Industry Participants

The best thing is to just ask someone if in doubt.  If they wont say stay in doubt.   Many here are forthcoming and knowledgeable though of course always biased.   They are not entitled to not disclose if asked.  

+1Maplegrovemusic. I think full disclosure makes sense. 

Who cares!

Who cares? I do and I always participate on improvement and design of this site. At least someone does. Face the fact it's even to the benefit of vendors to be identified as such. 

I think some are taking this forum a little too seriously, and giving to much weight to the opinions expressed here. We all have preferences on the products we use and recommend. Should every participant state their favorite products next to their screen name to expose any hidden bias? Am I going to cross-check every statement here to determine whether the comment was made by an industry participant? Not me! Opinions are like...well, you know...and everyone is entitled to one. That's just my opinion.