..... excellent points mooney....people are very "problematic"....my observation has been that most of this phenomena occurs when there's an influx of "newbies"....(the international customers..)...and to a certain extent their behavior can be explained by a amount of growing/learning pains...this coupled with the anonymity the internet provides can create the environment you depicted...and many older/experienced posters "shy away" as they are not interested in that direction...seibo has demonstrated remarkeable patience and committment (and I told him so when I met him) perhaps because first and foremost he's doing something he really loves...there is value, peridically, in hearing voices like yours so he continues to understand that the vast majority aprreciate his works.
...no I've never had any issues with my unit....I do not believe a poll is needed...
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There may be a bunch of unbiased, maybe even uneducated (as you say) opinions being thrown around; but the resultant discourse is the entire reason for this website existing; or any other forum website for that matter. You should be happy that new people are joining to discuss/share their experiences and opinions, especially regarding new products. We're all friends here really. Try not to take it personally, regardless of monetary or personal interest in this site.
Besides sending emails to vapexhale's support account, how is any new customer supposed to know what to expect? Isn't that what this thread is for?
TL;DR If you don't want new people/opinions on your forum, create your own; or charge for it like somethingawful.