Here they go again over at FT.

[HelpMe]

Who do you blame for killing deals?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/milesbuzz/1344231-bloggers-ruining-flyertalk.html

[AsherO]

Who do you blame for killing deals?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/milesbuzz/1344231-bloggers-ruining-flyertalk.html

+100. Some of these blogs spoon-feed the details/workarounds. I feel like some of these blogs (and people advertising to help you get thousands for CC apps) have resulted in how the CC game looks now (ironically one of these bloggers blogged about that today), and I think these things are at least a partial cause of the latest round of Chase A/As.

[HelpMe]

If you are going to blame the bloggers for killing deals what part does FT (and other forums) play? Where do you think the bloggers get almost all of their information?

[AsherO]

If you are going to blame the bloggers for killing deals what part does FT (and other forums) play? Where do you think the bloggers get almost all of their information?

FT is a forum like this one, where information is shared. If there's a barrier of entry to the game, then the CC companies don't mind as much if a small fraction of their cardholder-base plays games. When it goes mainstream (i.e. the blogsphere) is when the CC issuers start seeing it as an issue.

[HelpMe]

If I was going to place blame it would first and foremost be on the forums. They are the mainstream and the bloggers are an afterthought.

[AsherO]

If I was going to place blame it would first and foremost be on the forums. They are the mainstream and the bloggers are an afterthought.

I don't think the intricacies of the game (which are on the forums, if you're willing to work), are mainstream, yet the are blogs who spelled it all out for people, things that have been kept under the wraps for a long time...

[creditor]

I don't think the intricacies of the game (which are on the forums, if you're willing to work), are mainstream, yet the are blogs who spelled it all out for people, things that have been kept under the wraps for a long time...

I think he's right. while its true the bloggers get it from forums. but they spread the word all over. for example BA  has much much more twitter/facebook followers then forum members on the MP forum.

[HelpMe]

Let’s look at the Mint deal as an example. Do you think it was the mega thread at FT (and to a lesser extent FWF) that killed it or the blogs?

[PlatinumGuy]

Let’s look at the Mint deal as an example. Do you think it was the mega thread at FT (and to a lesser extent FWF) that killed it or the blogs?

That's because it was very few who exploited it very much ($1.5M).
Most things aren't so exploitable for one person, so they don't mind so much if a few people are exploiting mildly.

[Dan]

Let’s look at the Mint deal as an example. Do you think it was the mega thread at FT (and to a lesser extent FWF) that killed it or the blogs?

Nothing to do with either.
It had to do with one incredibly foolish/arrogant individual who took pictures of $$$$$$ in coins and blabbed to the media, which is what ultimately killed it.  The ego's need for recognition (on top of rewards) knows no bounds.

Had it not been in the WSJ (twice?) then it would probably still be around as it was for years before that.

[HelpMe]

Nothing to do with either.
It had to do with one incredibly foolish/arrogant individual who took pictures of $$$$$$ in coins and blabbed to the media, which is what ultimately killed it.  The ego's need for recognition (on top of rewards) knows no bounds.

Had it not been in the WSJ (twice?) then it would probably still be around as it was for years before that.

...and who gave the picklehead the forum for his ego trip?

[AsherO]

Had it not been in the WSJ (twice?) then it would probably still be around as it was for years before that.

+1, it's surprising it got killed so fast, considering our sclerotic/dysfunctional government.

...and who gave the picklehead the forum for his ego trip?

LOL, like!

[AJK]

+1, it's surprising it got killed so fast, considering our sclerotic/dysfunctional government.

like!

[AsherO]

+1, it's surprising it got killed so fast, considering our sclerotic/dysfunctional government.

LOL, like!