I think you have every right to vent, just as affiliates vent about programs all the time.
dom in relation to exposure the deal we did was on a CPA basis – so if he did give us more exposure and i didnt see it it is not relevant as i prepaid him on his estimate on what he thought he could send me each week as CPA not exposure.
CPA again…. 
I don’t do business on that basis precisely because of what can happen. I don’t think it’s that smart to prepay for CPA. Pay for exposure if you like the traffic and need branding, or pay a placement fee if the network is extensive and it takes time to implement you, but always expect your money to be gone if you pay it. The results of placement should be paid for seperately and as they occur.
Just my 2 cents on that one.
I can see I will likely be frustrated again as I am so often by this industry. Honesty in business is not the prime objective – yet again – it will be squelched and silenced.