Koton:
Thank you for issueing a psak in this matter. I am certain the oilam is out burning their shavers right now.
WHY someone might shave? Here is one very valid reason. Not everyone is zoche to sit and learn all day. Some people have to go out and earn a parnassa. In the pursuit of parnassa it is required to be clean shaven, OR, at the very least, sport a neatly trimmed beard. Long overgrown beards that have not been trimmed are a detriment to the earning of a parnassa.
Since you have no problems issuing a psak for all cyberspace, would you care to rule on the permissibility, or lack thereof, of trimming ones beard?If it is allowed, what instruments are allowed?