Quote Originally Posted by SiGfever View Post


I for one see nothing wrong with "Third Party" testers being paid to test a product and report their findings. Independent testing is a great way to show data that the public can believe. People such as nikhsub1, Martinm210, and mcoffey are trusted on this forum and will give factual data on every test.

Their time is as valuable as anyone else's and should be compensated. And to you guys, thanks for all your hard work and your commitment to the science.

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The charter of a tester/reviewer is to serve the public; since the public is the beneficiary of this work, the public should compensate the reviewer for his work.