Okay, I've to admit it, Ocie....I'm laughing pretty hard. But, to set the record straight, I don't know anything about Mr. Vickers other than his stellar gunbuilding reputation. Richard Heinie, on the other hand, has helped many a 1911 owner without ever once, that I'm aware of, advertising his shop, products or guns. He is the reason I joined this forum in the early days. He was the 1911 moderator at Gunspot. (I believe it was Gunspot....or was it Firing Line....I don't know--I haven't gone back since finding this silly place in March 2000!) Anyhow, I think he does it because he likes 1911s like you and me, and I'd venture to guess he also does it because he's repaying a group of customers who have made him commercially very successful.
In the past couple of weeks, we've seen a few high profile 'smiths come on this site, and we should be happy that's happening. That being said, some of them don't want to offer the reciprocity (i.e., give advice to those of us who need it badly in return for a little subliminal advertising) that has made the 'smithing board successful. Bilby did it, Burns does it and Clark--like him or not--did it. Dane is really doing most of the heavy lifting all by himself now in terms of the giving of solid, experience-backed advice, so I applaud him for reaching out to the APG and other notables to gain their involvement. (Remember, Heinie was one of the first to work alongside Dane on the Bilby project.)
So, although I'm on the record (does anyone recall the free holster giveaway brouhaha?) as saying that I don't want this forum to become a billboard for people who want to hawk their wares, I don't mind people proudly showing off some of their work if they act as a true member of this bulletin board.