Spark
Its your show here, I see your point to a degree, but I think its clear on one glance that Topomart does not contribute to the community, and like it or not the paid supporting dealer list is seen as a bladeforums endorsement/stamp of approval for that dealer. Countless threads mention to buy from one of the dealers on the paid supporting dealers list to make sure you get an authentic knife, with someone like Topomart on that list, this is now bad info. This whole situation taints bladeforums in my view, which is so sad, because its been the best place for knife discussion for years and years.
Obviously I am biased since I work at a dealer, but this isn't about another dealer having a presence here, I am glad Bladehq, knife center, collector knives, KSF, etc have long had a presence here, that is only beneficial for the community, however Topomart being here is beneficial for no one but topomart and sets a weird tone.