Hi Chuck,
IPVM is a great resource. I've always felt the intentions are sound. As a current "Inside Sales Rep" I could read this thread and really take exception with much of it--as I do consider myself an expert and have a very long, in-depth career that spans beyond my current title.
However, I elect to read right through all of that and absorb what I find useful. In other words, it is "to a large extent" what you make of it.
Just like an email inbox, we all tend to receive messages that either don't apply to us or with which we disagree. Most of us just delete them and move on, giving our attention to those messages that capture our attention.
I think the same can be said for information on IPVM--a ton of great information can be reviewed in one place, and if a bit of content shows up that we may not find of interest, or we may disagree with, then that should be OK, too.
While I address this to Chuck, many others in the thread could benefit from the same message.
Avigilon readers, relax a bit. My company receives its share of attention on IPVM as well. If I jumped on here and threw a fit every time I saw that, it would do very little....for my own credibility......as well as for the others wanting industry information.