No real need for a petition. Put your money where your mouth is and drop the site for their rivals and petition for others to do the same. Then again that would need a petition so carry on:roflmao:
Affiliates have power they dont use. Sites use the divide and conquer strategy which has been biting the smaller affiliate in the backside for years. Now they have went across the board and attacked all affiliates, they may have stumbled on a problem.
Simple, universally drop them for better terms. Corpsfan1, you still promote AP/UB. This is similar, many reputable sites have dropped them. That may answer your thoughts.