Not to add fuel to the fire here, but I just got off the phone with a VERY helpful CSR at the 1K desk in Detroit. While trying to find award availability for a specific set of flights, I asked about whether she knew if the DEQM promo was going to happen again or not. She said, "You know, lots of people has been asking me that, and we haven't heard anything about it. Usually we hear rumors about it, so the fact that we haven't even heard any rumors here makes me think they aren't going to do it again this year..." Of course, she could be 100% wrong - and I hope she is.

Just one more data point to add to the list...