I was an early subscriber to Inside Flyer and did not think too much of the magazine because the publisher never did bother to add to mileage earning methods information about how Q miles were earned with the partners and other Q miles earning opportunities. I guess that despite my email request, the publisher did not realize that there were at least a few of his readers for whom the regular miles had piled up and just about the only ones that really mattered anymore were those that brought elite status.
For a year or two, I usually threw the mag away after looking for what I needed and could not find there, meanwhile being only vaguely aware of the existence of a chat board started by the mag.
Then one day, I noticed one of the ads or articles in IF that mentioned something about a discussion of elite status on FT, so I looked in. That was about all it took, and my ongoing intention of cancelling IF went by the boards. Now, I let it renew every year as my way of supporting and thanking the company that runs FT.