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1) Direct or substantial duplication of content that has already been posted elsewhere is not permitted.

2) We’ll happily provide monitor buying advice. But this is not a free technical support forum (additional context in post below) or place for “should I return the monitor” type queries.

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To expand on what is meant by “this forum is not a free technical support service“. The primary reason for this is that I simply don’t enjoy dealing with such queries and they’re usually to assist with a purchase already made rather than an upcoming purchase. If I don’t enjoy dealing with such queries and there’s no incentive to do so, it’s not a good use of my time. Questions to aid purchase decisions and feedback you wish to give about monitors you’ve purchased (e.g. ‘user reviews’ with specific model names mentioned) are very welcome, of course. So I will use my discretion when it comes to accepting and responding to such posts. 🙂

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