Originally Posted by
Gunfighter
It's useless. You are better served studying historical bid packs for categories you are interested in than worrying about what someone else is bidding. Spend your time thinking about what seat(s) you really want and why. People treat AE bidding like it's a failure for not getting an award. If you want XYZ 123 C, then bid for it with any qualifiers you deem relevant. We bid for trips every month without any concern for what others are doing, bid your AE the same way.
It's entertaining to make predictions about what you could hold, but it's pointless to make decisions that way. BWYWWWYB without concern for what someone else is doing.
The above is excellent advice. Bid what you want and where you want to be percentage wise in a category. Nothing else really matters.