VT,Inclined. Simple. The producer does not publish samples, correct. But his work is "pirated" on other (less scrupulous) sites. That's where I see them, some of which are your outlawed video sharing sites. Those clips are usually removed soon after and the posters banned from the site.
Videotalk is a site I visit most days but not all. I see these Specialized Videos clips on some of these sites I visit on a regular basis.
Once I gained access to SV footage through an e-mail exchange with the producer. I did not ask for the clips, but he sent them. Two or three, each lasting about two minutes. He asked my opinion on something he was trying to accomplish and I responded. He takes his work seriously and is dedicated to the smoking fetish. I like his site, from what I can glean, and rate is among the best, along with SmokinStyle and Random Snaps.
I don't dream up assumptions. Again, this is not rocket science. And, reminding everyone, 99.8 percent of the public would NOT understand SF. I have enjoyed seeing attractive women smoking since 1970, the end of the cigarette-commercials-on-TV era.
And I apologize for the Czar comparison. This is your board, and my guess is 99 percent of VT regulars respect your rules and admire your contribution to the SF community. I do. I'm sure not all the regular VT fans detest my postings. They probably don't care that I don't purchase. They probably have sided with you over the few issues we've had in our back-and-forths on this board. But bottom line: most identify with me, to some degree, because I, too, share in the SF, as they do. I believe my opinions add to the discourse here; my pocketbook (sic) just does not contribute to the fiscal well being of the producers.
LL23