Whether some one is a paying advertiser or not I see no reason for them to not be in the links. I see many links that I would really doute are paying subscribers such as pilot, flying J and many others. So It looks that it is not based on being a advertiser as much as not competing with another paying advertiser. The links are to help out paying subscribers. This is up to TRD to make their polices and I realize I have no say in it but... . I have a problem with the fact that Some known good vendors will be hidden from me when I need to make a decision. This should not be based on the politics of TDR but rather on what is best for it paying subscribers. Paying advertisers still get a major advantage with banners and such and that is what they are paying for anyway.