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How so
nothing I said was wrong or even out of line
I asked Thales valid questions from someone who has seen him on let’s talk reef being handed one of the first tridents and who has been on some of the same apex threads I have read on this site always saying how he like Neptune products so things I wanted to know I asked him and he gave me honest responses
You wouldn’t want to know if someone has a hand in a product before you listen to how they praise it?
There are people in this hobby / community that are more involved be it Thales, Julian Sprung, Fenner, or someone like Mr. Saltwater or what ever the correct name is. Depending on their expertise and/or specialization of course they could get a product before others. Just like some may be so called sponsored because their build thread gets more views than others. However, Thales has been pretty clear every time something like this comes up that he is a fan of the product. Hell, I know I do - I own one. I would be a fool if I didn't say my opinions are somewhat biased to also include the reef angel.
Every hobby I'm in I'm probably biased. HPED/Closed track sessions - yes. Biased towards Mustangs since that is what I drove. Diving? Zeagle. RC airplanes? Futaba. List goes on and on. If I am a honest person or at least trying to be a good one I'll clearly say that I own or am partial. But it isn't going to mean I'm going to lie about a product to make it look better.
I read it as a dig at the person because they have both a professional and personal friendship and I do not see how that matters. If that was not the intent fair enough.