(1) What is your home airport? (SFO, LAX, MCO, etc.)

NYC

(2) What types of fares do you usually buy ? (C, F, Y, etc.)

C - Economy.

(3) How many miles do you usually fly each year? (<25K, 25k-50k, >50k)

Nearly always less than 25K.

(4) Do you have any kind of status at present? What is it? (UA Premier, M&M Senator etc)

None.

(5) What is most important to you in a FFP? (Frequent upgrades on travel, priority services when flying the airline, good award redemption rates, free lounge access, etc.)

All! But here is the prioritized list from most important, to least:
-good award redemption rates
-frequent upgrades on travel
-free lounge access
-priority services when flying the airline.

(6) Which routes do you fly most often (US Domestic, Transpacific etc)

Transatlantic (London, Germany) and within Europe (also, London and Germany, but add Spain). NYC to South America (Chile, Peru, Argentina). And a little bit within the United States.

(7) Preferred Airlines

Whatever is cheapest.

(8) Do you travel for work or pleasure? (Can you chooose your airlines, class of service?)

Pleasure. I can choose my airlines and class of service.

I did use use U.S. Airways for the Star Alliance, but once they merged with American my mileage (which wasn't much anyway) went over there. I like to avoid fees associated with mileage programs: fees for maintaining my miles, and fees for credit cards (which I am willing to get). I don't travel all that often and would welcome something that was "set it and forget it."

I saw the first post in this thread and wonder if the less than 50K Aegean Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and Asiana Airlines rule still holds true? And if so, which of those three might be best for me?

Any guidance appreciated.

Many thanks.