Originally posted by biz-engineer I agree that since Pentax forum is sponsored by Adorama and B+H (unless my understanding is incorrect), one of the priority is the respect of customers of all brands, because a sale is a sale, if not a Pentax as long as it's a sale it's good.
I'm not aware of Adorama or B&H sponsoring PentaxForums, though I guess it's possible. I don't know Adam's business arrangements. I
do know that if members purchase from either company using site specific links, PF gets a small affiliate incentive at no cost to the customer. And I guess Adorama and B&H advertising appears on the site. But even if there is sponsorship, that has no relevance or bearing on our policy against bashing of any brand, which is just one of several rules intended to maintain a friendly and respectful site for a wide membership who shoot many brands (even if our focus is Pentax and Ricoh).
Originally posted by biz-engineer DPR have an advantage over Pentax forums, is that DPR are in line with their mission statement, while Pentax forum is a bit stuck with being Pentax specific forum but also having to welcome leakage of customer toward other brands.
What a strange thing to suggest
We don't "
welcome leakage of customers towards other brands"... This site, as you point out, is centred around Pentax and Ricoh, so it's clearly in the interests of everyone here that folks shoot these brands (whatever other brands they might use), contribute to forum activity, perhaps become (or remain) site supporters if they wish, maybe even buy through affiliate links occasionally. So, sure, we'd all like folks to shoot Pentax / Ricoh as that's the life-blood of the site. But we don't castigate or look down upon those who shoot other brands too or instead... Which is just as well for me, given that I also shoot A-mount
Originally posted by biz-engineer That's why Ricoh were more open with Imaging Resource at the last CP+ and more tight lips at the interview questions from Pentax forums. Basically, due to the non-Pentax section, if you are Ricoh getting interviewed by Pentax forums, any mistake can lead to a raft of customer switching brands because PF offer the ability to sell your Pentax gear in the market place, buy a competitor brand , and advertise it in the non-Pentax section of the forum.
You've lost me, I'm afraid... but I
think this might be a convoluted way of saying you don't like the Non-Pentax forum and some of the discussions therein (my apologies if I've mis-interpreted). That forum, however, is covered by the same posting rules as the rest of the site, including those related to brand bashing, inflammatory posting and trolling... so if members feel rules are being broken, they should report the posts in question so we can assess them. Beyond that, I'd advise anyone who finds the Non-Pentax forum frustrating to simply avoid it.
If you want to pick up on specifics, please PM me or the team.
And, with my apologies to the OP, let's get this thread get back on topic