I appreciate your concerns. Should I continue to let members be taken by scammers and given shitty GH or give them an opinion on who I think is decent right now and who has been for years?
How am I helping the members when I have information and only share it when they contact me trough PM? The behind the scenes shady shit that goes on here is ridiculous but it's part of every board. Last time I looked this was a board that was composed of members that help one another out not hide in PM's.
This will be the last post in this thread trying to explain myself. I shouldn't have to at this point.
mands
I hope you don’t mind me carrying on a little yet. You asked some questions so I thought I should address them. Additionally, I think maybe I haven’t been clear on the issue I have, so a quick reply and that should do it from me.
I can appreciate and commend you wanting to help out but you have little to no control on who gets scammed. No matter what you do, people will continue to get scammed. Will having TP and whoever else here prevent people from getting scammed? No, people will continue to get scammed. Maybe not from TP or your other top 2 but there’s no certainly no guarantee either.
Giving your opinion is great and coming from you, there is no better but to me this thread is more than giving your opinion. Whether you see it or not right now, it’s an endorsement because your name carries such respect. I don’t think this is your intention, nor do I think you’re a shill, rep, or getting anything for it but you can’t deny that your name will bring in more sales. When a pillar of the community recommends something, the community responds.
I know you’ve helped a ton a people sharing your opinion through PM and in the open forum, including me on many occasions. I never said you should only tell people through PM, nor do I support the idea of secret PM sourcing. In fact I said the Mands I know would share his opinion in a reply post, meaning a reply to someone asking for about GH. There’s must be hundreds of opportunities to share your opinion about generic GH suppliers on the open board. TP, HK, and PD aren’t private and certainly not hard to find or get in touch with. Having them here will mainly only serve to increase their sales. Education of the members is key, not a new market expansion for them.
If I haven’t been clear, the issue I raise and the point I’m making doesn’t have to do with you giving your opinion, your character, or your integrity, it’s about objectivity in this matter. How can someone stay objective when they increase their proximity to the action? IME, they cannot. And that diminishing objectivity can be a slippery slope. I’m not saying you’re going to change into a ‘bad’ person. I’m saying what seems like you potentially losing that objectivity in this matter, is a concern from friend to friend, that’s all.
In hindsight, I realize I should have discussed my concerns with you privately. I apologize for saying things that seemed like an attack on your character, forcing you to defend yourself. I reacted to your initial post instead of a thoughtful response. I hope you accept my apology and consider what I’ve said.
