Originally Posted by
Dan Druff
Also, a warning about Seven Stars Insider:
I lost some respect for Darryl, the owner of the site, after the debacle with the removal of the Seven Stars comp room benefit for 2018.
While nearly all Seven Stars member with a clue were lamenting this MAJOR degradation in Seven Stars benefits, Darryl dug his heels in and repeatedly expressed that this was no big deal, and that "95% of Seven Stars won't be affected". (TOTALLY FALSE!!)
Darryl also seemed to lack understanding that the Seven Stars room comp was done via an internal code in the CET system. He seemed to believe that hosts could simply choose to "not enforce" the new rule change, which of course is impossible if the booking requires a code which no longer exists.
I tried to e-mail Darryl and explain all of this to him, and his e-mails back to me were very dismissive.
Other Seven Stars tried tweeting with him about this, and basically explaining the same things I was, and again, he stubbornly insisted this didn't matter except to people who abuse the CET system.
I'll give Darryl credit where it's due:
- He's good at presenting information on the Seven Stars program in an organized, clear fashion.
- He has amassed great information regarding the extra benefits and quirks of Seven Stars at the various CET properties.
- His hard facts are accurate. I rarely see something he posts which ends up being factually incorrect.
However, when he presents an opinion about something in the Seven Stars program (or anything else, for that matter), you should best ignore it, as often he comes off more as the grumpy old man who is too stubborn to admit that his initial position was wrong.