actually there is a bit of a difference between gun mags and a BB system...
while it is true I have heard of advertisers making a difference in on a board I don't see it happening at KTOG. What I am talking about is, if an company advertises on the board, and someone posts negitive about it, the post gets locked or delted because of the advertisers... This I can see magazines doing quite frequently... (they don't talk bad about the companies that are paying the bills)
but the mods or admins of BB systems, DON'T write all the posts, and I have yet to see an admin or mod lock/modify/delete or otherwise influence any post regarding any advertisers product. I would not allow that to happen, and if it becomes out of my hands, I will leave KTOG....
The Admin over there (which I will remind everyone that is the ONLY person involved in any $$ as well as any adminstration actions) does not even post, so if he is not posting, or adding to any threads what so ever, how can that have any affect on content??
I mean I have seen how it could happen, and totaly understand the reasoning here, but also do believe it is possible for a board to remain unbiased even with advertising.
The members control the content, not the admins or mods....