Maybe that's why their advertisers stopped paying...
Just kidding Ken! (unfortunately it probably does have something to do with it...)
Unbiased reviews on RC related products are becoming harder to find these days that's for sure. Everybody's out to make a dime.
I don't think it's fair to classify all the magazines above in such a category. But I am sure some back scratching and messaging goes on to some extent with all magazines. After all, they are businesses trying to make money.
People in general are pretty smart. Especially RC'ers right?
I think in the long run magazines (and companies in general) that are honest and straight forward with their customer's best interest in mind will prevail. You can only BS people so long before they catch on...
I hope that people will use this venue to express their opinions, as you have, about each magazine so that new subscribers will have some good information to read when choosing which Magazine to subscribe to.
It would also be helpful if people would site specific instances when a certain magazine's reviews are biased in order to give more credibility to the claim.
Thanks for taking the time to express your views and recommendations. It is really appreciated!