I get that, but a Meridian forum was the first port of call for most of us when browsing for kit. I would often start thinking about new kit after seeing something in the restaurant that I hadn't even realised I needed.
Seems a strange decision.
The Dealers section of the restaurant now looks a bit sparce with only 6 items in there.
I used to enjoy seeing what new toys would pop up in there.
I'm sure you all know what you are doing.
But, it reminds me of when Talk Audio (car audi forum) changed their classifieds, the forum went from a hive of activity to almost a standstill pretty much over night. It is amazing how much folk enjoy looking at classifieds.
Obviously just an opinion, probably 99% of the other users never even looked in the Restaurant so won't matter either way.