Originally Posted By: ZeeOSix
The problem is some people confuse members here trying to give facts and backup data on products with what they conceive in their heads as planted "company reps". It's really just fanboyism being expressed in a technical manner. There are a lot of fanboys of certain products on this board, which means there must be a whole lot of "company reps" here (sarcasm).
Talking about people who state things just from their whimsy gut feelings, there is a lot of that going on without anything to back it up. Just like MParr stated above that he can't believe WIX would ever make a full synthetic filter with low efficiency, well many other people didn't believe it either, including me until I called WIX (as did many other members here) and drilled them with many questions about their claim. Maybe he should all WIX and find out first hand. Again, for people who don't really care about filter efficiency, it's a moot point.
Technical facts are king ... not "gut feelings". If someone wants to use any product because of what they feel is good about it, then carry on - it's a free country. I see nobody here forcing anyone to use any specific products. That includes all the talk in the oil forums too. There is probably more argument over engine oils than oil filters. Yes, people try to justify why one product is good or bad over another, and that's all good for discussion and the membership here. If you take all that kind of talk away from a chat board like this, you might as well just remove the board from the internet.
I wasn’t talking about you if it is any comfort.
Opinions are fine as long as they are stated as such. It is when hogwash is sold as bottled water that it is a problem.
All of the general discussion / wax / earphones / head light bulbs non-sense draws people that know jack about oil or filters, then they migrate out to the oil forums and dilute the wheat with chaff... it is maddening...
You want technical facts, focus the board on the subject, attract people who know the subject, and let people learn that when they post something they are going to have to back it up.