ProX9
07-17-2005, 09:49 PM
http://www.pbnation.com/showthread.php?t=1104355
PbNation Members and Guests,
We have recently been made aware of a number of potentially false and misleading posts created on PbNation regarding the products produced and sold by AdvantagePB. The posts in question were all generated from user accounts known to be registered by the owners and associates of AdvantagePB.
These related accounts created posts which included positive feedback and product information, as well as negative comments regarding competing products. These posts are not from independent third parties but are posts created by accounts registered to the owners and associates of AdvantagePB, the supplier of the product being discussed in the threads. All of the messages created were intended to benefit AdvantagePB and its products and in some cases posts were created to leave negative impressions about competing products.
The scale of the corporate spam and feedback fraud discovered was unprecedented in the history of PbNation. It involved multiple accounts with a variety of aliases pretending to order or pre-order products, review products and leave comments regarding “great customer service.” Fortunately this scam was uncovered by the PbNation staff and within hours of its discovery all AdvantagePB accounts were permanently banned.
PbNation LLC considers such posting to be corporate spam and feedback fraud and extremely harmful to the paintball and PbNation community. These kinds of activities will not be tolerated on PbNation.
Any vendor or individual participating in this type of misleading posting behavior will be immediately banned, have their company web site added to the swear filter, be prohibited from advertising and/or selling their products on PbNation.
It’s unfortunate that any vendor would use these unethical and dishonest tactics to promote their products. PbNation will continue to do what we can to provide a level playing field for the paintball community to engage in fair and honest discussions regarding all aspects of paintball.
Sincerely
The Team at PbNation.com
PbNation Members and Guests,
We have recently been made aware of a number of potentially false and misleading posts created on PbNation regarding the products produced and sold by AdvantagePB. The posts in question were all generated from user accounts known to be registered by the owners and associates of AdvantagePB.
These related accounts created posts which included positive feedback and product information, as well as negative comments regarding competing products. These posts are not from independent third parties but are posts created by accounts registered to the owners and associates of AdvantagePB, the supplier of the product being discussed in the threads. All of the messages created were intended to benefit AdvantagePB and its products and in some cases posts were created to leave negative impressions about competing products.
The scale of the corporate spam and feedback fraud discovered was unprecedented in the history of PbNation. It involved multiple accounts with a variety of aliases pretending to order or pre-order products, review products and leave comments regarding “great customer service.” Fortunately this scam was uncovered by the PbNation staff and within hours of its discovery all AdvantagePB accounts were permanently banned.
PbNation LLC considers such posting to be corporate spam and feedback fraud and extremely harmful to the paintball and PbNation community. These kinds of activities will not be tolerated on PbNation.
Any vendor or individual participating in this type of misleading posting behavior will be immediately banned, have their company web site added to the swear filter, be prohibited from advertising and/or selling their products on PbNation.
It’s unfortunate that any vendor would use these unethical and dishonest tactics to promote their products. PbNation will continue to do what we can to provide a level playing field for the paintball community to engage in fair and honest discussions regarding all aspects of paintball.
Sincerely
The Team at PbNation.com