Relax,
V.I., those who made Premier, Premier Executive and 1K the hard (regular) way have received extra gifts from UA, in the form of extra miles (15,000 minimum), HK49s and Systemwides. It's always the case that everytime a standard is relaxed, someone is bound to get screwed. This isn't as bad as what's happening on the hotel chains. (i.e. FastTrac, comp-ing, etc.) You'll just have to pray that they won't take away your (upgrade) seats. Here's praying for the same thing. So far so good.
Jamester