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Users whose posts are advertisements

by geona Oct 3, 2005 8:38PM PDT

I?m sure this subject has come up before, but lately I?ve noticed several posts that read like ads, or that tend to knock tried and tested freeware with a claim that some payware product is a thousand times better. It?s especially suspect when the username is something like "PCEmporium5" or "SpyCommander2000", but there are others who, while coming across as average users, aggressively push a single (usually pay) product. I wonder what CNET policy is on this, as I?ve never seen such a post get locked. Back in my green days, I downloaded a bunch of "antispyware" that turned out to be some pretty nasty stuff. Isn?t it a concern that total newbies could read these ad-posts and get taken in a mistaken if not harmful direction?
Geona

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do what i (and others) do
by jonah jones Oct 3, 2005 8:43PM PDT

click on the "offensive post" button and write "spam?" in the box...

the mods are usually on the alert and will delete as appropriate....

jonah

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I agree,
by MarkFlax Forum moderator Oct 3, 2005 9:53PM PDT

We often delete such posts.

This is the extract from the Forum Policies;

Posting Advertisements
This is a forum of ideas, so advertisements are not allowed in this venue. A member may answer another member's question about their occupation or business, however, blatant advertising or solicitations of or for business is prohibited. This includes, but not limited to, personal resumes and links to products or services with which the poster is affiliated, whether or not a fee is charged for the product or service. Spamming, in which a user posts the same message repeatedly, is also prohibited. Pyramid schemes --chain letters that involve money-- are not only prohibited by CNET Networks standards, but they're also illegal. It is permissible for members to mention services or products that are provided by them or the companies with which they are affiliated, as long as the information is germane to the topic, is not a blatant advertisement, and the members mention their affiliation with the company in the content of the message.

If you notice any posts that we haven't seen, please send us a report by clicking the Report Offensive Post link.

One of us will look into it then.

Mark

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(NT) (NT) Okay, thanks Jonah and Mark
by geona Oct 3, 2005 10:27PM PDT
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