It seems that everyone is skirting around the real issue that provoked this debate and so I, reluctantly, will be the first one to give a full explanation of my own position. I am one of the people who took objection and mailed the site administrators regarding Grandpaul's 'Greatest Bike in The World' post. I took objection on a number of grounds; the first being what amounted to a hijacking of a popular thread, with a topic that was completely unrelated. The second objection was that this was posted on the 'Norton Commando Motorcycles' page, despite having no Norton Commando content whatsoever and the third, and strongest, objection was that if one followed the link, there was little in the way of any bona fide content, as purported, and instead one was led to a sub-page of Paul's own business site - This gave the impression of self-promotion by stealth.
I generally enjoy Paul's postings and he has made many valid contributions to the site. I'm sure his intentions were good and that he simply let his enthusiasm run amok on this occasion. I probably should have P.M.'d him at the time, but I don't really want to be a self-appointed arbiter of standards on a site where I am a guest and simply enjoying my hobby.
I don't think the site needs to change, I think we, the members, need to be more vigilant.
If all of us adopt the mantra "Think twice, write once" there will probably be fewer misunderstandings.