Yes I noticed this as well.
In terms of offended, I am not in this case - and in some cases I am -
it depends (to me ; only my opinion) if I believe the message is an
attempt to use this list for promotion and personal gain.
What I do is to add a disclaimer to inform readers as to my personal
relationship with said product.
For example: "I am not affiliated with company x and I do not have any
financial interest in product y"
And I sometimes I add that I am only and interested potential
customer/user etc.
I learned this back in the days before the commercial internet.
In gratitude,
-james