Originally Posted by
John Keeton
Back in my moderator days with SMC there arose a situation where tool makers were posting about their products and it got out of hand. The moderators took the position that tool makers should not share any marketing information regarding their tools unless they did so thru a paid banner advertising. That position may have changed, but I would think it wise to not let that situation fire up again. I like Brent, Doug, Jimmy Allen (D-Way), etc. and buy from them, but it would seem a better plan to let members post information that either is derived from experience or from publicly available information - website, etc. In other words, if Brent desires to provide that information on his website and someone else posts on SMC about it that would preclude other makers to feel the need to post a response thereby giving rise to a "tool war" thread.