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As you know, this board depends on each of us sharing our experiences (good and bad) in an attempt to help our fellow posters navigate the often sketchy and certainly unregulated business of IOPs and email vendors. This whole system only works if we trust our fellow posters, if we trust the vendors that we work with, AND, although we probably don't think about this aspect as much, it depends on the vendors trust of us.
Now, we all know and despise shilling. And that's certainly a bannable offense. Taking benefits from vendors to post postive reviews is not only against the rules, it's immoral.
But it is also immoral to threaten vendors with negative reviews if they don't do A or B. If I find out that any of our members are engaging in this type of activity I will personally do everything I can as a senior member of this forum to have that person banned. People who engage in this type of activity erode the trust that we've all worked so hard to build with these vendors. That trust makes it much easier for vendors to work with us when there are quality issues, it facilitates the use of certain payment methods, and makes the buying experience much more pleasant.
Okay, I'll get off my soapbox.
Now, we all know and despise shilling. And that's certainly a bannable offense. Taking benefits from vendors to post postive reviews is not only against the rules, it's immoral.
But it is also immoral to threaten vendors with negative reviews if they don't do A or B. If I find out that any of our members are engaging in this type of activity I will personally do everything I can as a senior member of this forum to have that person banned. People who engage in this type of activity erode the trust that we've all worked so hard to build with these vendors. That trust makes it much easier for vendors to work with us when there are quality issues, it facilitates the use of certain payment methods, and makes the buying experience much more pleasant.
Okay, I'll get off my soapbox.
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