I haven't spent much time in this thread but the recent turn of events seems to be the normal course of events for sources that come to Meso. MS is the third longtime, highly respected, vet-backed source to meet their demise on Meso - the other two being GETM and Karius.
What's most interesting to me is that I believe this thread is proof that what we're doing on Meso is working and will eventually lead to better quality gear from UGLs. The fact that these supposedly 'above reproach,' can't-do-any-wrong sources are only being exposed on Meso while thriving elsewhere suggests we're on the right track.
Of course, Meso's detractors will say it's evidence that we drive good sources off, and the sources will argue that complaints are unique to Meso and their customers everywhere else are satisfied with their products.
The implication of those arguments is that the fault lies with Meso rather than the sources but that's nonsense. By Mike Strong's own admission, Meso is the only forum he's seen that's using objective measures like blood work, mass specs, HPLC's, etc. to determine quality, and that Meso is "way ahead of other forums when it comes to testing." The fact is, it wasn't members complaining that caused MS to leave Meso, it was failed tests. Had those tests proved his gear was good, MS would still be here.
The reason sources fail on Meso is because the quality of their products is poor and we have the freedom to expose them. When the complaints start, the sources are unprepared to deal with them on an uncensored forum without moderators to protect them from members who are determined to hold them accountable.
Hopefully those on other forums - at least the smart ones - will begin to see the benefit of what we're doing here and realize objective testing is the only way to hold sources accountable for what they sell. I do believe that is going to happen eventually. Perhaps we're seeing the beginnings of that change.
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