Actually I will answer my own question by saying that forum comment should be viewed very seriously by Hornby and Bachmann and others as somebody reads something and will probably mention that to a third party fellow club member or hobbyist or family member or whoever.
And before long "off piste" the word spreads like wildfire.
How often has somebody mentioned something to you that they spotted on the internet?
With more than 80% of the population having access to the web at home it is serious stuff!
And forum comment is there for life, not just for 1 month!
To be picked up by Google or whatever when a search is done. So a comment seen as negative by the manufacturers who subsequently take corrective action will still be picked up by search engines such as Google years later!
Happy modelling
Gary
And before long "off piste" the word spreads like wildfire.
How often has somebody mentioned something to you that they spotted on the internet?
With more than 80% of the population having access to the web at home it is serious stuff!
And forum comment is there for life, not just for 1 month!
To be picked up by Google or whatever when a search is done. So a comment seen as negative by the manufacturers who subsequently take corrective action will still be picked up by search engines such as Google years later!
Happy modelling
Gary