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Originally Posted by GilWave  We're all paying to be here. Or should I say, we're all paying FOR YOU TO BE HERE. Perhaps you didn't notice that you were not asked for a monetary subscription to become and remain a member when you signed up.
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We are paying, too. By contributing our time in the process of finding kind of consensus what is impartially good, great or junk.
Let imagine that average post takes 5 minutes of member's time (incl. reading thread, short contemplating, writing, posting, Internet delays etc.). 1000 posts would mean at least 90 hours of intellectual activity (and even in developing countries such hour would cost at least 100 $). Even if we discount it several times we talk about valued contribution anyway.
Now, what is valuable here dealer's or gearslutz's opinion?
Right upper angle should be place where dealers should post their message.
All other posts should be only focused to technical explanations and clarifications of functional capabilities (if asked).
Promotion and pimping on GS no matter how nicely (and even unbiased) done, with good intentions and honest targets is different type of activity than experience sharing.
GS owners should decide should we move toward commercialization and advertising or volunteer info sharing.