OK, a few questions, a few answers.

Actually, FlyerTalk Premium doesn't have much to do with the FlyerTalk forums - the privilege of this particular premium is solely derived from subscribers of the online edition of Insideflyer.com. It was that magazine that negotiated with FT for the benefit. It does not extend to the blogs since that is not an inherent part of the forums themselves. Same for the Wiki. The only thing that insideflyer.com was able to negotiate was an ad-free environment for the actual forums themselves.

Which is all why one does not see any "premium" indication popping up in any members statistics. It's not meant to be a bragging point, rather just a subtle way in which we can raise small amounts of revenue toward the cost of proving FlyerTalk forums for free. I think the arrangement we have is that $2.25 of the cost of the insideflyer.com subscription is paid back to FlyerTalk toward its fundraising efforts. It's not much but every little bit helps and as many of the long time members know - FlyerTalk was available ad-free in its early years. It's no capitalistic tool, but we do believe in helping enhance the value of all our members miles and points.

Hope this will answer some of the latest questions - thank you.