I agree mostly, however i think the policing has not gone far enough as websites are producing poor inacurate coats of arms which even an beginner in heraldic law can see, since when is it heraldic practice to colour a mantle in two colours and it seems to be the rule that if a crest needs researching just place 3 ostrich feathers there because it looks good. I think we now live in a world where history is being cherry picked for what suits present day ideals, the rest, if not deemed politically correct, is being airbrushed from history. Thanks for your reply its pleasing to know that there are folk out there who have simular thoughts.

These are depressing times for those interested in heraldry - all too often, coats of arms are being replaced by 'logos', designed on computers. The Isle of Wight Council's coat of arms, for example, has been replaced by a so-called Isle of Wight flag, featuring an anodyne design which is presumably supposed to make us more up to date, but which to me just looks boringly corporate. This sort of stuff destroys links with history and anything genuinely relevant to a place or organization; the language of heraldry is not understood, or appreciated. I'm not surprised you're having trouble making sales - the only point I would make in opposition is that the colleges of heralds have possibly policed this field a little too heavily and reserved the creation of new coats of arms to themselves; but I think the real problem is that local councils, businesses, charities, schools, and so on have succumbed to the curse of ad-mania and think everything nowadays needs to address the sleek, go-ahead look best reserved in my opinion for the selling of soap-powder.