Absolutely sage advice

The OP's suggestion is comically stupid, particularly given it's coming from someone who's been playing this game all of two years :rolleyes:

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looks to me that this thread is about protectionism, more so than it is about MS skills, none of which makes any sense to me

not suggesting unskilled, just that coming in to the game and after only a couple of years thinking that others should be restricted seems a bit ridiculous. i can almost understand when someone who has been doing it for years and years gets frustrated when newbies starting wading in on their thing, but it's rich when it's basically coming from another newb.

either way i have no interest in this kind of protectionism, and i know for sure this will not gain any traction here

This. I just learned about this forum a few months ago because I don't MS for miles, I do it cash and have been for several years. If OP wants a private board he should earn the reputation that is necessary to get an invite to the several private boards that already exist.

BAD IDEA
For people that are not interested in this and or travel in general will simply not know where to start....
I for one am only 20 (two weeks ago I went to the bank to get one of my cards unblocked, and branch manager was like "you sure know a lot, given your age")
I started traveling at a young age for heath reasons... Got first AA card at 18, but one year and annual fee later , I began thinking, there must be a way to MS (of course I did not know the term back them) tried Google checkout, paypal and then AP (all this on my own) After I had used AP for a while I started reading blogs (and found out, everyone came to the same conclusion I had when it came to reward cards and sustainability+MS
Now I am proud to say thanks to Flyertalk and other outlets I have learned a lot, and I am thankful for it.:) back to the point , unless you are truly interested in this stuff, you will think miles and points are worthless and not deal with them. I ,as many people here also believe in freedom of information. What people do with it is their problem (hopefully let miles expire, to open up space for us)
Just remember,
Everyone starts out the same ;)

Bingo

I have first hand experience of what it is like when you find a way to take advantage of a only to have it killed or limited when someone posts or blogs about it. That being said, it still isn't widely known or discussed, but it was when Plink limited its rewards to 10 transactions per month at Staples when a blog post about it was released.

To some, it's either they 1) keep a deal to themselves (or a small group) so that they can take advantage of it FWIW, or 2) share it with the public and risk having the deal pulled quickly, thus making the deal only available to those a select few who have enough time to check FT, SD, FW, etc. all day and act quickly enough to take advantage. It may not be all about protectionism but about prolonging deals for those who have spent the effort on research, trial, and error.

I am inside, close the door please! :D

A gentle reminder that this thread is about limiting MS access, not about specific blogs and/or bloggers. Several posts that were branching off on that topic have been relocated to the proper forum for that debate which is the External Miles & Points Resources forum.

Thanks you.

tcook052
Manufactured Spending Forum Moderator

I'm not sure what gave you the impression that I feel entitled.

As far as "but in reality, what the OP is saying is they don't like lurkers or "'leeches'" goes, I think I explicitly made both points so I'm not trying to hide behind some sort of anterior motive.

I'd also like to restate that I intended to start a discussion and offered a 2AM-conceived proposal without many details.

While I sincerely appreciate your kind words, I'd like to point out that I'm looking forward to my 3rd Anniversary. I know, a huge milestone

There certainly is a degree of protectionism in what I am discussing and I say that with no shame. I don't think some level of protectionism is always a bad thing, especially when overcoming the bar is set so low, like it the CC thread.

I like this suggestion

Meh - with this everyone is born equal stuff. Ain't the court schooled you about Affluenza? Some of us are born more equal than others.:rolleyes: