Steve,
I caught the owner Paul G. of the CNCZONE doing the same thing
over at the RC conference. Posting messages in first person is ok if
not overdone. But talking as though you are a happy user is something
else.
John
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <alienrelics@y...> wrote:
>
> I don't mind someone from a PCB fab house posting on the list. Or
> posting a link to their website in the Links page. That's a good thing.
>
> What bothers me is when someone pretends to have no connection with a
> business except as a customer, when in fact it is their business.
>
> Someone just joined and tried to post a cheery "I found my new
> supplier! Its cheap fast and high quality! www.efabpcb.com" message as
> his first to the list. Following my instincts, I followed the link and
> found that "watrach@" aka "jwjrpcb" had posted his own link. One
> page identifies their Sales Manager as "Jim Watrach".
>
> Then I went to the Links page and found this added by the same jwjrpcb:
>
> www.efabpcb.com
> Very high quality, cheap, and fast, I have used them many times for
> protos, and now using them on production stuff..Its pretty good!
> http://www.efabpcb.com
>
> I don't know about you, but having their Sales Manager lie does not
> inspire confidence in their service.
>
> I've deleted the link and I'm leaving jwjrpcb moderated for now. We'll
> see what he has to say for himself.
>
> Steve Greenfield, listowner