I've been seeing more and more threads on here that try to endorse some product by claiming that they are "reviewing" it, when in reality, they work for the company whose product they are trying to endorse!
Just today, I came across this thread:
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=7145520&posted=1#post7145520
I also know there was some guy from iSkin a while back doing this too, with the iSkin Quattro T4.
Clues that a poster is full of Sh*T: He has almost no posts, except ones endorsing this product. He says only positive things about the product and negative things about competitors products. And, he tries to discredit anyone who responds with something negative about the product.
This is totally and completely unethical, and it jeopardizes the whole integrity of the "forum-based" review system. A lot of us RELY on this place to get honest, no BS reviews of products, before we fork over lots of money for them. People like these posters just ruin it for everyone.
I'm not talking about posters who clearly IDENTIFY THEMSELVES as working for a specific manufacturer, but rather the jackasses who pretend to be regular consumers just trying to "make everyone aware" of some great new product!
I would suggest that we make a sticky, listing companies that do this kind of stuff, and we all make an effort to BOYCOTT those companies.
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
Just today, I came across this thread:
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=7145520&posted=1#post7145520
I also know there was some guy from iSkin a while back doing this too, with the iSkin Quattro T4.
Clues that a poster is full of Sh*T: He has almost no posts, except ones endorsing this product. He says only positive things about the product and negative things about competitors products. And, he tries to discredit anyone who responds with something negative about the product.
This is totally and completely unethical, and it jeopardizes the whole integrity of the "forum-based" review system. A lot of us RELY on this place to get honest, no BS reviews of products, before we fork over lots of money for them. People like these posters just ruin it for everyone.
I'm not talking about posters who clearly IDENTIFY THEMSELVES as working for a specific manufacturer, but rather the jackasses who pretend to be regular consumers just trying to "make everyone aware" of some great new product!
I would suggest that we make a sticky, listing companies that do this kind of stuff, and we all make an effort to BOYCOTT those companies.
Anyone have any thoughts on this?