? I own a different timeshare but have been researching SVO and I am interested in knowing what people don't like in the real world about using this membership.
- you may be interested in the poll at the top of the board entitled: 
If you had the ear of the higher ups at Starwood, what would suggest to make using your membership better? What are your biggest peeves
- The punitive treatment of resale owners, which lowers ownership value. This is primarily an issue for voluntary resort owners, but I suspect it impacts all owners as it leads to negative publicity and "chat." The main competition (Marriott, Hyatt, Hilton, Disney) has enough confidence in their product line to not resort to such policies.
- Reducing benefits, such as what happened with the elite program. Bad form.
- Marketing spin that attempts to turn the reduction of benefits into positive news.
- Inadequate reserve funding -- an organization as large (and well-funded, thanks to owners) as Starwood should figure out how to keep the resorts in top shape without special assessments.
- Restrictive external exchange procedures. All owners should have the ability to book any available week to which they are entitiled, and then do whatever they want with it (use it, rent it, give it to family friends, exchange it, let it sit empty). On this same subject, owners of prime weeks should have the ability to earn Accomodation Certificates (bonus weeks) with II.
- Unrealistic StarOption values (e.g., a summer 2-BR at Harborside is equal to a 2-BR in Orlando) and the failure to correct obvious errors once detected. Timeshare owner behavior does not necessarily equal hotel guest behavior, something that should probably have been understood prior to getting into the developer game.
I'm sure I'll think of more after I have my coffee!
I understand the concern, but it seems like it would eventually hit some sort of equilibrium. There's no reason to think that if 10% carry forward this year, you wouldn't have roughly the same number carrying forward next year, too.