For me the ratings are not the important part of what I am looking at on our host. And I don't mind them to make money from advertiesemants (on the contrary - I hope they continue to make a lot) - it helps to finance the research staff too.
What I am looking for here (and what I find) is the ever changing basics of rules, the promotions, the rebates, the techniques (conversions, claims).
And in add of that (thank you host already for that very much) - they started/provide us the FlyerTalk-Board (thank you even more).