Im gonna add my two cents, as if it matters.
Ive been in close contact with both of these guys for the last 6months via the pif 5.0 and 5.1 box. I have talked with both of them enough to know they are both decent people who are just trying to make a business work. . If they are not official VU vendors by now and have applied, something extremely fishy is going on.
That's just it! If they've been in business for 3 months, agree to the rules for vendors and apply, they will get a sub-forum. I don't know what the problem is here. Length of membership of VU is not the same as being in business as a vendor for 3 months. I'd love to see them get their own forum, seriously! But if they don't meet the requirements, they simply have to wait until they do. No one is playing favorites here. If they qualify... they get their subforum.