I really think we are underestimating the influence of this forum in evaluating any new T/A. The last real give and take was in 2000. The DALPA message board was in its' infancy.
While there are just a few active posters on both boards, there are many, many lurkers. Take an informal poll at work. Say something about "underboob" and see if there is a response. (That has got to be the greatest code word ever invented. I can see it at a disciplinary hearing, "Are you aware of the existance of 'underboob'? Why, I have no knowledge of the incident, sir.")
Anyhow, once the T/A is presented to us, I fully expect that it will be completely taken apart, sliced, diced and pounded by a bunch of us from every possible angle before the first day passes. We will have all the information necessary to completely evaluate it's value, either good or bad. There shouldn't be any areas that are nebulous. We will have a really good idea of its value pretty quickly.
The power of information is just too great. No one group will have an exclusive lock on information. DALPA and the Company will have a very difficult time spinning things. Saying, just trust us, won't cut it any more.