I appreciate both Randy's interest in being a conduit for consumer criticism to the industry, and Bryan's admission that, because of Inside Flyer's ties to industry, its views may sometimes be somewhat less than completely critical of industry participants.
To use an analogy, I would hope that Inside Flyer can be more like the Conde Nast Traveler of FF programs, than the AE-owned Travel and Leisure. Sure, Conde Nast Traveler accepts a lot of industry advertising, but it still does some pretty in-depth and critical pieces on the travel industry. Travel and Leisure, on the other hand, rarely has anything bad to say about anyone, and is more of a shill for the entire travel industry (since it is owned by one of the biggest companies in the travel industry).
That, anyway, would be my hope for how Inside Flyer will act.
Following a few earlier threads, though, I would sure like to see some kind of commitment that the folks at inside Flyuer/Web Flyer/FlyerTalk wouldn't delete threads critical of particular companies.

Djlawman