See, this is why FDev need to sort something out.
Volynov wasn't an "exploit" or "cheating" (although you could have used dubious practices to maximise profit). It was simply a convergence of factors which led to a unique opportunity.
It was, basically, no more an "exploit" than participating in a CG would be.
Sometimes you'll get CGs that want you to haul Water or Scrap and you'll earn Cr50 per tonne, plus a reward at the end.
Sometimes, however, you'll get a CG that wants you to haul Platinum or Palladium and, in those cases, you can make a heap of credits regardless of the reward at the end.
You don't look at the 2nd type of CG and think "Well, it'd be cheating to take advantage of that!".
There's, basically, 2 things FDev can do about gold-rushes.
1) Eradicate the possibility of them occurring.
2) Officially sanction them.
If they attempt #1 there's a chance they'll never succeed, things will continue to "go wrong" and then they'll continually have to step in and sort it out manually (and usually clumsily), thus annoying the people who see them as an opportunity and the people who object to their existence.
If they go with #2 the galaxy will be a more interesting place, people will have opportunities to look forward to, nobody will have cause to be resentful of what others are doing and the only thing they'll need to sort out is a way to control the situation rather than prevent it completely.
