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We apologize that we can't help with brands or sources -- for time-proven reasons!

Spam ruins every website that doesn't work tirelessly against it; we already receive hundreds of spams each day. An entire industry segment operates spambot computers to rapidly post "comment spam". Another segment pays people to post recommendations of their products.
This site is free, for camaraderie & technical info, courtesy of supporting advertisers … but how could they justify to their boss that they pay for a forum which steers potential customers to their competitors who don't support the site?
This website is "no registration needed", so it's common for salespeople to pose as satisfied customers (many times the IP address of a 'satisfied customer' has been the same as a vendor's website). No one can tell satisfied customers from people with vested interests.
People can't slam brands or we're threatened with legal action; it's happened many times already; the cost of hiring a lawyer is prohibitive and we can't even prove that the slam is from an actual customer rather than brand assassination by a competitor. Any praise would thus go unbalanced and readers misled by hearing favorable appraisals only.
People are only human! Seeing their competitor praised has repeatedly led to public insults and races to the bottom here -- the exact opposite of the aloha spirit we're striving to promote. Please use this site for camaraderie & technical discussions, but Consumer Reports, Amazon, Yelp, or the like for reviews and brand recommendations.

Thanks for your patience and understanding!