Is this site used for promotion purposes?

[any ANONYMOUS forum user]

First I suspected competition-related reasons to only allow specific postings. I'd encountered Stream-Recorder frequently when I googled for help on downloading from streaming sites. Whenever I saw this site, it left the impression as if it's being used for promotion purposes. That's why I've rather been sceptical but having read on the mailing list, that Howard added your forum to the MPlayer homepage, I'd "dared" to sign up and pose a few questions I've carried for quite some time. Looks like Stream-Recorder is in fact affiliated with some products but is not opposed to competitors.