the greedbags who really aren't frequent customers of anything (at least not for the reason intended, i.e. travel) enter and destroy the programs both by destroying the value of points/miles as well as destroying the ranks of elite by bloating it and actually believing they have 'earned' status and deserve recognition and royal treatment (what do you MEAN no menus printed in 24K gold) for having scammed their way in for a few bucks. Will FT be the death of reasonable programs that reward real customers? From the direction it has taken in the last year my guess is it is contributing more damage than good to the overall and long-term health of the frequency programs.

well, there's my screed for the month (sometimes I miss having the ex-resident-greedbag to dump on, that was just too easy) but seriously, if people don't self-limit on how far to scam these programs they will be destroyed for everyone.

nothing personal