Another thing to consider is that information provided here also triggers other thoughts ( I just ordered a Mega Canger for my CDs because of that phenomenon
). In many cases, while the poster doesn't necessarily have direct experience with something specific, they may have a model that is close. Also, most active participants are doing alot of reading in forums like this and the interent in general and details from other folks emerge and are shared. As long as the spirit of the information is to be helopful and you divide by whatever BS factor you feel comfortable with, the whole thing works reasonable well.
