some kind of caveat at the head of the forum ought to do it..
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or something to that effect..
maybe have to allow another beek from the forum to come and see it in use.. gets a bit complicated then though.. also if something is sold by more than one supplier maybe not listing where they purchased from.. or even for ones that are letting people find it themselves rather than linking direct
i'd love such a section... theres sooooooo many new fandangled things out there (some of them may have been about when i learned i have no idea! my mentor was a bodge it together yourself kinda chap.. i can see he either pioneered or roughly copied a great many things i have seen on websites.. i suspect roughly copied is the accurate description ;p