Quote Originally Posted by RobinK View Post
That may well be the case, but that's not what we're talking about here, is it? We're talking about giving members the ability to quickly establish whether they are dealing with a regular member, or a member with a commercial interest. I fail to see how this can be a bad thing, really.
Why, how does it being shown by a vendor or non-vendor affect it?
I'm really trying to understand what would be the purpose of that distinction - it seems that in this case the merit is entirely in what is shown regardless of if it were made for sale or not.

Of course, exaggerated the illustration with the sign, but that's just to make the point that I don't see the interaction between commercial interest or lack of it and the merit of a showcasing.

As I explained the only drawback I see is the danger of overcommercialization taking over and overshadowing interesting and substantial discussions, or even just helping people with their problems. But the gallery is still much smaller in size and traffic than the main sections, so it doesn't seem like an issue at the moment.