Wow, You guys are tough. First off, as a reviewer, I have no interest in writing false information about a product. I tell it like it is and leave it to the Hosting site/Mag to either print/post it or not. You would be surprised at how many times we receive feedback from distributors and manufacturers to change this or tweak that and with the exception of mis-information on my part I will not change anything and have never had an article edited after submittal that changed my feelings.

I have had a few product reviews that have not gone to print because midway I refused to continue for various reasons. As a reviewer, I try and choose products that have a greater chance of yielding a positive review. Many of those choices rely on what other members have said about a product. While some products are manufacturer supplied some are offered at a lower price, but either way that has no bearing on the outcome of the article. Trust me, the amount of effort and time it takes to build, take photos, make notes, document each step twice, ensure photos came out clear, edit photos, make thumbnails, write article, proof read 18 times, spell check, write the HTML code and scripts so everything looks good, design headers images and double check article for accuracy 5-6 times... there is little to no financial benefit. We do it because we love it.

If I was ever asked to pad an article to better suit a vendors product, it would be the last one I typed up.