The tsunami is coming . <| sep |> I understand the frustration , I had to learn everything I express on the site for myself too . The closest I get to a direct recommendation is in my reviews where I let loose a little to praise the worthy and shame the scummy . A good way to see what my opinions are on services I ' ve reviewed are easily seen reviewbadgechart . I made the review badges to highlight aspects of services that are especially good or bad , which is as close as I think I ' ll get to a gold star . There is a TOPG Choice badge , but nobody has earned it yet . Almost every mass media reviewer receives financial compensation from the companies they recommend . They are biased and shilling for the people who will pay them and punish and often don ' t even consider companies that don ' t participate with an affiliate program . Next time you see one of these lists , follow the money . They almost always have an undisclosed financial relationship with the provider . Also , people like Snowden have probably forgotten more than I know on the subject .