I think a lot of people have taken this the wrong way. The forum should be proud of this. Our bigger forums that we run between us all (and when I say that, the sparky's on their forum, and the tilers on their forum, are all included, because if one of our forums ends up shyte then the others get tainted) were the first of their kind online in the UK. They are still, nearly 7 years later, are still the biggest and most visited forums of their type in the UK.
It was a given that to keep growing we would eventually A) have said types companies on board and B) continue to set us apart from the dozens of competitors that have setup over the years.
I will ensure when I make every one of the deals that I make, and I make them long-term only, that they have your best interests at heart as a forum cannot and will not run without you.
I can guarantee that if I screw up you tell me, and I can always revert back. But this isn't one of those moments. It's a very good thing, and those that are concerned shouldn't be.
If somebody needs to discuss GS, they do it here anyway. So GS being here will only encourage that.
And if somebody is touching Gas and shouldn't be, then perhaps only those should have any concern at all, but it still shouldn't involve the forum we don't get involved. We tell those complaining to us via email about a "gas man" not having "a certificate" is normally how they sort of word it, to contact Gas Safe and not us.
We don't have the legal clout to get involved in accusations and certainly don't want to see evidence!!!! lol That word alone worries me it makes me feel like I'm involved if they send me pictures of their plumber getting himself set on fire. I'll leave that to them.
But I can guarantee their motifs are clear. They just will want to promote everything they do already via various channels, on the UK's biggest dedicated plumbing advice website. Why wouldn't they?