Hi Neil
Having looked at the thread you mention, I'm not sure if I'd count it as a blatant invasion of the forum by an advertiser. Someone asked for a particular type of machine from a particular manufacturer in a particular location. Imagine the enquiry had been about a turkey instead; someone else said "Well, if you want an animal that looks like a turkey, makes noises like a turkey and is going to be really popular at Christmas then I can let you have a turkey at a reduced rate. Yours, Mr B Matthews of Norfolk."
I think it was simply a case of NMA trying to do themselves good whilst helping out a woodworker who had effectively asked for their product. I don't know if the moderators took any action in this instance because I'm just a loud-mouth, not a moderator
:wink: . However, it seems to have been an isolated incident and I don't think it should really bother us too much.
As I said in my earlier thread, I think the concensus is that CC's posting would have been better dealt with by PM. I'm aware that he is a helpful, valued contributor to this forum and it would have been appropriate to have resolved the problem behind the scenes. Personally, I probably would have agreed to leave the post alone if I'd been a moderator. Nevertheless, I can certainly understand why someone else might have formed a different opinion, especially if the post was taken at face value. As I said, I'm just happy that the moderators are being vigilant against the invasion of the forum by commercialism.
Yours
Gill
