Posted by manualblock [ 69.112.38.25 ] on June 30, 2006 at 10:26:16:
In Reply to: Re: Pet Peeve posted by Wayne Parham on June 30, 2006 at 09:46:54:
Well; that seems a reasonable caveat. Where does the line begin? Reading rules and laws is easy; interpreting them is where the hard part comes in. On the face of it that seems like a pretty thorough examination of the possiblities but I am sure we could come up with plenty of grey area easily.
How much or many times would be considered circumventing product refferal rules? If there is a company that provides a service or parts to your site; can you mention them in a positive light on a regular basis?
What about a company that advertizes on someones site; can they be mentioned consistently as a high quality item without any rebuttal from a contrary point of view? Does that qaulify as a breach of the rule?
What if there is a product that really doesn't do what it claims yet is consistantly mentioned in a positive light by a member who might have an interest in seeing that product be successfull? Even if they own the product themselves and use that as a safety position regarding their consistent positive mention.
Lot harder than it looks but really people do rely on what folks write about things so if you as a writer have that power it should be excersized responsibly. Which is the point of this post.
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