Rule #1 - non-clarified by me
Chris,
Thanks for your reply, and that is my line of thinking too. But I guess it is DRs thinking that matters. If someone had a question related to my product, as you do, I would attempt to answer it (formerly). Posting a new thread describing a new product is crossing the line, as I now understand it. Apparently so is having my company www info in the signature line. If I cant have my www link in my signature, people will say, "who the heck are you to be answering this question?"
IMHO, some level of free flow of information is what brings people to the site, as well as advertisers. Also, this hobby is all about people coming up with ideas and products that improve the hobby, but they might not yet have the capital to afford full advertising. So it may be a little bit like killing the goose that laid the golden egg. Again, this is my opinion only.
In the not too distant future, I probably will be advertising on VAF. DR can PM me, but it might be better if he clarify his intent so all can see. It is his website, and thus he gets to make the rules.