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Makes sense. I have no idea how you can communicate that intrinsically in the data. Your explanation here would make a good landing page copy. 2. I was looking at this page…",{"id":56,"by":11,"text":57},"37226256","> \"Exchange Rate (Point\u002FMile)\" which I took to mean \"Points per Mile\", I see... It's bad UI design from me :( Need to work on a less confusing copy\u002FUI. > This is still a little…",{"value":59,"source":49,"evidence":60},"Credit card rewards holders comparing points and miles.",[61],{"id":52,"by":53,"text":54},[],"unknown","beta",{"praise":66,"objections":74,"requests":109,"questions":137,"alternatives":149},[67],{"value":68,"source":69,"evidence":70},"Information dense and useful","commenter",[71],{"id":72,"by":53,"text":73},"37225245","Bookmarked. This is information dense and useful! Some notes: 1. The exchange rates are confusing to me. For example, on the page for Chase Ultimate Rewards, I see things like…",[75,86,100,105],{"value":76,"source":69,"evidence":77},"Point values such as 2 cents per Chase point are questioned as unrealistic",[78,82],{"id":79,"by":80,"text":81},"37225703","nwiswell","> With a value of 2.00¢ per Chase point It's very unclear how you've obtained this value and it absolutely does not match my actual experience. I've exceeded 2 cents historically…",{"id":83,"by":84,"text":85},"37226713","smachiz","If you're going to redeem points as cash for flights, the UR portal seems fine IME, there's less variation unless you're booking consolidator fares. You're going to get 1.5c per…",{"value":87,"source":69,"evidence":88},"Valuation sources are unclear and TPG-based values are criticised",[89,93,96],{"id":90,"by":91,"text":92},"37227079","barnbuilder","> Step 1: We create a database and use estimated point\u002Fmile values found online, such as those provided by The Points Guy. While not ideal, this approach provides a necessary…",{"id":94,"by":80,"text":95},"37227293","TPG is paid astroturfing by the banks and it exists to pitch cards and inflate consumer perception of the value of points. Disregard it. If you want to use \"reasonable\" bootstrap…",{"id":97,"by":98,"text":99},"37228018","JoshGlazebrook","This. There a couple sites like this, some say membership rewards are 2 cpp, some say 1.8cpp, some say 1cpp. It's not as cut and dry all of the time, so having some kind of…",{"value":101,"source":69,"evidence":102},"Exchange rate display and ratio format are confusing",[103,104],{"id":72,"by":53,"text":73},{"id":52,"by":53,"text":54},{"value":106,"source":69,"evidence":107},"Links show external-link arrow on internal links",[108],{"id":72,"by":53,"text":73},[110,121,128,132],{"value":111,"source":69,"evidence":112},"Query best transfer path between point types",[113,117],{"id":114,"by":115,"text":116},"37225068","pearlsteinj","This is cool. One feature that would be awesome would be to query the \"graph\" of points. I have point type A and I want type B - what's the most economical path to walk between…",{"id":118,"by":119,"text":120},"37227122","antidnan","+1 for this! Seems useful",{"value":122,"source":69,"evidence":123},"Track transfer promotions and notify users",[124],{"id":125,"by":126,"text":127},"37225419","hahla","To be useful you'll need to track transfer promotions as well. 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