No offence taken at all! I was just rambling and worded it badly. I get your meaning, and thanks for kind words.

I hope you didn't read my comment as directing any criticism at you or your site. The site is excellent and it was not my intention. My comment about the expectation of influencers who accept sponsorship money retaining objectivity was aimed at the Odell's and Marty Bent's of this world, not at you at all. I'm terribly sorry if it doesn't read this way.

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. I agree with you re objectivity, but I've never been sponsored either - my site's got no ads/affiliates etc.

I expect that fear of losing sponsorship (i.e. one's income) is partly why so many influencers / podcasters remained silent while nvk acted like a dick to others (as 

 said). Not excusing this - obviously he should've been held to higher standards - but it's easier for me to call out bad behaviour after his downfall than before.

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Thanks @Scoresby. I agree with you re objectivity, but I've never been sponsored either - my site's got no ads/affiliates etc.

I expect that fear of losing sponsorship (i.e. one's income) is partly why so many influencers / podcasters remained silent while nvk acted like a dick to others (as @raw_avocado said). Not excusing this - obviously he should've been held to higher standards - but it's easier for me to call out bad behaviour after his downfall than before.