I can assure you, KathyWdrf, that there is no ulterior motive at work here as far as I know.

Further, you are absolutely right that growth is a double-edged sword. I personally have gone back and forth about the value of growth right since the very beginning. The reality that I have come to accept is that growth is inevitable so we should do the very best we can to adapt and try to make a larger FlyerTalk the very best FlyerTalk it can be.

I have many friends from FlyerTalk whom I have now known for 10 years. That is amazing. What is even more amazing to me are the really smart newcomers I have met in the last couple of years. They all make FlyerTalk the truly wonderful, unique place that it is today.

The Ambassador Program is designed to make FT so nice and friendly that even more newbies will be attempted to hang around long enough to get hooked and become serious contributing members of our community. Why? IMHO because the more new and exciting ideas that people are willing to bring to the table, the stronger and better FT becomes.