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Topic Date User

Advertising or Information? 13-Jul-2005 At 9:29:57 PM AlanD

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My opinion for what it's worth ....

Retailers and sponsored climbers can and do make valuable comments, but how they comment needs to be controlled in a manner that maintains the good relationship that exists between the site sponsor and the owners of this site.

Unsolicited threads by sponsored climber or retailers shouldn't be permitted.

Replies to other peoples questions should be permitted as long as links to the sponsors or retailers site are not included.

The user name should have the word "sponsored" or "retailer" added to the end.

Their profile should include the brands that are involved in their sponsorship or retailing. But the name of the sponsor (unless sponsored by a manufacturer) or retailer should not be included. You would need to check each post a manufacturer, and judge it each time.

Retailers, should be permitted to defend themselves, if their company receives unfavourable comments, in doing so, they would obviously declare the company they work for.