The sorting scheme seemed to be pretty clear to me: discussion about specific airlines and specific programs goes, usually, in that airline's/that program's forum. (Example: "Best seats on United 777s" goes in the United forum.)

Hot news that affects several programs, or that requires a short time to act, might also go into MilesBuzz (example: "Airline A will match Airline B's status through 12/31/01" could go into MilesBuzz, or the A forum, or the B forum. "Government won't tax FF miles" could go into MilesBuzz.)

Travel news that isn't connected to FF miles and programs (e.g., "Screeners become government employees") goes into In The News and not into MilesBuzz (because it's relevant to travel generally, but not to any FF program).

News that isn't about FF programs and isn't about travel goes into OMNI (e.g., war news and the whereabouts of the Vice President). Also most questions and polls (e.g., "What kind of luggage do you like") goes into OMNI.

I'm all in favor of FT helping to sort out the misdirected topics.