Hey folks, I aggree that we don't want commercial ads in the forum, but let's give Mark a bit of a break, huh?
I have had several interactions with him and his shop and have been extremely gratified to find a specialty retailer with the solid business practices that he has. He has always been free with his time and his wealth of knowledge, he knows just about everything about my boat off the top of his head, and works pretty damn hard to promote small boat sailing on the West coast.
I second that he should get rid of his link and maybe come up with anoher user id, but let's not be too hard on the guy. I myself both manage a photographic arts store and serve as conference host on The Well Photo conference, so I realize how difficult it can be to share your excitement and experience without shamelessly plugging your store. I happen to think Mark is pretty good about doing so.
And no, he did not pay me for this endorsement!