I'd say if you don't participate in the DC you can't be in the train. Easy peasy. There were a couple times I couldn't do a mini for DC and thought of being in the train, but it didn't seem fair to me, when the train is for providers of the DC.
Anyone can post freebies on their blog at anytime and match the MS theme. They can even post in the announcement section they have a freebie, so they can be kind of a part of it, but unofficially.
|