So Harvey is not a member of COG and does not use the COG forum yet you got this off the COG forum? Wondering about #3 unless I'm totally misreading what he said... If he is a member of COG and their forum, I have no issues with that, but he probably should have left out #3 or at least modified it a bit.
Non Cog members regularly use the COG forum, in fact most folks who use the forum aren't COG members.
So here's the backstory. Harvey contacted me about doing a flash, just like anyone else. He lives in Canada, wanted overnight shipping, so there was some extra logistics to manage. He is also a friend of Murph's, as he told me they are Buds. Well, Murph, like many other folks also expressed some scepticism early on, which kind of caught me off guard because we know each other and I would have thought he would just believe me, but well, you know human nature. So now I know Murph is going to get a full report, and it was a really great chance for my flash to get a straight up comparison against Guhl's by a guy who knows how to articulate the differences. I asked Harvey, before he got the ECU back, to please do a comparative evaluation for me, and share it with the forum, but also knowing Murph would hear it before even you or I.
What you read is Harveys' own evaluation. Not only did he pay me full price, which is even worse for Canadians who are getting like 30% hit on the dollar, but he also paid for overnight airfare, as he said the weather was still good there and he had a ride schedules in early December. All Harvey got from me was exactly what y'all will get from me, a good flash.
If you were to go to COG, and read the whole thread on "ECU flashes, a perception problem" you'ld see an interaction around page 5 I have with a guy who is like a stalker to me; he even goes so far as to accuse me of hacking peoples accounts and having other people post using his account... he's way out there. So now when other guys, including Harvey, are posting their evaluations of the flash they're all including some verbage that they aren't paid my me, or in my pocket, of somehow in an organization bent on extracting money on my behalf.
Yes, alot of BS drama, but that's the internet. Not everyone who posts is in their right mind; we have all seen it one time or another. But Jim, eventually YOU will be posting your evaluation, and it will be good, like everyone else's... how will you feel if someone accuses you of being in cahoots with me somehow? Well, you and I know you're not, and those who know us know the truth. All Harvey was trying to do was reassure folks that he wasn't a shill, just an honest guy doing an honest evaluation, just like you will be.
And finally, I WANT guys who know the difference to report evaluations on the forum. y'all will believe each other quicker than you'll believe me. YOU will help the flash be a success, because word of mouth is the strongest form of advertisement. I want the flash publicly evaluated... I worked hard to make it what it is, I welcome the public feedback and appreciate the effort guys like Harvey put into telling the rest of the c-14 about their experiences with my flash. Steve