As a consumer/mostly lurker around here, I'd like to offer my 2c to some of the new breeders out there. By fighting with the few antagonists on these platforms, you're destroying your brand for folks like me. The need to flex your ego at the few asshats is ruining your rep among the lurking consumers, which far outweigh the trolls. Believe it or not, I actually come onto these threads to observe seed and strain reviews, but end up leaving with a list of folks that I'll never buy gear from.
As a Bodhi aficionado, I had a tremendous appreciation for Gu and the tests he ran for him. Knocked them all out of the park. When he launched GPS, I couldn't help but feel a bit of shadiness in regard to the Chem 4 x SD cross. I actually wasn't going to partake in the first drop out of principal. But then came JJ(I don't know him, and i'm not talking shit here, just observations as a bystander) on the forums and social media platforms... He came at Gu like a thugged out gangbanger threatening violence like a mad man. My feelings were like, dude you're the Stardawg guy, what the fuck are you doing fighting this little guy for, start dropping gear again and the hype train will be in full force. All it did was plug GPS, create hype for Gu's brand, and validate the genetics in a way (If the creator of stardawg is using his time to fight this battle, there must be something to these genetics that make this guy feel threatened). Originally, I was gung-ho to stalk the first new JJ drops, after witnessing the antics as someone who knew none of these people and the politics, I paid pennies for several packs of the C4xSD. It wasn't because I was supporting or not supporting the parties involved, I just wanted to run a SD cross as a connoisseur to see what the hype was all about.
All I'm saying is keep the vibes positive, and handle all situations with diplomacy, and people will give you the benefit of the doubt and throw money your way. If you look like a negative asshole to the people that don't yet know you, people will think spend their cash elsewhere in this over saturated market.