There are a number of dealers and manufacturers that post in this forum regularly that are considerate and treat this forum as a community of enthusiasts and offer a lot of great information. Those are the kind of people whose businesses I would be happy to support if I had a need.
On the other hand, there are some who only post to forward their interests, not to help the community. No matter how many times they are told by community members that their shameless sales pitches are unwelcome, they continue the behavior and often argue with or become combative with community members. Those are the kind of people I would not make a purchase from if they had the one thing I desired most and it was the only place on earth to get it.
There are those that pay it forward and share freely with no expectation of anything in return, and there are those that are takers, only interested in themselves. In general, audio enthusiasts are a fairly smart bunch and will quickly spot which you are.
I'd suggest someone invest time in learning more about the decorum of using social media.
On the other hand, there are some who only post to forward their interests, not to help the community. No matter how many times they are told by community members that their shameless sales pitches are unwelcome, they continue the behavior and often argue with or become combative with community members. Those are the kind of people I would not make a purchase from if they had the one thing I desired most and it was the only place on earth to get it.
There are those that pay it forward and share freely with no expectation of anything in return, and there are those that are takers, only interested in themselves. In general, audio enthusiasts are a fairly smart bunch and will quickly spot which you are.
I'd suggest someone invest time in learning more about the decorum of using social media.