I am a complete outsider to the issues and problems that colored the past for so many. I did not know of them and never experienced them. What I CAN say is that I have had nothing but good advice and help from the people here. Dylan and company have not steered me wrong at all, and they all fit in nicely with my philosophy of things.
I LOVE research...I am one of those people who gathers knowledge for the sake of gathering knowledge alone. I also retain almost all that I learn...or enough that I have all the key words needed to fill in the gap. Whenever I am told something by someone who appears to know what they are talking about, I research what they said to see if it fits in with what others say - and I prefer experts from places like the Mayo Clinic, Harvard, the IEEE, etc. When what was told is the layman version of their tech papers, I am happy and accept it. I can read most tech papers, from fields I am not trained in, well enough to get the general understanding and I quote them as support for my positions when needed. In other words, independent verification is what I require before I simply accept something as true.
One prime example is myostatin and the loss of continued gains. Sounds reasonable, matches real life events, and fits in with all I know about myostatins. Research showed big pharma is trying to create a myostatin blocker for this very reason...oh, and to make tons of money with it.
So why did I say all that? Simple, the Dylan and other mods here that I know have been nothing but good people who admit mistakes readily and pass on only proper information as they know it. If what they say is found to be wrong, and proven as such, they change their views and apologize for the previous error. I have not known any of the mods here to be anything but forthright and honest.
Do they push their sponsors' products? Of course, it would be stupid otherwise. But they believe in their sponsors' products, so they should. I am going to be running a log of a Pure Essence Sarms stack. I am not one to lie or cover up anything (see my Mr. Supps
Forma Stanzol V3 log. I LIKE Mr. Supps products (especially their Pimp Juice Extreme), but the truth needs to be told no matter what. We will find out how good the Pure Essence Sarms are. I can rest assured the thread will not be deleted. I expect good things, but we will see.
So anyway, I really do not care what happened in the past...it is the past and gone. If bad things were done, they certainly changed their ways on this board. That is what matters to me.