Bro go check out the ARL thread. It’s a perfect example why guys are leary of new members raving about a certain brand/source.
Shills are very real and exist throughout these boards/forums. I encourage all members new and old to post up experiences they have. But by saying that, new members have to understand that if all they have to offer this board is a hollow review and offer nothing else anywhere on the board, then their review isn’t going to hold much weight.
History has shown us how these sources work and how shady they can be and hiring shills is one of the tricks they try to pull.
When members seem like their being really hard on a source or a member that comes across as a shill there are reasons as to why, as I’ve mentioned above.
Everyone should understand, for the most part, the roughness of this board and how things are conducted is justified by how things have transpired in the past.
So look at it from that perspective and maybe it will make more sense to why things are the way they are.