Well, I'm not ready to give up yet!
If you had to choose to credit some miles when flying with QR, where would you put them? I'm leaning towards BMI due to the miles+points. United is also an option for when I choose to get comped some day, and they have good MFU options.
From what I can tell, there are no status miles available

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Another option I'm considering is flying with Emirates. Would that change your suggestion?
Thanks,
Dr. PITUK