If you are referring to the presence of numerous corporate lurkers on FlyerTalk, including ExpertFlyer Voice and KVS, then yes, that rule has generally been interpreted to exempt customer service presences on FlyerTalk (I apologize to my TravelBuzz moderator colleagues as I am speaking a bit out of turn here, but I am deeply familiar with the issues that dechil raises). What you may not know is that many of these companies began as grass-roots efforts inspired by FlyerTalk, Autoslash being the latest one. Randy Petersen's feeling was always that this was a positive thing, as it benefitted the FlyerTalk community as a whole, and that interpretation of the FT Rules continues today:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/only-...l#post14110669

If you would like further explanation, I would suggest that you contact the moderators of this forum or SanDiego1K, the FlyerTalk Community Director, with your concerns.