Wind it in please Glen. Do not extend to this forum your disgruntlement at the fact that you have been banned from a particular Facebook group within the last few days. I alone get to decide what constitutes illicit advertising here, suffice to say that none of your innumerable posts plugging a particular supplier have ever been moderated or deleted on this Forum, despite the fact that they are in contravention of the advertising rules. I have not worked out if you believe I am stupid, or if you believe that you are more cunning than you actually are, or if you are simply naive, but either way, your posts have been allowed to remain.
Members here are able to freely voice their opinions, and have done so in the past regarding many issues including products and suppliers. If offence has been taken, then that is between the author of those opinions and the person at whom those opinions are directed. Do not put all that baggage on my doorstep please. Your supplier friend was given a Seller forum here and shown precisely the same courtesies that are shown to all other bonefide businesses. A bone of contention for many members was his naive assertion, supported by photos and backed up you, that there was no difference between two different pen mechanisms, based more or less solely in the fact that they look similar. Subsequently he chose to walk away from his seller forum as a result of robust discussion surrounding his assertion, his products and his views. That was his choice, not mine, just as it is your choice to leave, not mine.
You have said your goodbyes and it is regrettable that you have decided to take that stance, however, having done so, I will not allow you to cause confusion between this Forum and Facebook groups elsewhere, or attempt to tar this Forum with the same brush that has caused you to take this view, or sully this Forum because you disagree with the opinions of some of its members.
You are of course welcome to change your mind and stay, but please know that any future posts you make which contravene the advertising rules will be deleted without notice. Therefore I imagine that as you will no longer be able to be the mouthpiece for your supplier friend, we will not be hearing very much from you in the future.
