I have respect for Ron, spinningmagnets, and have benefited in the past from his insight and expertise. However, he has a business arrangement with Luna and this is not made clear, IMO that should be in his sig line, as I have seen others do.
Dear Nelson37, I want to thank you for being one of the more bright spots in my morning today. This comment cheered me up immensely. I had previously spelled out (in my sig) that Eric own electricbike.com and that I write for electricbike.com, and then...I was asked to remove that because it was blatantly advertising for Luna.
I wrote for electribike.com for free for about three years, while Eric owned two businesses that had absolutely nothing to do with electric bikes or parts for them. It was fun, and still is. After Luna was formed in July of 2015 (year and a half ago), Eric began paying per story, as he has paid Dogman and Kingfish for stories that they have written. There are also other ES members whom I have split the pay with when they have consulted on a story where I needed more information, and I felt an article was needed on that subject. Am I a shill for Luna? I am content for the casual observer to make their own conclusion. Any article written by Eric is clearly labeled as such. Here is a sample of the most recent articles I have written for electricbike.com
Polini mid drive from Italy https://www.electricbike.com/polini-e-p3-mid-drive-dual-chainrings-and-isis-cranks/
Devens custom Norco Revolt https://www.electricbike.com/devens-norco-revolt/
Motor Tech part-2 https://www.electricbike.com/motor-tech-part-2/
Evel from Ukraine develops an attracyive fatbike https://www.electricbike.com/evel-from-ukraine-develops-an-attractive-fatbike/
12 Accessories for your ebike https://www.electricbike.com/12-accessories/
Bens custom Big Hit https://www.electricbike.com/bens-big-hit-lightning-rods/
My rechargeable Lithium powered life https://www.electricbike.com/my-rechargeable-lithium-powered-life/
It's true that Eric occasionally writes articles that promote Luna, but they are clearly labeled as written by him, not me. So...what say the judges? shall I insert electricbike.com back into my sig? in order to clear up how I was hiding this nefarious association with Luna?
When Luna became a business, I took it upon myself to ask the moderation board if it would be better for me to resign as a moderator, and I was specifically asked to stay on.