I too believe this is now. What Millard wants. But I also see why people feel this way. As this is supposed to be a no rules board.except 2 spamming and death threats. Also for about 2yrs its been allowed to happen. With no one technically disagreeing. Until recently. All a sudden. It did bring alot of members to meso for that reason. Also the fact that we have advertisement of steroid companies that are selling. Kinda implies the wrong idea. If we are going in this direction we need to strip that advertisement off. There are plenty reaserch and peptide companies that could take there place as far as that goes. Also just make it a dam offical rule. (No Sourcing) very simple.
I disagree, all the advertising is actually helping to keep the board up and running. Now in regards to the advertising themselves, for example the "Buy anabolics" banner that is on most forums. Do they actually sell steroids? No! Is it your choice to mindlessly click on whatever advertisement you see and buy from them? Yes, however, the forum is here so that you can share experiences and contribute as well and after that make an educated decision on if the choice to purchase from advertised website.
Educate, learn and make your own decisions. You are responsible for your own health and even if there are tons of advertisements, learn about the products and educate yourself. Be held accountable for what you are buying and don't do the "it looked like a good website" or the "well it's advertised on the board so it must be good."
I believe in more of a survival of the "smartest" concept, the educated will prevail and make better decisions than those whom chose to not do their own research.
Every week we get new articles from Bill Roberts whom whether you like him or not is a very educated person in this field. Maybe Bill is dropping articles for free, or maybe Millard is paying for the articles so that we can read them and educate ourselves?
Isn't that what the original plan was from Millard? To create a forum where intelligent discussions can be held and people can educate themselves and determine the risks and benefits from using steroids and that applies to purchasing from a source or advertisement as well. The choice is yours.
I believe that there should be source discussions and why not sourcing? The choice is yours whether you buy from them or not. The level of knowledge you have when making the purchase is your choice as well. AAS are illegal as many other drugs because people are not educated enough when they are using them and end up hurting themselves. In this country we are restricted because it is deemed to be "too risky" when the proper reason is that people are "too uneducated."
Is there a risk involved with using steroids? Yes, being educated on what steroids do help us minimize the risk greatly. Is the risk a lot higher to harm yourself when you have no clue on what or how steroids and hormones work? Hell yeah it is.