[Spruce]

Hi Mark

I find it better to give most weight to the posts that praise a product.
The majority of posts i read on here saying something is crap, i will take note of the issue, but i usually think many are posting with little experience of said product.
They have tried but not for long enough to master.

Good point.
Spruce

[G Griffin]

Having read Spruce`s first post, I now feel his opinions are ones I would value. They may not be suit me all the time, every time but I would certainly listen.

  That`s what I was trying to say.

[macmac]

There is a tendancy (especially regarding wfp) for people just to tell you what you want to hear rather than the whole truth & facts both good & bad. Many people will post (& very convinsingly) on a subject that they have no or little experience of & are actually just repeating something they have read. then another will do the same untill it has snowballed into an unproven, possibly false fact!
As far as products go, a lot of the time it can depend on what they are comparing them to i.e. For someoune who has only ever used cheap f/glass poles & then they get an alloy brodex then, to them it'll be the dogs danglies but for someone to go from an slx to the brodex might be a whole different story.

 IMO you are better armed with the whole truth, even if it doesn't suit, this way you'll have realistic expectations.

But as said, it's difficult if new to the forum to decide which advice is closer to this.