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@Darkbulb - "Middle-aged" is kind. I'd have to live to a little over 150 for it to be true, but I'll take it.
And I hope this response is not out of line, but it seemed only appropriate to acknowledge and respond. And I'm thankful for the peacemakers, for they... something.
@matteob - ?...For example, this morning I used my tub of Phoenix Artisan Honeysuckle, and I have to say that (for me, with my tap water) it's a first rate soap...Also, I tend to discount the internet rumor mill which can go into overdrive from a disgruntled customer's report...There's a reason that hearsay evidence is not even allowed to be introduced in court: it is highly unreliable...I prefer to go as much as possible on my own experience, and with Phoenix Artisan the experience so far has been excellent. And I do like his soaps and aftershaves and some of his razors.
"Middle-aged" is kind. I'd have to live to a little over 150 for it to be true, but I'll take it.
And I hope this response is not out of line, but it seemed only appropriate to acknowledge and respond. And I'm thankful for the peacemakers, for they... something.
@Missoni - I have no conflict of interest: my only connection with Phoenix Artisan is as a customer, and I buy from him the products I use. I just report my own experience. It's pretty well known that different men can have different experiences with the same products. I appreciate your suggestion to flag concerns that might be pertinent to others (e.g., noting that a product is not vegan), and I'll try to do that. But in this case there is not a conflict of interest.
I'm unsure what you mean when you say I "promote" my book. I don't know that I've mentioned it much here, and I generally avoid recommending it (now that would be a conflict of interest for sure), limiting myself to recommending that those who might be interested look at the reader reviews and decide from those whether the book would be helpful. But I cannot recall any general promotion of the book beyond having a Facebook page.
The B&B forum has a few comments about me and the book, including some outright falsehoods (e.g., that the book was plagiarized from B&B posts, which it was not, as those who have read it can testify).
And I don't understand what you mean by my "promoting" a vendor. I mention vendors from whom I've made purchases and whose products I like, and will recommend products based on my experience in using the products. My primary focus, however, is the product. I don't see that describing my experience with a product is promoting the product, but if it is, it's not unusual for forum members to promote products: we often discuss products we like (and don't). I'm just part of that conversation, and I have no interests or motives beyond that.
So I guess I don't understand. I do know that some vendors will become persona non grata on one or another forum, with an unwritten ukase against mentioning such vendors (and in particular against favorable mentions of their products). I was not aware that TSR had that sort of thing. I do know that B&B has barred various vendors (Razor & Brush back in the day, when R&B was bringing in many brands of blades new to US, Connaught Shaving, and others).
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