Re: Another Commercial Post
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 4:24 pm
Thanks Bob- I had a PM exchange with the user explaining the issue as well. They apparently thought the post was ok before.
Climbing, hiking, mountaineering forum
http://www.summitpost.org/phpBB3/
https://www.summitpost.org/phpBB3/another-commercial-post-t25317-480.html
Buz Groshong wrote:The post wasn't way overboard, but if we are going to delete promotional posts from mom & pop outfitters in third world countries who are just trying to scrape by, we should be eliminating all promotional posts.
Bob Sihler wrote:Buz Groshong wrote:The post wasn't way overboard, but if we are going to delete promotional posts from mom & pop outfitters in third world countries who are just trying to scrape by, we should be eliminating all promotional posts.
In my opinion, it was way overboard. My jaw dropped at the length the person was going to for self-promotion. Perceptions vary, of course, but I thought it was one of the tackiest commercial posts I've ever seen here, maybe because it was so extensively and meticulously done. Most commercial posts here are so laughably pathetic that they're almost not worth deleting.
Fred Spicker wrote:Since he is a guide, I am guessing advertising - but it is a little hard to tell.
Who names a trip report after them self?
http://www.summitpost.org/trip-report/6 ... orton.html
mrchad9 wrote:Fred Spicker wrote:Since he is a guide, I am guessing advertising - but it is a little hard to tell.
Who names a trip report after them self?
http://www.summitpost.org/trip-report/6 ... orton.html
He put it up the day he joined. Definitely commercial. But even if it wasn't, its a really bad trip report. Wack it!