Nightshift, you exhibited a well known psychological phenomenon, that is shamelessly exploited by advertising firms: how the consumer fools himself (sometimes with a little help).
After I got done getting my computer system's hardware stable in 2 operating systems, I got looking into LED flashlights. I found Craig's website and waded through his reviews. In the course of that, I read the review of the Arc LS, found the link to the company website and went there. There was a link to a topic on CPF, so I waded through that. The information was decisive in my decision to get one. I have never been happier with the second that I was able to get at the time.
Many of us take the time to get as much information on a product before making a decision. I went looking for the LX, knowing it used 123s and had a short runtime. I did so after reading everything I could find on CPF.
Since joining CPF, I have been a Pest.