Don't get me wrong. I could care less what he does. I am just defending a company that I like, which is AX. I definitely feel that competition is good. Epistane and Havoc both continue to sell like crazy and probably more so now that there is more knowledge of both. What I don't like however, is someone doing it just to be a **** and doing it directly. There is nothing wrong with saying "Mine is better than yours" or "Ours is better because of this". But to completely trash another persons products with absolute bullcrap is not fair. PA is preaching this to mostly people that understand NOTHING about any chemistry, science, or scientific studies. I am not talking about a lot of the people who post here a lot, but this board mostly has guests that aren't even registered that you never hear from that read this stuff and they go on believing whatever it is they see.
It is more a matter of ethics than anything else and what "you" believe is wrong or wrong. I just wish everyone could walk around here with more class. I hate seeing people get picked on.
It is true that many of us reading this don't know the intricacies of steroid chemistry. We do, however, have a pretty good read on when we're being bull****ted.
If the claims that PA is making are so blatantly false, then why have they not been refuted? Instead, people just say he's drumming up business, bashing competitors, etc. What we do get is "the studies are there, but we won't let you see them", and "just look at the logs, it works". That is bull**** and you know it.
So what this comes down to is that some people have an issue with "their" favorite company getting outted in public. I never had an issue with AX until I started seeing how they operate - they'll hype a product but when asked about how it works, or why it works, they say "check the logs", or "the studies are proprietary".
Whether you like or hate PA, he's very clearly one of the fathers of this industry, and Ergopharm's quality has never been a problem as far as I have seen. I'd much rather buy a product from a company that synthesizes it in the US, tests it in the US, and does so under US rules rather than one that imports it, takes another company's word for what's in it, but charges a bit less.
To me, the issue is, and has been, where are the studies to back up the outrageous claims made in AX product marketing materials? AX is certainly being targeted, they're one of the most blatant offenders at the moment in terms of hyping without backing up the hype (short of "check the logs").
And Dr. D, if you've answered these same allegations so many times before, how come no one can seem to find them?