Indeed the forum has become coarse but most often on arguments about science vs empirical evidence (ie-fuses, interconnects) or on certain threads where a dealer hijacks the exchange about a product to damn it with faint praise, talk about his vast experience and submit, as a matter of fact, the "best" product for the OP would not be the one discussed but one which-- after years of careful study and comparison--he thinks is better and just happens to sell.
It would be nice if the rules here prevented promotional dealer conduct. The exception of course, would be if the thread is about a product and the dealer, as one with experience with the product, can provide an answer to the OP which may incidentally involve praise for the product. Non-promotional conduct by a dealer would be permitted-(e.g. a dealer weighs in on a thread to provide information responsive to the OP that is not promotional in nature).
That being said, there is thankfully only one dealer on the forum who wastes our time with the above type of prohibited self promotion. In a way, that is a tribute to the hundreds of other dealers around the country who participate here.
It would be nice if the rules here prevented promotional dealer conduct. The exception of course, would be if the thread is about a product and the dealer, as one with experience with the product, can provide an answer to the OP which may incidentally involve praise for the product. Non-promotional conduct by a dealer would be permitted-(e.g. a dealer weighs in on a thread to provide information responsive to the OP that is not promotional in nature).
That being said, there is thankfully only one dealer on the forum who wastes our time with the above type of prohibited self promotion. In a way, that is a tribute to the hundreds of other dealers around the country who participate here.