I agree with:
Superspeed: "This deal is not the typical deal you post, most of the main site posts are clear easy straight forward posts. This post is more complicated and by getting the main site involved can just ruin it for everyone else.
Ifas25: "Being that its complicated people will make an issue in the stores (as you see they are calling and asking) and then S&S will realize its a bad idea to continue as suddenly they sold $100k worth of GC and nothing else. Then what do you think will happen? Next time they were planning on running the same promo they won't and all of us that have a little common sense and understand the way it works and were quietly enjoying this won't be able to take advantage anymore." AND "Also when everything gets to the main page, people will be scared to share tips, tricks and good long running deals like this S&S / Shell deal here on the forum because it will just be killed out."
CountValentine: "There is no easy answer here. It is a hard balancing act."
AI Travel: "It's because certain things don't/can't last if everybody does it."
smurf: "But when people post deals like this on the forums they're posting it for like minded individuals to see and gain from. When these deals go to the main page where many inexperienced people see it, they tend to misunderstand the intricacies of the deal and inevitably lead to its early demise.
Maybe let the main site readers come here and learn a bit before taking advantage of deals they don't understand.
Ultimately ddfers are a breed of their own separate from ddmsers and if ddfers don't feel like their interests are being protected they'll simply stop sharing deals."
I declare smurf's post as MVP that goes to the essence of what we do! But we must understand that Dan runs a business that feeds his family and we all benefit from the site he has built and the information he shares and the community. Would I have posted this? No! It's a fine line indeed...I think it is healthy to let Dan know how we feel; feedback from readers is ALWAYS valuable imho.
I would think differently If I was taking advantage of the deal myself perhaps
But I had no skin in the game this time...
There will be more deals...