In another thread, Steve Williams and I have a true 'meeting of the minds' in regards to the ongoing practice of "Accommodation pricing" for industry reviewers. IMHO, I feel and I believe Steve agrees, that this issue of 'accommodation' is a VERY bad practice for our hobby that may well lead to dishonesty and if nothing else, a 'glowing' review that may or may not be warranted.
I have said before in this forum and others that, again IMHO, there needs to be more discrimination by the reviewers in regards to the abilities of the various pieces of gear that are subjected to review in the 'high-end' industry. The practice of 'accommodation' would seem to me to lead to the antithesis of this idea.
The practice of giving your reviewer a discount ( of any amount) off of the price of a piece of gear that is presented to be reviewed should, again IMHO, be immediately discontinued in the industry.
Do we have any other thoughts on this matter.....
I have said before in this forum and others that, again IMHO, there needs to be more discrimination by the reviewers in regards to the abilities of the various pieces of gear that are subjected to review in the 'high-end' industry. The practice of 'accommodation' would seem to me to lead to the antithesis of this idea.
The practice of giving your reviewer a discount ( of any amount) off of the price of a piece of gear that is presented to be reviewed should, again IMHO, be immediately discontinued in the industry.
Do we have any other thoughts on this matter.....