Good words of wisdom! It says more about the person then it does about his/her propaganda. Hijacking busy forums to promote their own agenda on someone elses dime really turns a lot of people off towards their manufacturer and they suffer on the long run.
I would never consider going on a different forum promoting my own agenda and put their equipment down. It's a form of trolling. I compare it to going into someone elses home and criticizing their furniture, the color of their walls, etc. I guess some people just don't get it?
Perhaps if they posted more often on their own forums, they might even get busy and get some better positive recognition.