Should Audiogon forum dealers be held to a different standard?

audiogon is a curious hybrid of commercial site and anything-goes user forum, and it's a fair question of whether a dealer should be allowed to, in essence, advertise to free, especially since a non-dealer has to pay to sell its gear. i personally find the flagrant hucksterism of one or two particular dealers annoying, and i may choose not to read their posts or to buy from them, but there are also dealers who are very knowledgeable and illuminating, and like anything else you gotta take the good with the bad.

It sounds like you have a way to identify dealers.  If so can you tell me how to identify them.  I have always felt dealers should be identified because this certainly could explain their bias.  The should identify themselves with the name of dealer so we can Google them to find out what lines they carry.  I wonder if Tammy could address this.  

Just like going into a hi-fi store many times ot is best to keep quiet and find out what the other fellow doesn't  know. 

Perhaps the YMMV disclaimer should be imprinted on all posts here?
What falls between the cracks of what you propose aren't the dealers, who properly identify themselves, and who should have valuable knowledge given their exposures to multiple products, set ups etc. The real issue comes from those "civilians" who take it upon themselves to proselytize particular components, manufacturers, etc with the blind zeal of a travelling preacher. There's a fine line between 'hey this worked for me' and post after post, no matter the subject, pushing products the civilian finds superior. 

I’m not sure about instituting different standards for dealers. Should we also institute standards to differentiate between ‘experts’ and ‘noobs?’ Personally, I find I welcome posts from dealers, especially when they self-identify. When it is an obvious ‘advertisement,’ I generally discount it and move on. If every fifth post were such an ‘advertisement,’ it would be a problem for me, and I would likely frequent another forum.