Well CFI - so long, no replies. However, "plugging" (your evaluation) is inevitable when asking for some advice on certain schools/products/courses. Numerous instances can be seen on other forums here, especially wannabes where you see questions asked about Merrit Island Air Service, CTC aviation, Oxford and much more. There you may have a point of view, but I don't think anyone that is selling the products is stupid enough to place comments there.
Here, I am simply asking for some advice - not advertising.